HOT CHICKEN SALAD PIES

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These hot chicken salad pies come together in a snap! They're perfect for when you have leftovers on hand and need to use them up. -Shirley Gudenschwager, Orchard, Nebraska

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 2 pies (6 servings each).

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 cups diced cooked chicken
2 cups cooked long grain rice
4 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup mayonnaise
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 package (15 ounces) refrigerated pie pastry
1-1/2 cups crushed cornflakes
1/4 cup butter, melted

Steps:

Unroll crusts into 9-in. pie plates; flute edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are light golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack; reduce heat to 350°., In a large bowl, combine the chicken, rice, eggs, soup, mayonnaise, onion, celery, lemon juice and salt. Spoon chicken mixture into pastry shells. Combine cornflakes and butter; sprinkle over tops. Bake on lowest oven rack until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 505 calories, Fat 32g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 112mg cholesterol, Sodium 771mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 15g protein.