Creative Cooking and Craft Concoctions

Delicious Turkey or Chicken Pot Pie

Need a new idea for those turkey leftovers?  This is easy and so delicious – the nice thing is most can be made ahead!

• 2 pkg puff pastry sheets
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1/2 cup plus 2 TB meltedd butter
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup frozen corn or green beans
• 1/4 heaping cup flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup half and half
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 – 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 4 cups diced chicken or turkey
• 1-2 egg yolks, whisk
• 1-2 TB half and half

Place puff pastry in refrigerator at least 4 hours or preferably overnight to thaw. One hour before using lay out on wax paper to thaw. Set aside. In deep dish skillet, saute onion, celery and carrot in buuter for 10 minutes. Stir in rest of veggies and whisk in flour. Cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Gradually add broth then half and half. Cook and stir over medium heat to thick and bubbly. Stir in salt and pepper. Add chicken and mix well. ( at this point mixture can be refridgerated to use later or can make up everything except meat – add in leftover meat when ready to use. If this is done, reheat on stovetop or microwave before continuing). Take 6 – 8 individual oven proof bowls or 1 large casserole. With Pam spray outside rim of bowl lightly. Unroll puff pastry and using bowl as guide cut circles approximatley 1/2 – 3/4 inch larger. Cover pastry with damp NOT WET paper towel while working to prevent drying out. Ladel hot chicken mix into bowls. With whisked 1 egg yolk with 1 TB half and half in bowl.  Brush circle of pastry. Place one bowl brushed side down. Gently push into sides. Continue. Brush tops with remaining mixture. Make slit in top. Bake at 400^ for 20 minutes or until top is puffed and brown.