I take my lunch to work everyday. I’m not a sandwich kind of gal. Never have been. I like a warm lunch. I’m pretty sure my dislike of sandwiches could be a direct result of my not having to take a lunch to elementary school. Growing up, our house was on the same street as St. Mary Elementary, one block down. Every school day, I (along with my siblings) ran home to eat lunch with Mama. (Lunch was an hour long, giving us plenty of time to eat and the remainder of our lunch hour could be spent back at school on the playground or if it was really cold, we stayed home and watched the Young and The Restless. (How funny is that?!?) It was great.
Junior high, high school, and college, I choked down many a cold sandwich. I started to work and I reverted back to warm lunches. To this day, my lunches at work rarely consist of a sandwich. I’m a leftovers fan. (Thank God for microwaves.) When I don’t have leftovers, I hope I have something convenient and ready to go in the freezer. That doesn’t happen often. As many of you know, it’s a bit of a pain finding quick frozen food that meets all of your allergy criteria, so when I do find something, I’m pretty pumped. With that being said, let me introduce, the ‘Blake’s Gluten-Free Chicken Pot Pie”. (Link at bottom of this post.)
My chicken pot pie lunch: I made it in the microwave. Follow the instructions on the box. (Go with the minimum time suggested for microwaving, you can always add another minute.) They recommend, putting something under it. I used a paper plate.
I opened the microwave. It smelled great. The crust browned up, a little. It had bubbled over a bit, so I’m glad they recommended placing something under it. There was just one unusual thing, the center of the pie. It looked like it had 5 rows of 1/4 inch dots in a grid. After taking it out of the microwave, I attempted to punch a hole in it’s center, to release some heat. I was unable to punch a hole in it with my plastic fork. (Okay, maybe a ‘real’ fork could have. Remember, I’m at work and I use plastic silverware.) Anyway, after I busted through the crust, off to the side, and let it cool; I dug in. It had great flavor! I liked the crust, nice texture. I just wish it would have been stuffed with a little more chicken, veggies and gravy, I wasn’t ready for my lunch to be over.
I will pick up a couple more of these and keep them in the freezer, for those days I need something to pack for lunch or one of those nights Kevin and I want something quick for supper.
Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping!
Brenda
https://www.blakesallnatural.com/all-natural-meals/gluten-free-chicken-pot-pie