Chick Pot Pie

I apologize for the blog not being up earlier. For some reason the blogger website wasn't working this morning.

I'm pretty happy about this post because I was able to answer one of my most difficult viewer challenges yet. Do you remember?

"Long time reader, first time challenger.  I CHALLENGE you to make something Brandon will like that has absolutely nothing cheese-like in it!"


I have to admit, I was pretty panicked about this one.  I kept myself "Will Brandon like it if it doesn't have cheese?" Finally, I landed on an idea that I thought he might enjoy: a vegetarian chicken pot pie.

Chick pot pie

• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 12 oz. frozen bag Lima beans
• 1 can sliced potatoes, drained
• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 cans 98% fat free cream of mushroom
• 1 cup vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Crust:

The crust can be your special touch to the pie. I will give my suggestions, but really you could use any kind of pancake batter and truly make it your own.

•  3/4 c. Krusteaz pancake mix
• 3/4 c. water

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and make sure the cream of mushroom is thoroughly mixed in with all the ingredients.

3. Spray a casserole dish with non-stick spray and pour the ingredients into dish. Bake at 425°F for 30 minutes.

4. For the crust, mix together the pancake mix with water. Take the casserole dish out of oven and place spoonfuls of mixtures all over the top. Bake for another 20 minutes, until the crust is golden. 

Now, Brandon isn't a fan of chicken pot pie but I think I won him over with this recipe.   Halfway through the dish I noticed him staring down at his spoon as he was dissecting all the ingredients.

"This has onions in it."

"Yeah, it does."

"Hmm...it's pretty good."

And there you go readers; mission accomplished.  I remember not too long ago when he thought the onions tasted like bugs and now there's really no telling where I can take him next.

Have a great week!