Chicken Pie

Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Total Time:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tbsp dried minced onion
3 cups chicken broth (or leftover gravy)
3 cups chicken, cooked and diced
1 cup lima beans (or peas), cooked
1 cup carrots, cooked

Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Blend in flour, salt, pepper and onion. Gradually stir in broth or leftover gravy. Cook, stirring constantly until smoothly thickened. Add chicken, beans and carrots. Combine and turn into a 2 1/2-quart casserole. Cover with pastry. Slash pastry to let steam escape. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and chicken is bubbly. (Freezes well).