Portabella and Vegetable Pot Pie

6 servings
Preparation Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
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Equipment

  • medium bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 1 ⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1 ⁄3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 8 oz baby portabella mushrooms each cut into quarters (31⁄2 cups)
  • 1 1 ⁄2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 package 1.6 oz garlic herb sauce mix
  • 1 bag 12 oz frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
  • 1 teaspoon half-and-half

Instructions

  • In medium bowl, mix flour, salt, thyme and oil until all flour is moistened.
  • Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all water is absorbed.
  • Gather pastry into a ball.
  • Place pastry between 2 sheets of waxed paper.
  • With rolling pin, roll into 81⁄2-inch round; set aside, covered with towel.
  • Heat oven to 425°F.
  • In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat.
  • Add mushrooms; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender.
  • Stir in 11⁄2 cups half-and-half and the sauce mix.
  • Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
  • Stir in vegetables.
  • Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly heated.
  • Spoon vegetable mixture into ungreased 91⁄2-inch deep-dish pie plate.
  • Remove top waxed paper from crust; cut about 1-inch hole in center of crust.
  • Carefully invert crust over filling; remove remaining waxed paper.
  • Cut small slits in several places in crust.
  • Brush crust with 1 teaspoon half-and-half.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
  • Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Why a pie crust made with oil? While it’s a bit more fragile to work with than a traditional shortening crust, and although it’s not flaky, it’s very, very tender.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 390 kcal
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Course Pie
clue Easy
Diets Vegetarian