Chicken and Oyster Pie
- 3 pounds cooked chicken, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 dozen freshly shucked oysters, liquor reserved
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup cream
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 pre made pie doughs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place chicken and oysters in casserole dish.
- In a saute pan, add butter and melt.
- Add celery and saute for 2 minutes.
- Stir in flour.
- Add broth, reserved oyster liquor, and cream, and stir until thickened.
- Add salt, pepper, nutmeg, lemon juice, and zest.
- Roll out pie dough so it is slightly larger than the casserole dish.
- Pour sauce over chicken and cover with pie dough.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
chicken, freshly shucked oysters, butter, celery, flour, chicken broth, cream, salt, nutmeg, lemon, lemon zest
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-and-oyster-pie-recipe.html (may not work)