Chicken Pot Pie

It was two days before Halloween, and Timmy and I had some time on our hands after school ended, but before the school Halloween party that evening. My friend Lora invited me to come over and hang out at her house. I ended up getting there before she did, so we hung out with her husband Mike. When we entered the house, a heavenly scent was coming from the kitchen -- Mike was making Chicken Pot Pie! In all honesty, he got the recipe off of allrecipes.com, but I will definitely give him the credit for making one of the best Chicken Pot Pies we've ever had!

• 1 pound skinless, boneless, chicken breast halves, cubed (I probably used about 3-4 chicken breast halves)
• 1 cup sliced carrots (I think I used about 10-15 mini carrots)
• 1 cup frozen peas
• ½ cup sliced celery
• 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• ½ butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• ½ cup flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. black pepper
• 1 ¾ cups chicken broth (1 14oz. can)
• 2/3 cup milk
• Puff pastry

DIRECTIONS

1. Take puff pastry out of freezer to thaw.
2. Boil chicken until cooked through, cool, and cube.
3. In a separate saucepan, add water to cover carrots, peas, potatoes, and celery, and boil for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.
4. Combine with cubed chicken, and set aside.
5. In a saute pan, over medium heat, melt butter and add diced onions, cooking until soft and translucent.
6. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper.
7. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk.
8. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick.
9. Remove from heat and set aside.
10. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
11. In an oven safe dish, scoop the chicken and vegetable mixture at the bottom, pouring hot liquid mixture over the top.
12. Roll out puff pastry, and place over top of chicken/vegetable dish, sealing edges, and cutting away the excess dough.
13. Brush top of pastry with an egg wash, and cut slits in the top of the crust to allow steam to escape.
14. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
15. Cool for 10 minutes until serving.