Chicken Pot Pie

I found a recipe for a Tuna Pot Pie, but the idea of tuna mixed with cream of chicken soup didn't sound good to me. Instead I used vegetarian chicken strips. (If you decide to try the tuna, it called for two cans.)

I mixed a package of vegetarian chicken strips with cream of chicken soup and frozen mixed vegetables. I put whole biscuits on top and baked it. The recipe said to cut the biscuits into pieces. I should have done that because the bisquit didn't finish baking. Mel liked it, but I think it would have been better if the biscuits had finished cooking.

This is a simple 4 ingredient recipe. Your kids will love this dish.

Happy Cooking,
Ellen

Pizza Quiche

I found a recipe for Pizza Quiche in a women's magazine. I couldn't figure out why they wanted to put a can of concentrated potato soup into the pie. Of course, I eliminated it and took the basic idea to create a recipe of my own.

I used vegetarian pepperoni and sausage, but it isn't necessary. The vegetarian pepperoni has only about a couple of fat grams compared to 14 for the meat version, and it had more protein. It tasted so similar that you could probably fool your meat eaters. The only difference is the lack of grease. That may tip them off, but it may be worth a shot if you're wanting to eat healthier. Mel said that the taste was great, but the lack of grease gave away the healthier ingredients.

I used a store bought pie shell. After prebaking the shell, I layered cheese and the pepperoni, sausage, olives and peppers and onions like a lasagna. You can use whatever pizza toppings you like in the pie. On top I poured the egg mixture. Mel liked it that way because it was very flavorful, but not too eggy.

Bake until you can stick a fork into the center and it comes out clean.

This is a keeper in our household. Mel said that the only thing that would make it better was a dollop of pizza sauce on top or on the side to dip bites into.

Happy Cooking,
Ellen