Chicken Pot Pie

I love this recipe, it is the ultimate comfort food.

2 cups shreeded chicken
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 stick butter
3 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 pkg of frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup milk
2 tbl corn starch
Premade frozen pie crusts (I like the Pillsbury ones)

Saute your onion, potatoes and chicken in the butter. Cook for 10 minutes to precook the potatoes. Set aside in a separate bowl. In that pan add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add 2 tbl of cornstarch to your milk and mix well. Add corn starch mixture to chicken broth and stir constantly (this will make a gravy).
Add the gravy to the potatoes, onions, and chicken, add frozen vegetables. Mix well.

Put your pie crust in the pan and add the filling. Put a pie crust on the top and crease edges. Put some slits in the top and bake at 425 for 30-40 minutes.

Pasta Fagoli Soup (Olive Garden)

This soup is delicious and I think it taste like the real deal. I think this version is a little spicier than the Olive Garden version but I like it. If you don't you can always cut back on the Tabasco. Very easy and yummy.

1lb of ground beef (browned and drained)
1/2 large red onion, chopped
1 cup carrots (I like the matchstix ones you find at the store)
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes w/ juice (14.5 ounces)
1 can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can white beans (drained and rinsed)
4 cups beef broth
1 jar (26 ounces) pasta sauce (Ragu or Prego)
2 tsp Oregano
1 Tbl Tabasco
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cup dry pasta (add at end of cooking time)

This makes a lot! Brown and drain the hamburger, put all ingredients (except pasta) in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours. About 30 minutes before serving time add the pasta. Serve with parmesan cheese.