Meals Matter

Chicken Pie

Contributed By: tezzaterry
Allergy Free Cookbook

A classic supper dish - ideal for family and guests. Nut free. It looks fantastic!

Ingredients

2 tbsp Flavourless nut-free oil

140g Button mushrooms

2 Leeks, thinly sliced

600ml Chicken stock

150 ml Dry white wine

One Bay leaf

2 Carrots, sliced

1kg Chicken fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces

31/2 tbsp Corn flour

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 tsp Chopped fresh thyme

1 Quantity egg and nut-free short crust pastry

1 Egg , beaten

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C

2. Heat oil in saucepan, add the mushrooms, adn fry for 5 mintues. Remove the musthrooms to a plate. Add the leeks to the pan and fry fro 2 miutes, stirring and remove to a plate.

3. Add the stock, wine, bay leaf, and carrots to the pan, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Add the chicken and cook gently for a further 5 mins. Remove the chicken and carrots to a plate.

4. In a small bowl, blend the cornflour with 4 tbsp of the stock mixture and stir until smooth. Pour into the pan and cook, stirring for 3 mins. until thickened. Season and remove from the heat.

5. Spoon the chicken, all the vegetables and the sauce into a deep 1.7 litere pie dish. Stir in the thyme.

6. Roll out the pasty on a floured surface to 5mm thick. Cut a pastry lid. Roll out the trimmings and cut a 1 cm strip of pastry around the rim. Dampen the strips.

7. Dampen the edge of the pie dish with water and press the strip of pastry around the rim. Dampen the strip.

8. Carefully lift the pastry lid and place over the top of the pie dish and firmly press it to the strip all around to seal. Crimp or flute the edges together if you like. Make a small slit in the centre of the pastry to allow steam to escape. Glaze the pastry with beatn egg.

9.Bake until golden and the pie is hot through, about 40 mins.

Cook's Notes

The photo looks fantastic.

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Vegetables
Actual Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: American
Special Features: Make Ahead
Crock Pot