CHICKEN POT PIE

CHICKEN POT PIE
  • 3 lb. chicken
  • 1 can French onion soup
  • 1 lg. carrot
  • 1 lg. celery
  • Flour to thicken gravy
  • Water
  • 1 double crust
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Simmer whole chicken in water with carrot and celery until done, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Pick meat off and cut into bite-size pieces. Refrigerate chicken and broth separately overnight. Next day, remove fat from broth as well as carrots and celery. Add onion soup and bring to boil. Thicken gravy with flour-water paste. Strain gravy to remove onions. Put chicken in bottom crust. Pour gravy on top. Place top crust and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.