Chicken Pot Pie Empanada's

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (Make sure you use the unsalted, or else cut back on the amount of Chicken Broth used)
  
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 10-ounce box frozen peas and carrots ( sliced fresh baby carrots and broccoli to put in mine instead of the frozen veggies)
  
• 1 3- to 4-pound store-bought rotisserie chicken, meat shredded (I boiled a chicken breast in a little chicken broth and shredded it myself.)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 refrigerated 9-inch pie crusts (from a 15-ounce package, such as Pillsbury)

Preparation

Heat oven to 400° F.

Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Still stirring, slowly add the broth. Cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the peas and carrots or other vegetables, chicken, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.

Cut each piecrust in half to form 4 half-circles. Spoon the chicken mixture over the bottom half of each half-circle, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Using your fingers, wet the border with water. Fold the top of each crust over the chicken to form a quarter-circle. Press to seal. Make three 1-inch slits in each top crust. Transfer to a baking sheet. Bake until golden, 15 to 18 minutes.

This recipe is something that worked very well for us. It is always a good sign when your husband asks you to make it again!! Give it a try!