#MEwx Hot 'N Muggy again with Chicken Pot Pie

Good morning Augusta.

I’ve put up a new Ambient WS 5000 weather station where you can view real time readings online here.

This morning we have areas of patchy fog with partly sunny skies. Warm with highs in the upper 80s. Winds are south 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values will rise to the lower 90s this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of showers  during evening hours, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight with areas of fog . Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

The wind is East between  1.3 MPH and 3.6 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.68, the Absolute pressure is 29.48 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

The outdoor temperature is 70.9°F, the dew point is 69.7°F, the heat index is 72.2°F and the humidity is 96%.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 Kilometers with clear skies and a rumor of patchy fog somewhere local.

The current Solar Radiation reading is 181.3W/m2, the UV Index is 1  placing the average person at low risk, the moon phase is waxing crescent and the moon is 10.0% illuminated. Sunrise is 6:00 AM, sunset is 6:21 PM, moonrise is 9:10 AM, Moonset is 8:55 PM and we’ll have 13 hours 21 minutes of daylight today.

Our next full moon will be on September 10 and the next new moon will be on September 25.

 

Why not make your own chicken pot pie? Hey, have you seen the price of the frozen ones in the store lately?

 

Chicken Pot Pies

1/2 package refrigerated pie dough (Or you can use phyllo dough)

cooking spray

1/8 tsp salt

2 tblsp flour

1 tsp sage (I used poultry seasoning)

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

8 oz. chicken breast tenders, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 1/4 cups water

1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1 cup mushrooms (optional)

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (I used fat free, low sodium cream of

celery soup)

 

Preheat oven to 425.

If using pie dough:

Cut 3 circles from dough; discard scraps.

Place dough circles on baking sheet coated with cooking spray.

Coat with spray; sprinkle with 1/8 tsp salt.  Pierce top with fork.

Bake at 425 for 8 minutes or until golden.

 

Combine flour, sage, 1/4 tsp salt, and pepper in zip-top bag.  Add chicken. 

Seal bag and toss to coat.

Heat large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat.  Add

chicken mixture, cook 5 minutes to brown on all sides.

Stir in water, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.  Stir in vegetables,

mushrooms, and soup; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cook 10 minutes.

            Meanwhile, if using phyllo:

            coat each of 8 sheets of phyllo with spray; using a biscuit

cutter, cut circles to fit top of

            ramekins or bowls.

Spoon 1 cup mixture into each of 3 ramekins or bowls top each with baked pie

dough.  If topping with phyllo, bake in 425 oven for 8 minutes to brown.