Chicken Pot Pie

Name: Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients: 12 lb chicken meat (diced into 1/2-inch cubes); 12 cup carrot (diced into 1/2-inch cubes); 12 cup green peas; 12 cup mixed vegetables (your preference of type or just add more carrot or peas); 1 large potato (peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes); 2 tablespoons cornstarch (or to desired texture); 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste); 2 chicken bouillon cubes (or 1 can chicken stock); 3 cups water (or to desired texture); 3 cups flour; 23 cup vegetable shortening (cold); 12 cup butter (cold); 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste); 12 teaspoon garlic powder (optional); 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes (optional) or 1 teaspoon onion powder (optional); 4 ice cubes; 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil; 14 cup whole milk

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Ingredients

12 lb chicken meat (diced into 1/2-inch cubes)
12 cup carrot (diced into 1/2-inch cubes)
12 cup green peas
12 cup mixed vegetables (your preference of type or just add more carrot or peas)
1 large potato (peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes)
2 tablespoons cornstarch (or to desired texture)
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
2 chicken bouillon cubes (or 1 can chicken stock)
3 cups water (or to desired texture)
3 cups flour
23 cup vegetable shortening (cold)
12 cup butter (cold)
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
12 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1 teaspoon dried onion flakes (optional) or 1 teaspoon onion powder (optional)
4 ice cubes
2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
14 cup whole milk

Directions

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["Filling:.", "Mix water, bouillion cubes, salt, and potato in a sauce pan and boil over medium heat until the potatoes just start to soften.", "Add vegetables to the pan and boil an additional 5 minutes or so, then reduce heat to simmer and very gradually stir in corn starch.", "Gauge starch until mixture has a medium gravy texture or as you would desire for pie filling.", "Finally, add meat and simmer without stirring while you make the crust.", "Either add water or corn starch to adjust texture if necessary.", "Crust:.", "In a large mixing bowl, blend flour, salt, and garlic/onion (if used).", "Dice vegetable shortening and butter to small pieces and distribute evenly in flour.", "Either cut in or with an electric mixer, mix shortening and butter into flour to obtain a flaky granular mixture.", "With a large spoon, break ice cubes in your hand and distribute the chips throughout the flour mixture.", "Blend ice in until fully incorporated and melted into the flour.", "Split the mixture into 2 sections sufficient to make a crust and covering.", "Flour a flat surface and roll sections with a floured rolling pin until good size for pie pan and cover.", "For a nice touch, slice the cover section into 1\" strips to make a weave or criss-cross patterned top.""