Chicken Pot Pie

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CHICKEN POT PIE

WITH PAN FRIED BROCCOLI

DIFFICULTY: Easy | SERVES: 4 | READY IN: 70 minutes


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.

3. Pour in 1/4 cup of stock. Simmer until reduced


significantly, then stir in flour. Cook for 1 minute.
Gradually stir in remaining stock, then add milk, cream
cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan. Cook for a few
minutes, until sauce has thickened. Season to taste
with salt and pepper. Stir in peas. Remove from heat.

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

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CHICKEN POT PIE RECIPE NOTES

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.

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