CSM Recipe

Chicken Pie Almondine

Comfort food with chicken, hardboiled egg, carrots, peas, onions, celery and an almond topping. Serve with a tossed salad or fruit salad for an easy meal.

Serves: 4-6Prep: 10 minTotal: 60 min

Source: The Pretty Camper Cookbook — Recipe #24

Camper Kitchen: Convection Friendly

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Ingredients

1/2 tsp Camper Seasoning Mix
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour mix with the listed Camper Seasoning Mix to make seasoned flour
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 2.25 ounce bag sliced almonds
1 frozen 9" deep dish pie crust
6 cups water
1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breast cubed
1.5 cups fresh carrots peeled and sliced
1 cup frozen peas or a mix of frozen peas and corn
1 cup celery sliced
1 medium onion chopped
2 hard boiled eggs sliced
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup whole milk
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Cooking Steps

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Step 2

Take pie crust out of the freezer and let thaw.

Step 3

Bring water to a low boil in a large pot and add 1/4 Tsp salt.

Step 4

Reduce heat to a simmer and add chicken and carrots and cook for 15 minutes.

Step 5

The internal temperature of the chicken should reach 165 degrees.

Step 6

Drain water in the pot with chicken and vegetables.

Step 7

In a large pan, heat 2 Tbsp butter and sauté onion and celery for 5 minutes.

Step 8

Add the seasoned flour mixture.

Step 9

Stir for 2 minutes.

Step 10

Slowly add chicken broth, using a whisk to prevent and remove lumps if needed.

Step 11

Then slowly add milk, using a whisk to prevent and remove lumps if needed.

Step 12

Continue stirring for 3 minutes.

Step 13

Add the peas, chicken and carrots to the sauce and add the remaining salt and pepper.

Step 14

Stir and cook for 5 minutes until the peas are thawed.

Step 15

Pierce the pie crust with a fork in a few places on the bottom of the crust.

Step 16

Place the sliced boiled egg in the bottom of the pie crust and pour the chicken and vegetable sauce mixture over them into the pie crust.

Step 17

Melt the remaining 2 Tbsp butter.

Step 18

Top the chicken mixture with the almonds and then drizzle them with the melted butter.

Step 19

Cover with foil and place the assembled pie on a baking sheet and cook for 30 minutes.