Old Fashioned Chicken Pie

Ingredients

Filling

• 2 1/2-3 lbs chicken, cooked and removed from bone or 3-4 cups cooked chicken or cooked turkey, leftovers
• 2 cups chicken broth or turkey broth
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1 1/2 cups of sliced frozen carrots
• 1 1/2 cups frozen sweet peas

Crust

• 1/2 cup lightly-salted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup buttermilk or whole milk (buttermilk recommended)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.

2. 2

   For the filling: Cook the chicken and remove the meat from bones, or measure out the precooked chicken or turkey.

3. 3

   Place the meat, the carrots and the peas in a buttered 9-inch by 13-inch pan.

4. 4

   Mix the broth with the soup and bring to a boil.

5. 5

   Pour the hot liquid over the meat.

6. 6

   For the crust: Mix all ingredients until smooth, pour over the chicken and spread until the crust is about 1 inch from the sides of the pan.

7. 7

   Bake the pie in the oven for 35-45 minutes, until crust is nicely browned.