Name: Mock Chicken Pie (Cracker Filling) (Standard)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Chicken-cooked and shredded (or 1 can chicken); 1 cup Frozen mixed vegetables; 1/2 cup Onion-chopped; 1/4 cup Celery-chopped; 1/4 cup Butter; 1/4 cup All-purpose flour; 2 cups Chicken broth; 1/2 cup Milk; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black pepper; 1 1/2 cups Ritz crackers-crushed; 1/4 cup Melted butter

Recipe tier

A comforting and budget-friendly pie with a creamy, savory filling made with vegetables and a cracker crumb topping.

Total 1h 15m

Serves 6

Steps 8

Ingredients 12

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Chicken
1 lb 450 g Chicken-cooked and shredded (or 1 can chicken)
Vegetables
1 cup 240 mL Frozen mixed vegetables
cup 120 mL Onion-chopped
cup 60 mL Celery-chopped
Sauce
cup 60 mL Butter
cup 30 g All-purpose flour
2 cups 480 mL Chicken broth
cup 120 mL Milk
1 tsp 5 mL Salt
tsp 2.5 mL Black pepper
Cracker Topping
1 cups 180 g Ritz crackers-crushed
cup 60 mL Melted butter

Equipment

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Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
In a large saucepan, melt Butter from Sauce ingredients over medium heat. Whisk in Flour from Sauce ingredients and cook for 1-2 minutes, creating a roux.
Gradually whisk in Chicken broth from Sauce ingredients until smooth. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
Stir in Milk from Sauce ingredients, Salt, and Pepper from Sauce ingredients. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Add Chicken from Chicken ingredients, mixed Vegetables from Vegetables ingredients, Onion from Vegetables ingredients, and Celery from Vegetables ingredients to the sauce. Stir to combine.
Pour the chicken mixture into a 9-inch pie dish.
In a separate bowl, combine crushed Ritz crackers from Cracker Topping ingredients with melted Butter from Cracker Topping ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over the chicken mixture.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.