#1286 - Stovetop Pot Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 TBSP canola oil
1 1/4 lbs. boneless chicken OR ham OR turkey (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 tsp. salt (if using ham, omit the salt)
1/2 tsp. pepper
garlic powder
2 cups fresh carrot pieces
2 cups frozen diced hash brown potatoes
1 - 15oz. chicken gravy (or make your own)
1 cup fresh or frozen peas (thawed and drained)
1 - 12oz. can Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits

In a saucepan over medium heat add carrot pieces--add enough water to cover the carrots. Bring to a boil, then cook until softened but crunchy--drain. In a skillet over medium heat add canola oil and chicken (or ham or turkey)--add salt and pepper, then stir and cook until chicken is browned and cooked through. Add cooked carrots, diced hash brown potatoes, chicken gravy and peas--stir and bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes (stir once in awhile). Heat oven to 400 degrees. Open the biscuits--cut each biscuit into 4 parts and place them on greased cookie sheets. Sprinkle the tops of the biscuits with garlic powder. Bake biscuits according to package directions. Remove biscuits from oven. To serve, add some biscuit pieces to each plate and scoop chicken mixture over the top using a ladle.

#772 - Ham and Potato Soup

(by Shirley McNevich)

3 red potatoes (washed, peeled and cubed)
2 cups water
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 TBSP butter
3 TBSP flour
pepper to taste (fresh ground if you have it)
3 cups milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cubed ham (cooked)

In a pot add water and salt--bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and cook on medium until the potatoes are tender. Drain off the water but keep 1 cup of the potato water--set aside. In a saucepan add the butter--melt. Add chopped onion and cook until tender. Add the flour to the onions--stir. Add pepper to your taste, then cook and stir. Add the potatoes and the 1 cup of potato water--stir. Add milk, shredded cheddar cheese and ham--stir. Turn heat to low --cook and stir for 20 minutes, then turn heat to medium and make it hot enough for serving.