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I made this today. It was very good. I did not make the pastry portion. I purchased pie crust and cut the dough with a 3" circle cutter, used a fork to poke some holes in it and baked it. When I served it, I put a couple of the pie crust circles on top of the soup.

Chicken Potpie Soup (from Allrecipes dot com)

6 Servings Prep: 20 min. + chilling Cook: 20 min.

Ingredients

· 2 cups all-purpose flour

· 1-1/4 teaspoons salt

· 2/3 cup shortening

· 5 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk

· SOUP:

· 2 tablespoons butter

· 1 cup cubed peeled potatoes

· 1 cup chopped sweet onion

· 2 celery ribs, chopped

· 2 medium carrots, chopped

· 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

· 1/2 teaspoon salt

· 1/4 teaspoon pepper

· 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) chicken broth

· 2 cups shredded cooked chicken

· 1 cup frozen petite peas

· 1 cup frozen corn

Directions

· In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly.

· Gradually add milk, tossing with a fork until dough holds together

· when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate

· for 30 minutes or overnight.

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· On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Using

· a floured 2-1/2-in. heart-shaped or round cutter, cut 18 shapes.

· Directions (continued)

· Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 425° for

· 8-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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· For soup, in a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add the

· potatoes, onion, celery and carrots; cook and stir for 5-7 minutes

· or until onion is tender.

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· Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended; gradually whisk in

· broth. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer,

· uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in

· remaining ingredients; heat through. Serve with pastries. Yield: 6

· servings.

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Nutrition Facts: 1-1/2 cups with 3 pastries equals 614 calories, 30 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 1,706 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 23 g protein.