-Recipes-

This one’s for you, Ron Weasley—the boy
who was perpetually found with either a drumstick or potatoes in your mouth.

Main Ingredients:

12 chicken
drumsticks

12 slices
center-cut bacon

salt and
black pepper to taste

1 onion,
coarsely chopped

1 1/2 pounds
potatoes, peeled and cubed (we used russets)

Seasoning Mix:

2 tablespoons
dried chives

2 tablespoons
dried basil

1 tablespoon
garlic powder

1 tablespoon
adobo seasoning

1 tablespoon
ground black pepper

1 teaspoon
salt, or to taste

Directions:

1)  Preheat oven
to 400 Wrap each chicken piece in a slice of bacon, trying to cover as much of
the chicken as possible.

2)  Place the
wrapped chicken pieces in a 9x13 inch baking dish, season with salt and pepper,
and sprinkle the onion over the chicken.

3)  Push potatoes
down into the spaces between the chicken pieces and around the edge of the
dish.

4)  Combine the
chives, basil, garlic powder, adobo seasoning, and black pepper in a small
bowl, and sprinkle the seasoning to taste over the chicken and potatoes.

5)  Bake in the
preheated oven for 1 hour, until the bacon is crisp and brown and the potatoes
are tender. Sprinkle with salt, if desired, and serve hot.

Inside Mix:

½ pound
ground sausage (we like spicy to add more flavor)

½ pound
ground beef

2 t minced
garlic

2 t all spice
(or nutmeg if you don’t have it)

2 t dried
parsley (or Italian seasoning)

1 teaspoon
paprika (optional)

2-3 T dried
minced onion

2 tablespoons
all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups
beef broth

1 cup cubed
cooked potatoes (We just use frozen hashbrowns, but you can cube and cook your
own. . . obviously [that sounds like Snape].)

Salt and
pepper to taste

CRUST:

There is NO
SHAME is using a store-bought crust! But. . . if you want to make your
own:

2 cups
all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon
salt

6 tablespoons
cold butter or margarine

6 tablespoons
shortening

4 tablespoons
cold water

1 egg, plus 2
t water, beaten

Directions: 

Combine the
flour and salt; cut in the butter and shortening until crumbly. Gradually add
water, tossing with a fork until dough forms two equal balls. Roll out pastry
to fit pie pan.

In a skillet,
brown sausage and beef until almost cooked through. Drain fat. Add
spices, garlic, and onion and cook for two more minutes. Add flour and
stir. Add broth to the skillet. Bring to a boil and stir in the potatoes.
Cook until heated through.

Place one
crust in bottom of pie pan and trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of dish. Fill
with meat mixture. Place second crust on top and press edges of two crusts
together and (if you want to be fancy—and who doesn’t?) flute edges.

Use extra
crust to put a fun design on the top of your crust (as you can see, we did a
lightening bolt and the deathly hallows symbol). When we do individual
pies, we usually use extra crust to put the kids’ initials on top.

Brush egg
wash on top of crust and prick several times with a fork. Bake at 375 for
35-40 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned on edges. (You may need to
cover with foil for the last few minutes.)