Mrs. W's Easy Turkey Pot Pie

If you kids are anything like mine, some days they eat, some days it's a struggle just to get a PBJ sandwich into them. So, yesterday, as I was looking for a recipe that just might get the kids to eat, I came across a Easy Chicken/Turkey pot pie courtesy of an old highschool friend's mom, Mrs. W. My princess had 2 helpings! It's perfect for leftover turkey or chicken.

Mrs. W's Easy Turkey (or Chicken) Pot Pie

3 cups of cooked turkey or chicken, chopped
1 cup carrots, finely chopped
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup cooking onion, finely chopped
(My own additions: 1/2 corn niblets, 2 cups of cooked small pasta)
1 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt (though I find less is better, like 3/4 tsp)
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 can (10 ounce) of Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Chicken soup (both are good)
1/2 can milk
1 small box of Turkey stuffing, prepared as per instructions up until the point where you might either stuff the turkey or put into the oven.

Saute carrots, celery and onion until tender in a small amount of cooking oil. Add flour, salt and pepper directly to pan and stir to "cook" the flour. Next, add the soup and milk, stir. (At this point, I then add my pasta and canned corn) As it starts to bubble, I add the chopped turkey and allow the mixture to thicken. Put it into a casserole dish, top with the prepared stuffing and bake for about 30 minutes at 375 degrees F.

This was plenty for our family of 4. At other times, when I needed more, I simply upped the amount of meat, pasta and milk (then put a smidge more flour). A big pinch of Mrs. Dash would make it a little spicier.

Last night, I didn't have any stuffing and used some Bisquick to make biscuits, rolled it out and used it as a crust. Yummy, and we had fresh biscuits with our dinner. Rounded it out with some salad and voila! A kid friendly meal.