Old Fashioned Chicken Pie

This pie can be made with either turkey or chicken. It combines a tangy crispy crust with tender meat and veggies and a flavorful sauce. This is my Mom's recipe, and she has been making it for 35 years.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• Filling

• 2 1⁄2-3  lbs chicken, cooked and removed from bone or 3 -4  cups  cooked chicken or 3 -4  cups  cooked turkey, leftovers
• 2  cups chicken broth or 2  cups turkey broth
• 1 (10 1/2ounce) can  cream of celery soup
• 1 1⁄2 cups  of sliced frozen carrots
• 1 1⁄2 cups  frozen sweet peas

• Crust

• 1⁄2 cup  lightly-salted butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1  cup self-rising flour
• 1  cup buttermilk (buttermilk recommended) or 1  cup  whole milk (buttermilk recommended)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
2. For the filling: Cook the chicken and remove the meat from bones, or measure out the precooked chicken or turkey.
3. Place the meat, the carrots and the peas in a buttered 9-inch by 13-inch pan.
4. Mix the broth with the soup and bring to a boil.
5. Pour the hot liquid over the meat.
6. For the crust: Mix all ingredients until smooth, pour over the chicken and spread until the crust is about 1 inch from the sides of the pan.
7. Bake the pie in the oven for 35-45 minutes, until crust is nicely browned.