A yummy meal you all should enjoy!

Strawberry Shakes!

I'll start with dessert, because let's face it...that happens first a lot around our house! Fill up the blender about half way with ice cream...blue bell if you want a SUPER yummy shake. Add about a cup of strawberries, and as much milk as you need to make it blend. I like my extra creamy so I don't add much milk. Next mix in 1-2 graham crackers and top with whip cream! mmm...the perfect shake!

Chicken Pot Pie - So I have never made a chicken pot pie until last night, and boy was it delicious! Much better then the ones my mom used to pull out from the freezer! ;)

Chicken Pot Pie

adapted from Allrecipes.com and thegirlwhoateverything

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
1 cup sliced carrots

1/2 cup frozen green peas
*Or use 16oz bag of frozen carrots and peas. Much easier.

1/2 cup sliced celery

1 large or 2 small potatoes
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
32 oz. carton chicken stock or broth for boiling(reserve 1 3/4 cups chicken broth)
2/3 cup milk

2 (9 inch) unbaked pilsburry pie crusts...or if you're really feeling domestic go here and find the perfect pie crust!! I wasn't feeling that domestic last night so I used Mr. Dough Boys, and it was still yummy!

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

In a pot, combine chicken, carrots, peas, potatoes and celery. Add the carton of chicken broth to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain (reserving 1 3/4 cup chicken broth for filling) and set aside.

In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and combine with the chicken, carrots, peas, and celery mixture. Here you can add more chicken broth if you like depending how runny you want your filling.

Place the chicken filling in bottom crust. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes:

*I like to slightly bake the bottom crust before filling the pie so it isn't soggy. Just bake for 5-6 minutes at 425 degrees....but then bump it back down to 375 so it doesn't burn.

This picture doesn't do justice for the yumminess of this dish... but it just proves I had two servings! :)

Enjoy!

-Jamielyn