Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c Butter
• 1/3 c Flour
• 2 3/4 c Broth
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 3 1/2 c Chicken chopped (*whole Chicken)
• 1 10oz frozen mixed Vegetables
• 1/2 c Celery chopped
• 3 Eggs hard boiled (*Potatoes)

Pastry:

• 1 1/2 c Flour
• 1/2 c Plus 1 1/2 T Shortening (*Butter)
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• 4 to 5 T cold Water

Melt butter in a heavy sauce pan over low heat.

Add flour, stirring until smooth.

Cook 1 min., gradually add broth.

Cook over heat til bubbly.

Stir in salt & pepper.

Stir in chicken, vegetables, & eggs.

Spoon chicken into lightly greased 12x8x2 inch dish.

Roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thick; Lay on top of pie filling.

Bake 400 for 35-40 min.

*[I make this recipe all the time. I use a whole chicken & double the ingredients of the pie & crust. I use peeled chopped precooked potatoes in place of boiled eggs & butter for the crust, not shortening. ]

{I got this recipe from my Grandma}