Recipe(tried): Cheap Chicken Pot Pie

The second most requested recipe at my house. Very yummy and inexpensive to make, but messy.

CHEAP CHICKEN POT PIE

4 chicken leg quarters
2 frozen pie crusts (the cheapest)
1 chicken bullion cube
2 cups warm water
1 stick (8 tbsp) butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour (give or take a little)
1 small (8 oz) container half and half
steak seasoning or seasoning salt
1 can mixed vegetables, drained
1 can chopped and peeled potatoes, drained

Boil chicken until meat is falling off the bone. Debone and set aside. When cool remove meat and cut into small pieces.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Thaw the pie crusts for about a half hour or until soft.

Bake one pie crust (in its pan) at 350 for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven but leave oven on.

Mix the bouillon cube with the water to make 2 cups. Set aside.

Melt butter in large pot. When melted turn down stove to low, add flour and stir quickly until thickened and golden.

Add the bouillon and stir quickly again until thickened.

Turn off the stove and add the half and half. Add spices to taste.

Stir the chicken and the vegetables into the cream mixture. Spoon into the pre-baked pie crust in its pan.

Very carefully peel the unbaked pie shell and place it on top. Make a slit with a knife to allow ventilation.

Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.