#MEwx Raw and cold today with a Chicken and Broccoli pot pie recipe

Good morning Augusta

A direct, real-time feed from my personal weather station is available for you

here.

This morning it’s partly sunny with a chance of snow showers during morning hours. Highs in the lower 40s with north winds around 10 mph.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy skies with lows in the upper 20s. North winds around 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 28.0°F, the humidity is 83%, the dew point is 23.5°F and our wind chill is 28.0°F. 

The wind direction is Northeast between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.04, the Absolute pressure is 29.84 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with mostly cloudy skies to 1,2000 ft.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 40.2% illuminated, the moon phase is in its first quarter, Sunrise is 6:21 am  83° East, Sunset is 7:05 pm 277° West, Moonrise is 10:29 am 57° Northeast, Moonset is 1:24 am 303° Northwest and we’ll have 12 hours 45 minutes of daylight today.  

We received 0.31 inches of rain / snow here over the past 24 hours. In fact, we woke up to about 2 inches of fluffy white stuff that hasn’t melted yet. Bet you thought winter was over with, didn’t you?

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 311053Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM BKN120 M02/M04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T10221044

IF you have any leftover chicken make this for dinner.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI POT PIE      

Serves:  8

Nonstick cooking spray

1 bunch fresh broccoli, broken into florets

1 cup cooked diced chicken or turkey

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

4 oz reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

1 1/3 cups skim milk

¾ cup egg substitute

¾ cup reduced-fat baking mix (such as Bisquick Light)

¼ tsp salt

¼ pepper

½ curry powder

Optional garnish:  red pepper flakes

 

1.                  Preheat oven to 400degrees.

2.                  Spray a 10-inch pie pan with cooking spray.  Layer first four ingredients in the pan.

3.                  In a blender container, combine remaining ingredients.  Blend on medium speed for 30 seconds or until mixture is smooth.  Pour egg mixture into pan.  If desired, sprinkle red pepper flakes on the egg mixture.  Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until firm.  Allow pie to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing.  This recipe may be assembled a day ahead and refrigerated overnight.  Increase baking time to 35 minutes for chilled mixture.

 

Exchanges:  1 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 very lean meat.

Calories:  226; fat:  6 gm; protein:  21 gm; carbohydrate:  cholesterol:  27 mg; sodium:  570