CHICKEN POT PIE IN THE SLO COOKER

     Today, we are going to whip up a quick and easy Chicken Pot Pie in the Slo cooker.

     I am always looking for quick and easy recipes. I found this on the delish.com site and made a few modifications to make it a little more my style.

    This is another recipe you can make while in the middle of a kitchen re-model. All you need is an oven and a slo -cooker.

 (no sink, no problem)

     Here are the ingredients
     

1 CUP OF DICED CARROTS

1 CUP DICED ONION

1 CUP FROZEN PEAS

1 CUP FROZEN CORN

2 LBS BONELESS CHICKEN THIGHS

(CUT IN BITE SIZE PIECES)

2 CANS OF CREAM OF CHICKEN CONDENSED SOUP

1 CAN OF CREAM OF MUSHROOM CONDENSED SOUP

1 8 OZ CAN OF MUSHROOMS

2 CUPS WATER

SALT & PEPPER

1 TSP GARLIC POWDER

1 TSP CELERY SALT

1 Tube of Pop N Fresh Biscuits (Your choice) I used GRANDS

 Got it all together ??? Good let's start.

First things first.

    

Pour carrots, onion, mushrooms, and corn into the slo cooker.

Add the soup 

Add chopped up chicken, season with salt and pepper.

Cover with lid and cook for 6-8 hours on low (or 4-5 on high)

Have another beer, and play with the dog. 

After 4 hours, check to see if it is too watery. If so don't despair, Just make a slurry.

2 TBL AP Flour. And 2/3 cup of water. Add to a jar with a lid and shake shake shake to combine. Pour in the crock pot. The flour mixture will help thicken the mixture.

When time almost up, pre heat your oven to 350 degrees.

Bake the biscuits on a cookie sheet (according to the directions) until nice and brown.

Ladle the pot pie mixture into a bowl. Top with a couple of biscuits and enjoy'. 

At first I was disappointed. It was not near thick enough. It tasted fine, but I did not care for the watery texture. The original recipe called for you to put the uncooked biscuits on top of the mixture,  then put the slo cooker insert in the oven. I put the mixture in a casserole dish and added the biscuits.

This made the biscuits too "soggy" and they did not cook all the way through. So I advise to make them on s sheet THEN add them just before serving.

Well, as I said I was not pleased with the results BUT I discovered they were better as a left over.

Two days later, I threw them in the micro wave and found the pie had gotten thicker. And for some reason tasted better the second time around. 

Final thought. It was fine for a quick and easy. If I had to do it all over again, I would make the Chicken A La King recipe I made a couple of years ago. A lot more involved but well worth the effort.

http://killitcutitupandcookit.blogspot.com/2017/09/chicken-al-la-king.html

See you next time

Live long and prosper