Old Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

 

 Old Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Ky cook

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
Zesty Italian Dressing for marinating chicken
splash of olive oil for cooking chicken
2 to 4 oz. cream cheese, cubed
2 Tbsp flour
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 soup can of milk
1 large can of veg all, drained
1/2 cup + or - water
1 - 2 pats of butter
1 box ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust, room temperature

Pre-heat oven to 375
brown bottom layer of pie crust in oven.
Cook marinated chicken in large skillet on medium heat with a little olive oil.
Add cream cheese, butter stir until melted
Stir in flour until blended.
Add soup and vegetables; stir, add a little water as needed to thin gravy.
Simmer 5 minutes.

Pour into 2 qt round casserole dish
cover with pie crust.
Cut slits in crust to permit steam to escape.
Bake 30 min. or until golden brown.         Diary of a Kentucky Cook

Simple Leftover Turkey Recipe

photo: Lwatts

Thanksgiving Leftover turkey Casserole Recipe

preheat oven 350 degrees

4 cups + Cooked turkey, cut in bite size pieces
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz sour cream (1 cup)
1 8 oz package / box stuffing mix or your leftover dressing
if you use a new box of stuffing you will
need 1 can of chicken broth to add to packaged stuffing.

layer one:
1. Place cooked turkey in lightly greased 8x8 baking dish.

layer two:
2. In a mixing bowl combine soup and sour cream.
pour sour cream mixture over turkey.

If you are using leftover dressing /stuffing jump to *3.
In another bowl,
Combine stuffing mix and chicken broth.
mix well, let the dressing soak up the broth.

*3. Spread stuffing mixture over sour cream mixture.

Bake for 45 minutes or until brown.

variations:
-depending on how much turkey you have leftover, this recipe
can be doubled for 13x9 pan, extend baking time 10-15 minutes.
-use cooked boneless chicken instead of turkey
-use cream of chicken soup instead of cream of mushroom




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Winter is Here Inexpensive Soup Recipe

Winter is Here Inexpensive Soup Recipe
ky cook


1 pkg (16 oz) soup mix beans (from $ general for around $1.50)
6 cups + water
large onion, chopped
1 pkg ham hock for soup
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp seasoned pepper
1 large canning jar of diced roma tomatoes
or - 1 can of store bought diced tomatoes

Wash and sort through soup beans.
Place all ingredients into crock pot or slow cooker.
Turn on high to med-high and let cook all day or all night.
Makes your house smell delicious.

sides:
big piece of cornbread slathered in butter
:)
or grilled cheese sandwiches w / bread and butter pickles.

sprinkle on top of each individual bowl;
a handful of bacon, cooked & crumbled
and / or
a few slices of raw sweet onion
or
a Tablespoon of sweet relish

*
If you are watching your sodium intake -You can add or subtract salt, as you wish
also if you desire a thicker soup you can cut down on the water a bit.




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Chicken with Rice Bake Recipe

Chicken with Rice Bake
ky cook

pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

4 cups chicken; cooked & diced, deboned or boneless
3 cups chicken broth
8 oz. sour cream
2 cups minute rice, uncooked
2 cans cream soups
cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
1 medium diced, sauteed onion* optional
2 sleeves crushed ritz crackers
1 stick butter, melted

In large bowl,;
mix cooked chicken with the broth, rice, soups and sour cream.
*add in the cooked onion.
Mix well.

Place mixture in a greased 9x13 casserole.

In another bowl;
add melted butter to the crushed crackers.
Mix.

After casserole cooks for about 20 minutes,
sprinkle cracker mixture over the top of the casserole.
Place back in the oven and bake an additional 15 minutes,
until crackers are browned and casserole is bubbly.

variations:

cream soups- use 2 chicken or 2 mushroom or
1 can of each