Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Pot Pie
It’s about time we had chicken pot pie on one of the weekly menus! With a luxuriously creamy filling
and crispy pastry top, this pie is guaranteed to make you feel warm and cosy inside.
1. COOK CHICKEN
Preheat oven to 190ºC (375ºF) fan bake. Place a large
piece of foil or baking paper on an oven tray. Place
chicken on top, sprinkle on garlic powder and season
with salt and pepper. Wrap up into a parcel and bake
for 25 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
2. MAKE SAUCE
Meanwhile, remove pastry from freezer to defrost.
Dice carrots and onion. Crush garlic. Melt butter in a
large non-stick pot on medium. Add carrot, onion,
garlic, rosemary and thyme. Cook for about 5 minutes,
until carrot is soft.
4. ASSEMBLE PIES
Shred cooked chicken and stir into sauce. Spoon into
4 oven-safe pots (mixture should reach the top) and
brush the edges of the pots with a little milk. Cut
pastry into 4 pieces and drape over pots, pressing
down the edges to seal. Brush pastry with a little milk
and cut a small slice in the middle with a sharp knife.
Sprinkle with remaining parmesan. Bake for 20-25
CHICKEN PIE 1/4 cup plain flour (38g)
minutes, until puffed and golden.
1 1/2 cups milk (375ml) +
500g boneless, skinless
extra for brushing pastry 5. COOK BROCCOLI
chicken thighs (1lb 2oz)
125g lite cream cheese While pies are cooking, cut broccoli into florets (if
1/2 tsp garlic powder
(4.4oz) using fresh). When pies have 5-10 minutes left to
2 frozen puff pastry cook, heat oil in a large frying pan on medium-high.
2/3 cup finely grated
sheets (300g / 10.6oz) Add broccoli. Season with salt and pepper and let sit
parmesan, divided (60g)
2 carrots for a couple of minutes. Stir, add water and cover with
1 cup frozen peas (160g)
1 brown onion a lid. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until tender.
2 cloves garlic
TO SERVE 6. SERVE
2 Tbsp butter
Serve pies (careful, they’re hot!) with broccoli.
1 tsp dried rosemary 1 head broccoli (or 3-4
1 tsp dried thyme cups frozen broccoli)
1 cup chicken stock 1 Tbsp olive oil WINE MATCH: A Chardonnay.
(250ml) 3 Tbsp water
GLUTEN-FREE OPTION: Use gluten-free pastry, or top with mashed potato instead. Choose gluten-
free chicken stock and plain gluten-free flour.
INGREDIENT SWAPS / NOTES: You could use chicken breasts or bone-in chicken (i.e. drumsticks)
instead of boneless thighs. Bone-in chicken would need to be cooked for longer (35-40 minutes) and
quantity increased to 1kg / 2lb 3oz.
EQUIPMENT TIP: If you don’t have small oven safe pots, you can bake this in 1 or 2 larger dishes.
Increase cooking time by 5-10 minutes.
STORING AND REHEATING: Store in pots in the fridge. Pies can be reheated in the oven (for crispy
pastry) or in the microwave. Reheat broccoli in microwave.