Chicken Pot Why?

Not sure what to eat on a Friday night? Trying to save some cash for the bars this weekend? It's time to crack out the Chicken Pot Pie.

Marie Callender's Creamy Parmesan Chicken Pot Pie sure hit the spot tonight while I pondered what to eat for dinner. Most people shy away from the frozen dinner section of the grocery, but it is often where I find myself window shopping down the isles.

This tasty delight may take close to an hour to bake but what better time than to pop it in the oven then return to either your homework or the weekly reality TV show every college student is guilty of recording.

Today I'm going to take you on a quick summary of how to indulge in this American style meal.

First thing is first, you have to preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Because the baking temperature is a little high you have plenty of time to finish preparing the pot pie while it preheats.

Pot Pie Frozen

The crust of the pot pie is a golden flakey crust that is made from scratch. In order to not burn the edges of the pot pie it is crucial that you wrap the edges in foil. No need to go in to extreme detail on wrapping the edge because a little crunch adds to the essence of the good stuff inside the pie.

Frozen w/ foil on edges

Here comes the easy part. After the oven is done preheating, you simply place the pie on a cookie sheet, pop it in the oven and wait for 65 minutes. What to do with those 65 minutes is completely up to you, but don't stray too far because the pie will be out before you know it.

After a good clean to my house, the timer on the oven went off. Make sure before digging into the pie you do two things. One, even though it may seem obvious, please take the foil off of the pie! And two, let the pie cool down for five minutes. This cool down will allow the inside to stop boiling and thicken.

Cooked & ready to eat

Easy enough for any college student to do & affordable too. Check out prices at your local grocer.

Bon Appetite!