healthy chicken pot pie 1

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups fat-free chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups frozen green peas, thawed (pleeeeze don’t use canned peas!)
• 1 cup (1/2-inch) cubed baking potato (I leave the peel on, but do as you please)
• 1 cup (1/2-inch) cubed sweet potato (again, I like the peel for the extra fiber, but peel them if you choose)
• 1 cup (1/2-inch) cubed celeriac (celery root)
• 1 cup (1/2-inch-thick)slices parsnip
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen pearl onions (thawed)
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 3 ounces) divided
• 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk (skim milk)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Cooking spray
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, thawed

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 400°
2. Bring broth to a boil in a large Dutch oven.
   • Add peas and next 5 ingredients (through onions) to pan; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 6 minutes.
   • Add chicken; cook for 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
   • Remove chicken and vegetables from broth with a slotted spoon; place in a large bowl.
3. Increase heat to medium.
   • Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
   • Place all but 1 tablespoon flour in a medium bowl; gradually add milk to bowl, stirring with a whisk until well blended.
   • Add milk mixture to broth; cook for 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently.
   • Stir in chicken mixture, parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper.
   • Spoon mixture into an 11×7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon flour on a work surface; roll dough out and place over chicken mixture, pressing to seal at edges of dish.
   • Cut small slits into dough to allow steam to escape; coat dough lightly with cooking spray.
   • Place dish on a foil-lined baking sheet.
   • Bake at 400° for 16 minutes or until pastry is browned and filling is bubbly.

Note: You can substitute the frozen puff pastry with 2 or 3 sheets of Phyllo dough (add one quick spray of non-stick spray between sheets and to the top sheet).  Your results will be more like the pie pictured above.