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The State Fair of Texas' Big Tex Award Finalists for 2016

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Fernie’s Down Home Chicken Pot Pie Pocket with Mac 'n Cheese Dip by Christi Erpillo — "A savory cream sauce chock-full of shredded roasted chicken breast, tender diced white potatoes, sweet carrots, peas, corn and a special blend of herbs and spices" is ladled into pastry dough and folded "Hot Pocket-style." It's served with a mac 'n cheese-inspired dip.
This morning, the State Fair of Texas announced the finalists for the 2016 Big Tex Choice Awards, a list of eight deep-fried, sugar-coated, heart-stopping carb-monsters that were selected from 55 original entries submitted by 34 concession vendors. The 12th annual Big Tex Choice Awards will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 in the Tower Building at Fair Park. Click through the slideshow to start planning your artery-clogging trip to the State Fair, which runs Sept. 30 through Oct. 23 in Fair Park.