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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Chicken Pie - low carb

Hi everyone!  Happy April Fools!  This Chicken Pie is a fooler and is versatile!  I have had to find foods that I can actually eat without having to chew too much.  I am using frozen vegetables, mainly because they will be broken down more and I can CHEW them easier, yeahhh!!  High quality frozen veges maintain an abundance of their nutrients, just make sure you use a high quality brand of veges. 
You can use fresh or anything you have on hand! 
CHICKEN PIE
The chicken...
Oven at 325 degrees
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Put 1 tbsp olive oil in roasting pan, salt and pepper chicken breasts
Bake covered for 50 minutes

The creamy sauce...
In a covered casserole pan that you can put into the oven.
1 onion chopped small
Add:  1 TBSP olive oil to pan and add onion cook until tender.
Remove and add
1/2 stick butter (only butter in the entire dish)
1/2 cup of all purposes flower
Cook 1 minute
3 Cups Chicken Stock - or more - I like about 4 cups  - your preference on liquidity.
Add the chicken broth 1/2 cup at a time whisking each addition in.
Let this mixture cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

In the meantime...
slice the chicken to your liking I sliced against grain very thin.  (less chewing for me!! lol)

I kept a little of the chicken set aside for wraps next week.  Store in fridge in baggie.

2.5 Cups mixed frozen vegetables - I prefer Pict Sweet, use high quality frozen veges.
1 Cup frozen broccoli -
Add to stock mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes until heated through.
Add sliced/chopped or pulled chicken and cook another minute or so to heat through.

Put entire casserole pan, covered into the oven.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
** If you must have bread on top... Slice 2 croissants into three "toasts".  Toast them into a toaster oven.  Once the casserole is removed from oven place "croissant toasts" on top and cover for a few minutes.  So good, but adds fat and carbs, these are crusty and so very amazingly good on top of this chicken pie!!

YUM!  I served this as is.  No carbs.  I made rice for my Mike and the kids to have theirs with.

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