Chicken Pot Pie With Fresh Steamed Brussels Sprouts
Total Time - 45 minutes / Makes 6 Servings
Cooking Sequence
- Prepare chicken pot pie and bake for first 15 minutes: 30 minutes
- Remove pot pie from oven, place foil on edges, continue to bake and prepare Brussels sprouts: 15 minutes
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Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
1 package (2 count) refrigerated pie crusts
2 cups frozen diced chicken breast (or leftover chicken)
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
one 10 3/4-ounce can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup lowfat milk
Steps
1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Unfold one pie crust and form on the bottom of an 8-inch pie pan.
3. Mix chicken, vegetables, soup and milk in a bowl.
4. Place mixture in middle of pie crust and spread evenly.
5. Unfold second crust and lay over top of pie pan, press firmly around edge. Trim crust even with outside edge of pan and crimp by pinching ends of dough together.
6. Important: place a generous number of fork holes on top of crust to allow steam to vent.
7. Place in oven for 35 minutes on top rack, covering crust edges with foil after 15 minutes. Serve.
Fresh Steamed Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
1 pound fresh Brussels sprouts
1/8 cup water
1 tablespoon butter
seasoned salt and pepper, to taste
Steps
1. Rinse with water and trim all brown edges from sprouts.
2. Place in microwave-safe dish, preferably with a steamer insert.
3. Pour water over sprouts and cover.
4. Cook in microwave on high for 5 minutes.
5. Remove from microwave oven and toss or stir to rotate sprouts from top to bottom.
6. Return to microwave and cook 3 minutes.
7. Drain water from sprouts. Cut butter into pieces and place on sprouts. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper; stir until butter is melted. Serve. (Makes 4 servings.)
Nutritional Information
Calories (kcal) 526; Total Fat (g) 26; Saturated Fat (g) 11; Cholesterol (mg) 56; Carbohydrate (g) 53; Dietary Fiber (g) 5; Protein (g) 23; Sodium (mg) 904; Potassium (mg) 573; Calcium (mg) 95; Iron (mg) 2
Daily Values: Vitamin A 60%; Vitamin C 165%; Calcium 9%; Iron 12%
Utensils & Cookware
8-inch pie pan measuring utensils medium bowl knife and cutting board microwave-safe container with lid cooking spoons rubber spatula
Apron's Advice
If you do not want Brussels sprouts tonight, any green vegetable will round out the meal.