Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

• 1 1/2 Fresh skinless, boneless chicken Breasts
• 3 Stalks celery
• 1 Large onion
• 1 Green pepper
• 2 Cans condensed cream-of-chicken soup
• 1 Can condensed cream-of-celery soup
• 1 Quart Chicken broth
• 1 Pkg frozen mixed vegetables (32 oz. package)
• 4 Tbls Butter
• 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 tsp Basil
• 1 1/4 tsp Thyme
• 1/2 tsp Sage
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 1/4 tsp Seasoned salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (1 tsp salt if using table salt) or to taste
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 Pkgs refridgerated pie crust (the type that you unroll)
• Egg wash (beaten egg)

1. Put chicken breast in freezer until partially frozen (about 1 1/2 hours). Remove from freezer and cut into bite size chunks. Pour about 3/4 of the chicken broth in a 2-quart saucepan, add the chicken pieces, bring to a boil and cook approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the chicken through a strainer, reserving the liquid. Set aside. 2. Dice the onion, celery and green pepper; saute in the butter until celery and green pepper are tender and the onions are opaque (about 10 minutes). Add the reserved liquid from cooking the chicken along with the cream-of-chicken and cream-of-celery soups (undiluted), mixed vegetables and spices. Bring to a slow simmer. 3. Add the chicken and return the mixture to a slow simmer. Adjust the seasonings to taste and add more chicken broth, a little at a time, if mixture is too thick. Simmer about 20 minutes (DO NOT BOIL). 4. Using one package of the pie crust dough, line the bottom and sides of a 13x9x2" baking dish. Ladle the chicken pie mixture into the dish. Using the other package of pie crust dough, cover the top of the dish, sealing the edges. Cut four or five slits in the crust to allow venting. With a pastry brush, coat the top pie crust layer with the egg wash. 5. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool slightly.

If you cool the baked pie and put it in the refrigerator overnight before serving, the sauce will thicken, the seasonings will combine and the pie will be more delicious than it already is; it will also be easier to remove the serving portions. Re-warm to serve.