The Portion of my Inheritance

I got the cutest little Wolfgang Puck cast iron cocotte set at our Christmas Eve chinese gift exchange. (thanks Bert)

So in my eagerness to use them I googled and found a recipe for Chicken Pot Pie. I changed it up a little but you can find the recipe here:

http://www.allrecipes.com

just type in chicken pot pie.  

I used a whole white wheat flour for the crust. You can find the recipe here:

http://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com

Our course I started with the chicken, which was purchased at whole foods. Once a year they have a great sale on them and I stock up.

I boiled the whole chicken until it was completely done, then pulled it out and cut it up. I saved the broth.

I cut up 1 cup carrots and 1/2 cup celery

and boiled them for about 15 minutes.

While the vegetables were boiling, I melted 1/3 cup butter and sauteed 1/3 cup onions for a few minutes.

I added 1/3 cup flour and  mixed it into the butter, then added 2/3 cup milk and 1 3/4 cup the chicken broth that I saved and seasoned it with salt and pepper. 

Then I added the cooked drained vegetables and chicken to it. (I also added a can of mixed vegetables because I didn’t have everything I needed, but shhhh, this is a healthy recipe)

I filled the cocotte pots up to the top,

and covered them with my pie crusts and brushed an egg wash on them.

I cooked them in the oven at 425 degrees for 35 minutes.

And, I was VERY happy!! I will definitely make this again. Plus, I will get to use my cocoette set again. 

So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp.  Exodus 16:13