Let me start off by saying I love my boyfriend, he really is the best. With that said, one of his few annoying bad habits is that he down-right refuses to eat leftovers. It doesn't matter what it is, if it's graced our table before he will not eat it again. The exception to that rule is if I can make those leftovers unrecognizable. One of my favorite meals for just this purpose is pot pie. I can use left over chicken, pork or turkey and veggies up quickly and easily!
Ingredients:
Leftover chicken, turkey, pork or steak
Left over or fresh veggies (I like to use carrots, celery, onions and sometimes peas or corn)
Canned or fresh gravy
Premade/store bought pie crust
Preheat the oven to the desired temperature on the pie crust box (commonly 400 or 425).
If the veggies are fresh chop and sautee them in a skillet, if cooked no need.
Combine chopped meat, veggies and gravy in a bowl, mix well to coat with the gravy.
Line your baking dish with 1 of the pie crusts making sure to leave room at the edges.
Fill the dish with the meat and veggie mixture.
Top the dish with the second pie crust and trim and excess. Then pinch the edges together to seal.
Then coat the top with egg wash to give pot pie a nice brown color (optional). I also use any extra dough to decorate the top, sometimes I will make flowers or leaves for fun.
I will also make smaller individual size pies in smaller baking dishes. This idea is great for guests. This meal can be a life saver for me as it's quick and easy and it empties out my cluttered fridge.
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