Anyone want a pot pie?

If you look in your freezer section of the grocer's, you will be appalled at the total calories in a pot pie. The biggest problem is that they are sooo yummy. Here's a do it yourself version. You will need a muffin tin for regular sized muffins. You can get a small one with six muffin holes.

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Individual pot pie: 240 Calories per pie can make 5 -7 servings.

Part 1:

1 Chicken Breast

1/2 med. onion diced

2 1/2 c. water

1 Knorr bouillon cube (chicken or pollo)

1/2 tsp salt (optional if you are cutting back - I would suggest using cumin as an option)

1/2 tsp. pepper

Part 2:

1 med. potato raw diced

1 1/2 c. frozen mixed vegetables

1/2 c. mushrooms

Part 3:

1 can crescent rolls (you will probably not need to use all of them)

1 T. corn starch

1 T. water

Take all of the ingredients in Part 1 in a 2 or 3 quart sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then lower temperature to simmer for 30 minutes until chicken breast is cooked through. Take the chicken breast out of the broth. Dice and set aside.

From part 2, add potato diced to the broth and cook for 8 -10 mins. Then add the mushrooms and frozen vegetables bring to simmer. Add the diced chicken back to mixture. Mix the corn starch and water from part 3. While stirring the vegetables slowly add the corn starch mixture and thicken. Once the mixture is thick. Take off the heat. Taste and add any additional salt/pepper to taste.

Use 5-7 crescent rolls from part 3. Tear them apart. form them in round balls and flatten to put in each muffin tin. Make sure not to break the dough when putting them in each muffin tin. Then place enough of the chicken filling to fill each tin at least 1/2 - 3/4 full. Remember that you have to leave room for the crescent to bake.

Place in pre-heated oven at 375 degrees until the crescent roll is golden brown. Take out and cool. Then place these in individual containers that can be frozen and then reheated in a microwave.

If you have leftover filling, freeze it to make these in the future. Then you have an easy and quick meal. I plan for the week that I'm cooking for but also something that I can throw together easily in the future like with the Red Beans and Rice from yesterday. You can throw the other frozen half of the mixture in with the second cup of rice and have more meals ready to go.

This is also the time of year to watch for great sales and coupons for crescent rolls. A great way to reduce your costs even more.

Stay tuned for more ways to save at a table for one.