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Recipes

Upside Down Chicken Pot Pie

This recipe tastes like traditional pot pie but it’s made on the stovetop with chicken pieces and served in a bowl with homemade biscuits on the side.

golden chicken pot pie on a white plate with a fork on the side

TIME

Prep: 55 mins

SERVINGS

Serves: 8

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 8 chicken thighs or drumsticks, skin removed
  • 1 dried bay leaf or 1 teaspoon dried thyme or parsley
  • 2 teaspoons of chicken bouillon powder or 2 chicken stock cubes
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 2 cups frozen mixed peas and carrots
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 ¼ cups evaporated milk

PREPARATION

  1. In a large pot, fry the onion and the chicken together until the onion is softened.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients except the flour, milk, and biscuits.
  3. Bring up to a low boil and cover with a lid. Cook for 30 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile make biscuits from your own recipe.
  5. In a small bowl, slowly add the milk to the flour until it is a smooth paste.
  6. Stirring constantly, add the milk mixture to the pot.
  7. Turn off the heat once sauce has thickened.
  8. Serve in a bowl topped with a biscuit.