Name: His and Her Chicken Pie
Yield: Makes 6 to 7 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 (2½ lb.) frying chickens; 5 c. water; ½ tsp. salt; 1 small onion, sliced; 1 carrot, sliced; 1 celery stalk, diced; ½ tsp. monosodium glutamate; 1 c. sliced celery; 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables; 5 tblsp. flour; ½ c. light cream; 2½ c. chicken broth; 1 tsp. salt; ⅛ tsp. pepper; 2 c. sifted flour; 4 tsp. baking powder; ½ tsp. cream of tartar; 2 tsp. sugar; ⅔ c. milk; ½ c. shortening; Olives, pitted ripe and pimiento-stuffed

Preparation info

Makes
6 to 7
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

This pie flatters people by giving them their choice of dark or light meat

Ingredients

Filling

2 (2½ lb.) frying chickens
5 c. water

Method

Filling

Combine chicken pieces, water, ½ tsp. salt, onion, carrot, diced celery and monosodium glutamate in kettle. Cover and simmer until tender (about 1 hour). Drain and reserve broth. Cool chicken in broth; remove meat from bones, separating dark and light meat.