Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 rotisserie chicken, meat taken off
• 3 stalks of celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 leek, diced
• 2 small Yukon gold potatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup frozen corn, optional
• 1 tsp Tony Chachere’s Seasoning
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked and chopped
• 2 small sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves picked and chopped
• 2 Tbs butter
• 3 Tbs flour
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 1/2-2 cups chicken bone broth or chicken broth
• 1 package refrigerator pie dough

Preheat the oven to 375f.

Pull the refrigerated pie dough out of the refrigerator and let come to room temperature. Put the bottom pie dough on the bottom. Prick all over the bottom and sides to help it crisp up and cook evenly. Set aside.

1. Melt butter in a skillet or small Dutch Oven. Add celery, carrots, leek and potatoes, saute’ until vegetables begin to soften.
2. Add Garlic and stir. Add the Tony Chachere’s seasoning and stir.
3. Add the flour and stir 1-2 minutes, cooking out the raw flour flavor.
4. Add the milk and stir as the liquid will start to thicken. Stir to avoid lumps.
5. Bring to a boil and then add 1 1/2 cups chicken bone broth. Stir. Add the chicken now. If the mixture is too thick, add the other 1/2 cup of the broth.
6. Let cook so the vegetables continue to soften and the chicken heats up.
7. Once the sauce begins to thicken, add the thyme and rosemary. Test for salt and pepper and add if it’s needed.
8. Using a big spoon or a 1 cup measure, scoop up the filling and pour into the pie dough. Fill until about 1/2 inch from the top.
9. Place the top dough on and pinch the bottom/top together, crimp the edges and then brush the top with a little cream or an egg wash (1 egg beaten with 2 Tbs water, brush on).
10. Using a knife, cut slits in the top of the dough for venting.
11. Pop into the pot pie in the oven and cook until the top is brown and crispy, about 30 minutes. Cover with foil loosely if it gets too brown.
12. Let the pie sit for 10-15 minutes before serving. The first couple of slices probably won’t come out very cleanly. My third slice finally did.

Serve with a side salad.