Chicken Pot Pie and Honey Mustard Spinach Salad

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Fresh Spinach tossed with walnuts, diced veggies and a sweet honey mustard dressing perfectly compliment Blake's All Natural Pot Pies, comforting individual dinners.

I had a couple of friends over for dinner a week or so ago, and while I always like to do something special for my guests, the meal wasn't 'only' for them, it was the centerpiece for a post that week. As a result, it was a fair bit larger than what I would typically serve, and the plating was given an extra dash of care to how they were set. To put it another way, there was absolutely nothing relaxed about the table that night. Neither of my guests could have been more complimentary if they tried to be, remarking how I must "always" eat like that in my line of work.

As much as I would like to think of myself as 'gourmet extraordinaire' who never needs to 'tolerate' a quick meal, even I occasionally find myself pressed for time - perhaps a tad more often than I would like to admit. After all, who doesn't find their calendar compacting a fair bit more than usual as the sun finds its rest ever earlier by the day, while the night grows all the longer and all the more weary as the winter presses on? While twenty four remains the count of the hours, I can't help but feel like the longer the days of summer mystically grant me a larger allotment of time in which to complete my day-to-day tasks.

For example, it was just the other night that I found myself in Walmart at the end of a long of content that I had be running since early the previous morning, and by the time my hands were wrapped around the bar of the shopping cart, I was finished. I just couldn't press myself forward even another hour. Whatever I was there for could wait, I decided. Instead, I picked up a few Blake's All natural Frozen Dinners, particularly their Chicken Pot Pies, and I called it a night.

After I got home, I quickly threw together a fresh spinach salad with button mushrooms, red onion, and walnuts, and whipped up a quick dressing with honey, mustard, and lemon juice as shown below while the pot pies cooked in the oven.

Chicken Pot Pie and Honey Mustard Spinach Salad

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• Author: Living the Gourmet
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 1-3 1x

Ingredients

Units USM Scale 1x2x3x

• 3 Blake's All Natural Frozen Dinners: Chicken Pot Pie

For the Spinach Salad:

• Fresh baby spinach 4 - 5 cups
• 1 quart button mushrooms - sliced
• 1/4 head of red cabbage - sliced thin
• 1 red onion - sliced thin
• 1/2 cup of walnuts - chopped
• Blue cheese and cherry tomatoes for garnish

Honey Mustard Dressing:

• 1/4 cup of honey
• 2 tbs. mustard
• 2 tbs. lemon juice
• 3 - 4 tbs. apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1 clove of garlic chopped

Instructions

For the pot pie(s):

1. Prepare as directed.

For the spinach salad:

1. Combine all of the ingredients for the salad in a large bowl and toss.

for the honey mustard dressing:

1. Combine all of the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and mix. Serve over salad.

I have to admit, giving myself the night felt almost as good as finishing a long line of gourmet content. Since the pies are all natural and made by hand, it was comfort food that couldn't have been easier.

What are some of the ways you ease a long night or save time cooking? We would love to hear from you!