Recipe Swappin' Saturdays: Individual Chicken Pot Pies

The theme for this week was chicken, so I decided that I would make Individual Chicken Pot Pies.

Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes


Ingredients

• 1 package of refrigerated pie dough
• 2 cups of chopped chicken breast (I used 1/2 a rotisserie chicken)
• 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables , thawed
• 1 (10-3/4 ounce) can of 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup , undiluted
• 1/4 cup of skim milk
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450.
2. Combine the chicken & the next five ingredients in a large microwave bowl.


3. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes or until warm (stir 1/2 way through).
4. Unroll dough, lightly roll in out, and then quarter the pie shell.
5. Line a large muffin tin with 1/4 the dough, like in the image below. (I used my Demarle Texas Muffin Tray, which I love!)


6. Fill the dough with the filling and pull the corners together and seal them.
7. Lightly coat the top of the pot pies with the cooking spray.
8. Bake at 450 for 15-18 minutes (or until the crust is golden brown).
   

Now for the Recipe Swap Party.

Here are the rules:

1. Add the permalink to the specific blog post with a chicken recipe, not your general blog address.
2. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can join in the fun!

The theme for next week is SALADS!

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