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Puréed Chicken Pot Pie (PU4)

5 Servings
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Filled with chicken and mixed vegetables, this hearty and nourishing dish lets your patients enjoy the homemade flavors of this popular comfort food.

Ingredients

5 slices (1 oz) White bread, sliced with crust removed

10 fl oz Thick-It® Clear Advantage® Thickened Water Mildly Thick (Nectar)

1 can (14 oz) Thick-It® Seasoned Chicken Patty Purée

1/2 cup Cream, Half & Half

3 Tbsp Thick-It® Original Food & Beverage Thickener

1 cup Thick-It® Carrot and Pea Purée

1/3 cup Thick-It® Sweet Corn Purée

1/3 cup Thick-It® Seasoned Green Bean Purée

Serving Size

2 #10 scoops of Puréed Chicken Pot Pie

1 slice of prepared PU4 Bread

Directions

1. Prepare PU4 Bread: Place bread slices on a sheet pan in an even layer. Pour Thick-It® Clear Advantage® Thickened Water Mildly Thick (Nectar) over bread. Cover with plastic film and refrigerate. Allow bread to thoroughly soak for 2–4 hours or overnight.

2. In a baking pan, combine Thick-It® Seasoned Chicken Patty Purée with cream and Thick-It® Original Food & Beverage Thickener. Mix well. Cover and heat in steamer to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds (CCP). Stir. Hold at 140°F or higher until service (CCP).*

3. Place Thick-It® Carrot and Pea Purée in a baking pan. Cover and heat in a steamer to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds (CCP). Stir. Hold at 140°F or higher until service (CCP).*

4. Place Thick-It® Sweet Corn Purée in a baking pan. Cover and heat in a steamer to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds (CCP). Stir. Hold at 140°F or higher until service (CCP).*

5. Place Thick-It® Seasoned Green Bean Purée in a baking pan. Cover and heat in a steamer to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds (CCP). Stir. Hold at 140°F or higher until service (CCP).*

6. Once vegetables are heated, carefully add each vegetable into chicken mixture separately, and slowly mix to make a subtle ribbon effect.

7. Test prepared PU4 Bread and Puréed Chicken Pot Pie per IDDSI Testing Methods (Puréed Diet, PU4) using the Fork Drip Test and Spoon Tilt Test. Refer to IDDSI.org for details.

8. Place prepared PU4 Bread on bottom of serving dish. Top with 2 #10 scoops of Puréed Chicken Pot Pie. Serve immediately.

9. Discard any unused portions of prepared recipe.

*ALTERNATIVE METHOD: May heat each Thick-It® Purée ingredient separately in sauce pan on cook top to a minimum internal temperature of 165°F for 15 seconds (CCP). Stir. Hold at 140°F or higher until service (CCP).

Presentation Suggestions

1. Cut prepared PU4 Bread into a round or other appealing shape before soaking and place on bottom of serving dish.

2. Vegetables are thickened for piping presentation. Before heating, add 1/2 tsp of Thick-It® Original Food & Beverage Thickener per 1/3 cup of vegetables: Thick-It® Carrot and Pea Purée, Thick-It® Sweet Corn Purée, Thick-It® Seasoned Green Bean Purée. Heat and hold as instructed above.

3. Pipe ingredients separately using heat resistant pastry bag and flower piping tips. Pipe chicken mixture on top of PU4 Bread. Then, alternately place each vegetable into pastry bag and pipe on top of chicken mixture. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Per Serving

Calories 264
Protein 19.09 g
Total Carbohydrates 26.80 g
Total Fat 9.05 g
Sodium 738.94 mg
Cholesterol 113 mg

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