Chicken Pot Pie

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