Question about chicken pot pie!!!

[jen36 1]

I love chicken pot pie so I have learned to make it by scratch. Does anyone know if it is really bad for you since I have started leaving off any crust and not using any potato's. I also use corn starch instead of flour to thicken it. Instead of butter to fry the onions in I use canola oil. I am trying to make a healthier version because I like it so much.

[honk 780]

May be the greek in me; but I only use olive oil. From what I read it's the best oil you can use for cooking etc. You might want to consider a low fat or fat free cream of chicken soup; to keep the calories and fat down.

[isaviolinist 11]

Firstly, its my opinion that if you eat in moderation, nothing is horribly bad for you. There are things that are worse than others, but if you eat them in moderation, its not a huge deal. If you're eating 1500 calories worth of chicken pot pie everyday, then yes, it will be really bad for you.

Can you post your recipe? I'm really good at breaking down recipes and minimizing the calories (I love to cook, so maximum taste with minimum calories is my hobby :thumbup:). One suggestion off the top of my head is get a non stick cooking spray to cook the onions (you can get an olive oil one). You'd be surprised how little oil you really need to cook. I'm making cioppino tonite and I just sauteed 4 chopped shallots, 4 garlic cloves, one huge chopped onion, and a really big fennel bulb (chopped) with less than a tablespoon of olive oil. It was like 2 pounds of veggies lol. It can be done! Post the recipe and maybe I can help you with it.

[elcee 3,341]

Olive oil is one of the healthiest oils but it is not good for cooking at high temps. Apparently something happens to it that make sit carcinogenic. Other veggie/sunflower oils are better for frying and cooking.

[pixiestix 4]

Try this one, I tried it and it was pretty good!

http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/talk-about-a-makeover/

[Momto3redheads 18]

I love love love chicken pot pie, too! I am not big into cooking, tho.....but I would try any low calorie/healthy recipes you all can come up with as it would be good for my family, too. Usually I end up going thru Boston Market on the way home - I don't eat the crust anyway, just about half the inside.........I guess I figure as long as I haven't had 1000 calories the rest of the day I can splurge every once in awhile.