My 90 year old father is living with us now and we're busy with making sure he eats well.
This week, we took our daughter Amanda's advice and planned our meals with a weekly menu.
This has helped immeasurably.
One of our menu items was chicken soup... A secondary meal from this was tonight's chicken pot pie.
Having the soup already prepared saved so many steps.
I started out with the Parisian carrots from Trader Joe's
They are sooooooo cute!
Then, added peas and simmered until tender! then drained and reserved.
In the same pot I made a buttery rue with onions, flour, and a generous
amount of stock from the soup.
I also added diced organic potatoes (white and Adirondack reds)
from our own garden and from our CSA.
I found some Trader Joe's corn in the freezer and added a cup of that too!
Some pepper and thyme were sprinkled in too.
When it looked and smelled marvelous, I poured it all in a big pie plate
and topped it with a Trader Joe's pie crust.
I find them to be the best prepared crusts out there.
I baked it in a 400 degree oven for about 45 minutes.
It was just delicious.
My only change will be to make them in individual ramekins...
Cutting into s big pot pie is always messy.
But wow... What flavor!
Happy eating!
~ Maria
