Chicken And Rice Pie

Ingredients

• 1 pastry for double-crust pie
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1/2 cup onion (optional)
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1 clove garlic (optional)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup whole milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup cooked chicken, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1 tablespoon lime juice or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups cooked rice or 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice