southwest chicken pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 unbaked pie crusts
• 1/4 (8 ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 pound cubed cooked chicken breast meat
• 1/2 cup uncooked instant rice
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1 cup cooked corn
• 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup prepared salsa
• 3/4 (8 ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• place a pie crust into a pie dish, and bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. sprinkle 1/4 of an 8-ounce package of cheddar cheese the crust, and set aside.
• in a bowl, combine the chicken, instant rice, black beans, corn, black olives, sour cream, salsa, 3/4 of 8-ounce package of cheddar cheese, garlic powder, and cumin. season to taste with salt and pepper, and pour the mixture into the partially-baked crust. top the pie with the remaining crust, seal the edges of the pie, and cut slits into the top crust.
• bake for 25 minutes, and check to see if the crust is becoming too brown. if it is, wrap a strip of aluminum foil around the edge of the crust. bake until the pie is golden brown and bubbling, 15 to 20 more minutes.
• allow the pie to sit for 10 minutes before serving.