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Chicken Pie For The Masses 25 7 Pies

This is a great chicken pie to make for large suppers or to make as a fundraiser. The prep. Time is based on having at least four cooks working on this project

Steps

In a large pot or pressure cooker cook whole chicken pieces until the meat falls off the bone.
Save liquid for gravy.
Cool meat thoroughly and pick chicken from bones.
Boil chicken breasts and almost all the remaining onion in boiling water.
Season w / s& p.
Save liquid.
Cool thoroughly and pick meat from bones.
Cook carrots and potatoes in chicken breast liquid until tender.
Season w / s& p.
Remove veggies from liquid& cool them completely.
Reduce chicken / vegetable liquid by half.
Skim all fat from whole chicken broth.
Add to vegetable liquid.
Add remaining onions and bring to a slow boil.
Season w / s& p plus add onion powder.
Prepared a gallon of flour / water gravy slurry.
Slowly whisk in and cook until gravy is thick.
Cool completely.
When all ingredients are cooled completely , set out 25 foil pans.
Distribute chicken , potatoes and carrots among all the pans.
Add frozen peas on top.
Stir a bit.
Cover each w / gravy and cover w / tin foil.
Chill thoroug.

Ingredients

chicken, chicken breasts, potatoes, frozen peas, onions, carrots, salt, pepper, onion powder, flour, lard, eggs