Chicken Pie

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Anything wrapped in pastry is appealing to my girls and this Chicken Pie has certainly become a popular dish.  However, I have also had success with this filling served with pasta, rice or under a potato crust.  The mixture is pretty straight forward and doesn’t take long to cook.  You could always make extra filling and freeze some for turning into a range of quick meals.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil

600g chicken thighs, boned and skinned and cut into 2 cm pieces

3 tablespoons flour

salt and pepper

4 rashers of bacon

1 clove of garlic, finely chopped

1 leek, trimmed, washed and sliced into 1 cm pieces

2 carrots, peeled and chopped into 1 cm pieces

2 sticks of celery, finely sliced

2 tablespoons of mild mustard

250ml of milk (or cream if you are feeling decadent)

2 sheets of pre-rolled puff pastry

1 egg

Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F). 

Take a plate put the flour, salt and pepper on it and then toss the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour.  Heat one tablespoon of the olive oil in a fry pan and add the chicken pieces 1/3 at a time and cook until browned.  As the chicken browns remove it to a plate.  Once the chicken is browned add the bacon and do the same.  In the same pan add remaining tablespoon of olive oil and then the garlic, leeks, carrot and celery and cook until soft, approx. 15 minutes.   Add the chicken and bacon back into the pan and then add the milk (cream) and simmer very slowly for another 20 minutes.  Take the mixture from the heat and let it cool down a little.

This mixture can be used for a range of quick meals.

Pour the chicken into a pie dish.  I usually use small ramekins for the kids but it can be cooked in one large dish.  Take your pre-rolled pastry sheets and cut a lid for the dish (or dishes).  Crimp the pastry to the top of the dish and then egg wash the pastry to make it go golden when it cooks.  Put into the oven until the top is golden brown which should take about 20 minutes.  Serve with sweetcorn.

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