Old-fashioned Chicken Pot Pie
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This hearty chicken pie is a great family meal. Use store-bought pastry and stock for a simple version of a homemade favourite.
See Notes for variation
You can use leftover cooked chicken if you have it. Make the sauce as described, but omit the raw chicken, then add the leftover chook to the sauce before cooling it.
See Notes for variation
- Easy
- 0:20 Prep
- 0:40 Cook
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 1 stick celery, diced
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 diced chicken breasts
- 20g butter
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 cup (250ml) Massel Chicken Style Liquid Stock
- 2 tbsp cream
- 2-3 sheets shortcrust pastry, defrosted
- 1 egg, beaten
Method
- Heat oil in a large frypan and cook onion, celery, carrot and garlic for 5 minutes over medium heat until starting to soften. Increase the heat and add chicken, and cook, stirring, until well sealed. Add butter and allow to melt, then stir through flour and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken stock and stir well. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir through cream. Transfer ingredients to a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour until cold.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced.
- Use one sheet of pastry to line the base and sides of a 28cm pie dish, or join pastry pieces together if required to fit.
- Fill with cooled chicken mixture. Place another sheet of pastry over the top. Trim excess pastry then work your way around the pie dish using your thumbs to press the pastry top and base together.
- Brush with beaten egg and cut two slits in the middle to allow steam to escape.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden
NOTES
Make individual pies by placing the cooled filling straight into ramekins or small pie dishes, and top with a circle of pastry slightly larger than the top, so it folds over the edges. Brush with egg and bake until golden.You can use leftover cooked chicken if you have it. Make the sauce as described, but omit the raw chicken, then add the leftover chook to the sauce before cooling it.
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