NANNY'S CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Cube or shred cooked chicken and place in bowl.
• If using raw chicken, cook chicken in a stock pot by adding chicken breasts, 1 tsp onion salt, and covering it in water.
• Boil chicken over med heat 15-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through
• Drain water from chicken, let cool and then cube chicken and place in separate bowl.
• Preheat oven to 425.
• In a sauce pan over medium heat sauté onions in butter and cook until translucent.
• Add carrots, celery, and broccoli to the pan and sauté 2-3 minutes more.
• Add the flour stir and cook for a minute
• Gradually add in the chicken stock and the wine if using it.
• Add the parsley, sage, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, stirring continuously and simmer until thickened.
• Turn to med-low heat
• Stir in the milk and heat without boiling for 2 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf.
• Mix in the chicken and peas.
• Pour mixture into the pie pastry.
• Moisten the edge of the pastry with water, and top with remaining pastry pinch the bottom and top pastry together to seal.
• Make a slits on the top of pie crust to allow steam to escape.
• Beat egg and brush the pastry with it.
• Bake in preheated over for 30-40 minutes, or until pastry is golden and filling bubbly.
• Remove from oven and allow 10 minutes to cool.
• Slice and serve alone or with yummy mashed potatoes for a real treat!