Baked Chicken Penne

From MarthaStewart.com
I LOVE this recipe! It turned out great and everyone ate it up...no leftovers!

I doubled the recipe and made a 14 x 9 pan and froze an 8 x 10 pan for later.

Serves 8
6 tablespoons butter, plus more for baking dishes
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pound penne pasta
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (8 ounces each), halved horizontally
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
4 garlic cloves, minced
6 cups whole milk
10 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced
1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups shredded provolone (8 ounces)
1 cup finely grated Parmesan (8 ounces)
(I used 2 of the Kraft Parmesan/Provolone 8 0z Cheese bags)

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 400. Butter two shallow 2-quart baking dishes. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta 3 minutes short of al dente; drain pasta, and return to pot.
2.In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper; cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Halve each piece lengthwise, then thinly slice crosswise.

3.In a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, melt butter over medium. Add flour and garlic; cook, whisking, 1 minute. While whisking, gradually add milk; bring to a simmer, whisking frequently. Add mushrooms and tomatoes; cook 1 minute. Off heat, gradually stir in provolone and 1/2 cup Parmesan.

4.Add chicken and pasta to pot; season with salt and pepper. Divide pasta mixture between baking dishes; sprinkle each with cup Parmesan.
5.Bake, uncovered, until top is golden and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

6.Prepare through step 4; let cool. Cover tightly with foil, and freeze, up to 3 months.

7.Preheat oven to 400, and bake (still covered in foil) on a rimmed baking sheet until center is hot, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil; bake until golden, about 15 minutes more.

Grilled Quail with Blackberry Sauce

My husband loves to hunt birds. Quail was one of his preys this last year. So, for New years Eve dinner I made this yummy and easy recipe. paired with fresh steamed green beans and some Rice pilaf it was DIVINE! Even my 8, 5, and 2 yr. old loved it!

Ingredients2 (14-ounce) packages quail, dressed with breasts deboned

1 (8-ounce) bottle Italian dressing

1/2 cup dry red wine

1 (9.5-ounce) jar seedless blackberry spread

Preparation: Rinse quail, and pat dry. Place in a large shallow dish or heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; add Italian dressing. Cover or seal, and chill 8 hours. Remove quail, discarding marinade.Cook wine in a small saucepan over medium heat 5 minutes or until reduced by half. Whisk in blackberry spread until smooth. Reserve 3/4 cup.Grill quail over medium heat (300° to 350°) 15 minutes, turning once and basting with remaining blackberry sauce. Serve with reserved 3/4 cup sauce.

Birthday Cake!!

This is the cake I made for my husband's birthday!! It is a vanilla buttermilk cake with layers of strawberry preserves, fresh bananas, and strawberry meringue buttercream.
It was so yummy with a dollop of fresh whipped cream!

Buttermilk Vanilla Cake
2 1/4 c flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
10 T unsalted butter, softened
1 1/3 c sugar
2 t vanilla extract
2 egg whites plus 2 whole eggs
1 1/4 c buttermilk

Strawberry Meringue Buttercream
1 pkg frozen strawberries
1 1/2 c sugar
1⁄4 cup water
5 egg whites, at room temperature
1/4 t cream of tartar
1 c unsalted butter, softened

Filling
3 bananas, diced
3/4 c strawberry preserves

plus fresh whipped cream and fresh strawberries for garnish

Cake: Heat oven to 350ºF. Coat two 8 x 2-in. round cake pans with baking spray. Line bottoms with parchment or wax paper rounds; spray parchment. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In large bowl with mixer, beat butter, sugar and extract at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg whites and whole eggs until smooth. With mixer on low, alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk until incorporated. Continue to beat batter on medium speed for 3 minutes. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake for 40 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen edge of cakes and invert onto rack. Cool completely.

Buttercream: Purée strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar in blender; scrape through a fine sieve into a small saucepan to remove seeds. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 8 minutes. Cool completely. In saucepan, bring 1 cup of the sugar and the water to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil, without stirring, for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Gradually pour in boiling syrup in a thin stream. Increase mixer speed to high and beat until meringue is very thick and glossy, and completely cool, about 6 minutes. In a large bowl, combine butter, strawberry purée and food color, and vigorously beat with a rubber spatula until well combined and smooth. Fold in meringue, in two additions, until combined. Refrigerate buttercream 1 hour or until spreadable.

To assemble: Using a serrated knife, halve cake layers horizontally. Place 1 layer, cut-side up, on a serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup buttercream. Arrange 1/3 of the diced bananas in a layer over buttercream. Spread 2 T jam on a cut side of second layer and place, jam-side down, over strawberries. Repeat with remaining cake layers. Cover cake with buttercream. Serve with fresh whipped cream if desired.

Mindy's Version of Greek Pasta Salad

My mom makes a pasta salad very similar to this and I LOVE it! My version is very similar except for a few changes...no red onions, additional oregano, and I use a mixture of pastas!! Everyone always wants the recipe it is so yummy!!
Greek Pasta Salad

1 12 oz. bag "Wacky Mac" veggie shapes pasta (I buy mine at Walmart- it has purple wheels, green penne rigate, orange rotelli, and white shells! It brings a lot of color to the salad!)
16 oz pasta (in various shapes-radiatori, wheels, bowties, rotelli)
1 square feta cheese, crumbled
2 cans olives, cut in half
1 package grape tomatoes, cut in half
2 peeled cucumbers, diced
6 peeled carrots, sliced
1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets
1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
2 bottles zesty Italian dressing
1 T dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta, drain and rinse with cold water. Add all ingredients and chill until serving! This recipe makes A LOT- one big HUGE bowl!! Perfect for parties!!

Sweet Potato & Russet Potato Oven Fries

Sweet Potato & Russet Potato Oven Fries
2 sweet potatoes
6 russet potatoes
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
Spices (I used a combination of Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Garlic & Herb Seasoning, Italian Seasoning, and Onion Powder)

Preheat oven to 425*. Peel potatoes and cut into strips. Spray two large cookie sheets. In a bowl combine potatoes, EVOO, and spices. Mix until evenly distributed and place on sheets. Bake 35-40 minutes, turning potatoes half way. Potatoes are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside!!

Spaghetti and Meatballs

INGREDIENTS
2 cans stewed tomatoes
½ cup brown sugar
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 tsp salt (to taste)
1 package Zesty Spaghetti Mix from Shilling
1 shredded onion
1/8 tsp pepper
1 can tomato paste
Meatballs:
1 lb hamburger
salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
Blend both cans of stewed tomatoes in the blender. Add rest of ingredients and warm on stovetop. Form hamburger into balls, salt and pepper to taste and fry until brown on all sides. Transfer onto paper towel to drain then add to sauce mixture. Bring to boil and lower heat to simmer. Cook 2 hours.

Layered Cookie Bars #2 MY VERSION!

Mindy's Layered Cookie Bars


1 cube butter, melted
1 bag graham crackers, crushed
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup sliced almonds
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

Preheat Oven 350*
Layer all ingredients into 13x9 pan.
Bake for 25 minutes and let cool.
E N J O Y !! (VERY Rich!!)

CHICKEN WINGS For the Super Bowl!

From Sunny on the Food Network

1 habanero, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons fennel seed
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons allspice
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground ginger
4 garlic cloves, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup orange juice
7 pounds chicken wings
Directions
In a food processor, blend together all the ingredients but the chicken until smooth. Reserve 1 cup of marinade. Place chicken wings into a large resealable plastic bag and pour remaining marinade over them. Seal and marinate in the refrigerator 4 to 6 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 sheet trays with parchment. Remove chicken from bag and place on the baking sheets. Bake 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan bring reserved marinade to a boil. Reduce by 1/3 until it thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove chicken from oven. Brush chicken with the glaze. Raise the heat to 400 degrees F and cook chicken until cooked through, another 20 minutes.

Ultimate Chicken (From the Marzetti salad dressing site)

This recie caught my eye! It looks so yummy that I'm making it for dinner tonight and decided to share it with you!
(There is a coupon in the Sunday's newspaper for a Dollar off of any Marzetti Dressing)
http://www.marzetti.com/

Marzetti Ingredients
3/4 cup Marzetti® The Ultimate Blue Cheese Dressing - GLUTEN-FREE

Other Ingredients
salt & black pepper
4 6 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 tsp paprika
3 tbsp olive oil, divided
1 large Granny Smith Apple, cored & sliced
1 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup sliced shallots or red onion
8 oz clean baby spinach leaves
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

Preparation:
Season chicken with salt, pepper and paprika. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a skillet over medium high heat and sear both sides of chicken. Continue to cook medium heat until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Transfer to a plate and keep warm. In same skillet, heat remaining oil and saute apples, celery and shallots until tender. Gently heat Marzetti Ultimate Blue Cheese Dressings in a saucepan, do not bring to a boil. Arrange spinach on plates, top with hot vegetables, apples and chicken. Spoon warm Marzetti Ultimate Blue Cheese Dressing over all and sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve.

Chicken Salad Croissants

Our Favorite Chicken Salad Croissants


INGREDIENTS
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
salt (to taste)
1 purple onion
3 cups purple and green grapes combined, cut in half
3-4 stalks of celery, chopped
2-3 cans of mandarin oranges
1 package slivered almonds
1 package oriental noodles
1 pint sour cream
1 pre-made 2 cup package buttermilk ranch dressing
(meaning 2 cups mayo and 2 cups buttermilk)
1 package Costco croissants

INSTRUCTIONS
Salt and boil chicken breast until well cooked. Refrigerate until cooled and break into pieces. Combine onion, grapes, celery, mandarin oranges, almonds, sour cream and ranch dressing in a large bowl. Just before serving add oriental noodles. Serve on croissants. Can also be served on lettuce, rolls, or cream puffs! This makes a lot of salad and it never goes to waste!!

Rich Cocoa Brownies

The children and I made BROWNIES today!! I took a favorite recipe and did some experimenting...The brownies turned out splendidly...rich, chocolaty, gooey, spectacular!!

I made two versions, this one with chocolate chips!This is the one without chocolate chips.

Both were very tasty!!

Rich Cocoa Brownies Ala Mindy

1 c unsalted butter (room temp)
2 c granulated sugar
4 eggs (room temp)
2 t pure vanilla extract
1 t salt
1/3 c plus 2 T cocoa
1 1/2 c flour
powder sugar for garnish
1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all wet ingredients, then add cocoa and flour. Place batter in two 8x8 pans and bake for 30 minutes. Optional: remove one pan from oven after 20 minutes and sprinkle with chocolate chips, then bake additional 10 minutes. Remove Brownies and sprinkle with powder sugar. Serve warm!! They are rich and gooey inside, with a fantastic crisp crust!!
D I V I N E

Chocolate Cupcakes with Cheesecake Filling and Chocolate Ganache Frosting

These cupcakes are Heavenly!!

For the cake batter:
2 1/4 c flour
3/4 c brown sugar
3/4 c white sugar
3/8 c cocoa
1 1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 c boiling water
1/2 c canola oil
1 1/2 T apple cider vinegar
1/2 T pure vanilla extract

For the filling:
8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 c powder sugar
1 egg
1 t pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

For the glaze:
2/3 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 c butter
1/8 cup corn syrup
1/2 t pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 cupcake tins with paper liners.

To make filling: cream everything together except chocolate until smooth and creamy. Stir in the chocolate chips.

To make cupcakes: mix dry ingredients. Whisk wet ingredients together. Make a well in center of dry ingredients and pour liquid in and mix well. Fill each paper cupcake liner 1/4 full of batter and top with heaping T of filling. Divide evenly and use it all. Top filling with remaining batter. Bake cupcakes for 25 minutes.

To make ganache: combine ingredients in microwave safe bowl and cook on high for one minute. Remove and stir until smooth. If needed, continue to microwave for 30 second intervals.

Remove cupcakes and let cool. Dip top of each cupcake in the chocolate ganache and let cool in fridge. These are also delicious with cream cheese/buttercream frosting. I hope you enjoy these cupcakes as much as me and my family do!

KUNG FU - Chinese Casserole

Chinese Casserole (KUNG FU)

This recipe is one of our family favorites clear back from when I was at home in the 70's! At the time "Kung Fu" was a popular show and we watched it every week. So whenever we were hungry for this casserole we would ask our mom to make us "the Kung Fu casserole!" The name just stuck!


INGREDIENTS
4 cups water
1 envelope Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup
½ cup rice
½ cup salad macaroni
½ cup diced onion
1 cup diced celery
½ cup diced green pepper
3 tbsp butter
½ lb hamburger Or ( 1 lb Sausage and no hamburger which is what we prefer.)
½ lb sausage
1 heaping tbsp soy sauce
1 large can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 bag Chinese Chow Mein Noodles

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil water, Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup, rice and macaroni for 15 minutes and set aside. Cook onion, celery and green pepper in butter on low heat until clear. (About 5-10 minutes). Cook hamburger and sausage until well done and drain. Add soy sauce, Cream of Mushroom Soup, vegetables, and chicken noodle soup mixture to hamburger and mix well. Pour into casserole dish and top with Chinese noodles. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Yummy Healthy New Year's Cabbage Salad!

1 Head cabbage chopped/sliced thin (Can use Nappa Cabbage but it is more expensive)
1 bunch green onions sliced

Saute in 1-2 Tbsp Butter
1 cup cashews
1 package sliced almonds
2 Tbsp sesame seeds

then add 1 pkg of ramen noodles broken into peices and set aside

Dressing
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Mix and refrigerate

Pour dressing mixture over salad and nuts right before serving.

The Best Buttermilk Waffles

The Best Buttermilk Waffles

Mindy Powell

1 3/4 . flour
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 c buttermilk
1/3 c oil
2 eggs

Beat all ingredients together and
drop batter on hot waffle griddle.
Cook until grill indicator is ready.

Cranberry Salsa

Cranberry Salsa

You will need:
* 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
* 1 can of cranberry jelly with berries
* 1/4 cup of sugar
* 2 green peppers
* 1 jalapeno pepper
* 1 bunch of green onions
* 1 bunch of fresh cilantro

Chop green peppers, jalapenos, green onions, and cilantro very finely. In a serving bowl mix cranberry jelly, crushed pineapple, green peppers, jalapeno, green onions, cilantro and sugar. Once well mixed refrigerate for at least 1-3 hours before serving. Serve with chips or in a warm crockpot on top of "lil smokies"

Easy Cream Cheese Shrimp Dip

1 package cream cheese, softened
1 bottle Cross and Blackwell cocktail sauce (tastes the best)
1-2 cans baby shrimp

INSTRUCTIONS
Soften cream cheese and spread out onto plate or pie plate. Pour cocktail sauce over cream cheese and top with shrimp. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate till ready to serve. Tastes best with Ritz, Wheat Thins or Triscuits.

Killer French Toast for Christmas Morning!

This recipe is DEADLY and DELICIOUS! It's a Paula Deen dish... so eaters beware! I've tried making this with 1/2 the eggs, milk, and half-n-half. It's good that way, too -- a little less bread pudding, a little more french toast. I also HIGHLY recommend adding a huge dollop of fresh whipped cream on top with maple syrup. Delicious!

Casserole:

1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces)
8 large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash salt
Praline Topping, recipe follows

Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread Praline Topping evenly over the casserole and bake for 40-60 minutes (it turns out differently every time for me -- just watch it), until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.

Praline Topping: 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup chopped pecans 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Use entire mixture to cover french toast casserole.

Christmas Wafer Cookies

I have to say this is my very favorite cookie ever! We only make it at Christmas time just to keep it "Special!" Enjoy ;)

Christmas Wafer Cookie

INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
½ cup margarine
½ cup cream
2 cups flour
Filling:
¼ cup butter, softened
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
red and green food coloring (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix well butter, margarine, cream and flour and chill for 30 minutes. Roll out dough on floured board until thin. Cut out into circles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake 7-9 minutes at 350 degrees. Take cookies out of oven and cool. Put two cookies together with filling in the middle. For filling, combine butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk, vanilla and a little food coloring (if desired) in a medium bowl and mix well. These are a perfect Christmas Time cookie!

CRANBERRY BREAKFAST WASSIL

20 ounces cranberry juice
10 ounces apple juice
3 3/4 ounces pineapple juice, frozen concentrate -- thawed
3 3/4 ounces lemonade, frozen concentrate -- thawed
3 cinnamon sticks

Directions:
In a large saucepan combine juices, concentrates and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add water if desired. Serve hot or cold


BTW - SIERRA MIST HAS A FABULOUS DRINK - CRANBERRY SPLASH! GREAT FOR PARTIES!

Crock Pot Apple Butter

10 c. peeled and sliced Jonathan apples (don't add any water)
5 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix all of the above and cook in crock pot on low for 10-12 hours. (Cook overnight and wake up to a wonderful smell!) Then uncover and cook an additional 2-4 hours on high until apple butter is thick. Pour into hot canning jars leaving 1/4 inch head space and seal or pour into jar and simply refrigerate. Yields about 4 1/2 pints.

Pork Burrito Salad

Our entire family LOVES Cafe Rio so when we found this recipe we
just had to try it out! ENJOY! Hmmmmmm


Cafe Rio Knock-Off Pork Burrito/Salad


Pork Burritos/Salad:
1 pork roast (shoulder approx 3-4lbs) or butt
2 cans coke
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 small cans of diced chilis
1 (14 OZ can of tomato sauce)
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin

Mix ingredients in crock pot. Add roast. Cook the night before on low for 6-7 hours. Shred pork the next morning, put back in crockpot and let marinade for 4-5 hours on warm.

Costco has a great uncooked tortillas. (pk of 40)
2-3 cans of black or pinto beans
2-3 cups of rice of your choice
1 can of green chili enchilada sauce
2-4 cups of mozzarella cheese (depends on if you like a lot of cheese inside and on top)

If you want to make a salad do not use the enchilada sauce and mozzarella cheese from above, instead add: 2 bags of greens

Cafe Rio Creamy Tomatillo Dressing:
1 cup mayo (full fat not light)
1 cup cilantro
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 pkg Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Recipe Dressing
Mix 1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cloves garlic (minced)
3 tomatillos (quartered)

Mix all ingredients in blender until well blended. Chill before serving.

Don't forget tortilla strips for the top of the salad!(you can buy the tortilla strips in a bag at SMITHS in front of their deli meats.)

My Favorite Gooseberry Patch Cookbook!

My Favorite GOOSEBERRY PATCH Cookbook is Slow-Cooker Recipes! Check out page 128! My Mexicali Beef Soft Tacos Recipe made it into their recipe book! I've been buying Gooseberry Patch Recipe Books and items from their website forever! I love all the fun stories, pictures and crafts! Its just one of those "feel good" websites! Check them out! www.gooseberrypatch.com

Broccolli-Cauliflower Soup

My family will all be here this weekend and this Broccoli Cauliflower Soup recipe is my favorite "go to" for a crowd! The Spike seasoning makes this soup taste wonderfully new to your taste buds and helps to keep down the salt! Even children love this soup!



INGREDIENTS
1 chopped onion
1 bunch broccoli, cut up into bite sized pieces
1 bunch cauliflower, cut up into bite sized pieces
1-2 tbsp all purpose SPIKE (original)
1 cup butter
1 cup flour
¼ tsp pepper
8 cups milk
2 cups medium cheddar cheese, shredded

INSTRUCTIONS
Cook onion, broccoli and cauliflower until tender and sprinkle with SPIKE (I use 2-3 TBSP). While vegetables are cooking make the soup part. In a large saucepan, melt butter and mix with flour and pepper (no salt because of the SPIKE). Add milk slowly and stir constantly until thickened. Add cheese. Empty water from broccoli and pour mixture into soup. You could also put the Spike in with the sauce as you make it rather than the veggies.

Chicken Pot Pie

Ahhh I love fall and all the great foods that come with it! This recipe is our family favorite! I've made it for so many years now and we never get tired of it! ENJOY!

Chicken Pot Pie

INGREDIENTS
3-4 cut up carrots
5-6 cut up potatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 package frozen peas
1 package frozen corn
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp salt

2-4 pre-made pie crust sheets Or make your own pastry pie crust.

Filling:
1 cup butter, melted
6 tsp chicken bullion (with no MSG)
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
5 ¼ cups water
2 cups milk

INSTRUCTIONS
Cook carrots, potatoes, and onion on stovetop until soft but not mushy. Add peas when vegetables are done. Boil chicken breasts and salt for 1-2 hours. Break up chicken into pieces when done and set aside. For filling: In a large sauce pan combine melted butter, flour, chicken bullion, salt and pepper. Let it cook for a little bit to warm up the flour and then add water and milk. Stir constantly with a wire whisk until thick. Add chicken and vegetables when thickened to a gravy. Pour mixture into pie crusts and fill pie full then top with another crust and cut a slit in the top. Bake pies in oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.