Old-Fashioned Turkey Potpie

photo borrowed from VegCooking.com

As a vegetarian family, I am often on the lookout for simple, yet healthful meals that I can prepare for my family in a short period of time. This recipe came from "The Best of Country Cooking" cookbook. It is not a vegetarian recipe, but I adapted it to fit our needs and make it healthier. I served this today for brunch with oven baked potatoes.


INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 c. butter or margarine (I used Soy Garden by Earth Balance)
• 1/3 c. all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 2/3 c. lowfat skim milk (I used soy milk)
• 2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules (I used Orrington Farms Chicken Flovoring no msg and vegetarian)
• 2 c. cubed cooked turkey (I used vegetarian turkey from Worthington Foods)
  
• 1 c. frozen mixed vegetables
  

PASTRY

• 1-2/3 c. all-purpose flour (again I used whole wheat pastry flour)
• 2 tsp. celery seed
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed (I used Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese)
• 1/3 c. butter or margarine (again I used Soy Garden)

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, garlic and salt until blended. Gradually stir in water, milk and bouillon. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in turkey and vegetables; set aside. For pastry, combine flour and celery seed in a bowl. Cut in cream cheese and butter until crumbly. Work mixture by hand until dough forms a ball. (I had to add ice cold water 1 T. at a time to moisten dough enough to make it hold together) On a lightly floured surface, roll two-thirds of dough into a 12-in. square. Transfer to an 9-in. square baking dish. Pour filling into crust. Roll remaining dough into a 9-in. square; place over filing. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Bake at 425 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly. YIELDS: 6 servings


NOTE: Special ingredients were purchased at our local Health Food store with the exception of the Soy Margarine, Sea Salt, and Chicken Flavoring. They were purchased from Meijer grocery store.