Vegan Chicken & Pot Pie

I'm just putting this out there since we were talking about vegan foods at coffee this morning (in Eagan).  I had the name of the product wrong Dan...oops! 

I'm a faithful watcher of the Ellen show & she's a vegan.  She had her personal chef on last week & he makes a super yummy Chicken Pot Pie (which is completely vegan).  To check out the video of him making it, here's the link:

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/videos/player/rightrail/index.ht ml?mediaKey=b56f09e0-1a8a-4184-abdd-2a9eb41486fc&isShareURL= true

The vegan chicken he uses in the recipe is called Gardein (which is sold at Whole Foods):

http://www.gardein.com/

But, if you don't have time to watch the video & just want the recipe for yummy Vegan Pot Pie, here it is:

Vegan Pot Pie

1.5 T olive oil
2 cups diced onion
1 cup celery
1 tsp. minced garlic
4T organic all-purpose flour
1 ea. 10oz bag organic frozen peas and carrots
2 cups “chicken" chicken stock or strong vegetable broth
2 cups diced “Gardien" chicken scallopini

1 package Pillsbury pie crust
Melted vegan butter as needed
 

Using a small stock pot, heat oil and sauté onion and celery until translucent.
Add garlic and sauté two minutes more.
Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until well incorporated.
Pour in stock and stir.
Simmer until filling has thickened.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add remaining vegetables and Gardien and stir.
 

Roll out pie crust and cut it about 1/2 an inch larger than the ramekin you are using. Rub top side of crust with a little melted butter. Place filling in ramekin and top with pie crust.

Bake in pre-heated 420° oven for 15-20 minutes until crust is golden brown. Makes 4 oz. pies.

Lots more vegan recipes can be found on Ellen's website:

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/recipes/

And there's recipes for using the new Gardein product on their website also.
 

This sounds so yummy! Thanks for sharing.