Awesome Crock-pot Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs frozen chicken tenders
• 2 (12 ounce) bags frozen mixed vegetables (thawed and drained)
• 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen chopped onions
• 2 cups frozen southern style hash brown potatoes
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans fat-free cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 (8 ounce) box fat free cream cheese (softened)
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• salt, to taste if desired
• 1 (15 ounce) box refrigerated pie crusts

Recipe

• 1 .preheat oven according to directions on pie crust box.
• 2 spray a large cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 tear pie crusts into small pieces arranged on cookie sheet (or cut neatly if you must) and bake until golden.
• 4 allow to cool then seal in an air-tight bowl.
• 5 fill a large pot with water and frozen chicken tenders.
• 6 boil until done.
• 7 drain, allow to cool, and cube.
• 8 while preparing chicken, combine soup, cream cheese, milk, and broth in your crock-pot on the high setting, blending well. (add liquids slowly and gradually to control the thickness of the broth.).
• 9 fold in all spices, veggies and cooked, cubed chicken to mixture in crock-pot. (at this point i check my seasonings and make necessary adjustments.).
• 10 allow to simmer on high for an hour, or switch your crock-pot to its lowest setting and have it when you get home from work.
• 11 when serving, sprinkle pie crust pieces on top.
• 12 also think of other flavor combinations -- you can do this with beef, turkey, lamb or shrimp and it's still awesome. add cheeses, other spices, other veggies, mushrooms, or even walnuts to vary.