The gray steak that I returned to Winn Dixie.
You never want to see gray on your steak, and that’s exactly what I saw on all the undersides of the boneless eye round steak I bought from Winn Dixie yesterday.
I was pretty unhappy, as I had prepped all the vegetables for the Swiss Steak crockpot recipe when I discovered the steak was gray on the bottom. Zipping out to return the meat was not on my original agenda for the day, that’s for sure!
Keith, a manager of the Winn Dixie store off Atlantic Blvd. and Girvin Rd. in Jacksonville, Fla. was very apologetic about the meat, and offered me a fresh new package of steak free of charge (in addition to reimbursing me for the grayish steak). I thanked him but declined. I was mainly upset that my dinner plans of Swiss Steak were ruined. It takes 6-8 hours to cook in the crockpot, and starting it at 1:30 p.m. is a definite no no for those who like to eat dinner at 6 p.m.!
I ended up making chicken pot pie for dinner. I took out some diced organic roast chicken from my freezer, defrosted it, and added it to a mixture of sauteed onions, Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom, sliced carrots, zucchini and frozen peas.
I added a topping of Pillsbury pie crust and baked it for about 19 minutes. What a delicious dinner! There was silence at the table while it was being scarfed down.
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Delicious Chicken Pot Pie on the Quick Side
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced roast chicken
- 1 can Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom
- 1/2 can 2% milk *
- 1/4 can Reduced Fat Chicken Broth *
- 1 cup diced sweet onion
- 1 zucchini, sliced thinly and halved
- 1 carrot, thinly sliced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
- small pinch Herbes de Provence
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a pot, preheat on low and saute onions, carrots and zucchini. Season with a pinch of salt, poultry seasoning, and Herbes de Provence. Stir. After onions are translucent, pour in Cream of Mushroom, milk, and chicken broth. Stir and let heat about 5 minutes. Add in frozen peas and diced cooked chicken. Stir. Meanwhile, spray an 8×8″ Pyrex pan with non-stick spray. Pour in chicken mixture and top with pie crust, pinching the sides closed. Cut the dough away from the handles. Make a design, such as a star or heart, in the middle of the pie crust to allow bubbles room to escape while the pot pie is baking. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes, til the pie crust is golden brown. Serve and enjoy!
Keith, the Winn Dixie manager, also gave me a $10 Winn Dixie gift card. I will be doing a giveaway in the very near future for my readers and that will be one of the things included.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend full of great food and happy times to treasure!
Photos by Kelly Estes
