Dig your spoon through the flaky pastry to get to the creamy, chicken centre. Packed full of flavoursome leek and roast potatoes for a satisfying meal. Perfect for using up leftover roast from last night!
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Chicken, potato and leek pot pies
That's comfort in food form.
- 40 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 bacon slices (160g), trimmed, chopped
- 1 braised leek, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock
- ¾ cup (180ml) pouring cream
- 3 cups (300g) coarsely shredded roast chicken
- 2 cups (280g) coarsely chopped roast potatoes
- 1 sheet frozen butter puff pastry, partially thawed
- 1 egg, beaten lightly
Method
- 1Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat; cook bacon, stirring, for 2 minutes or until browned. Add leek and garlic; cook for a further 1 minute or until garlic is fragrant.
- 2Add flour to pan; cook, stirring, for a further 1 minute. Gradually whisk in stock. Whisk until mixture boils and thickens slightly. Whisk in cream; simmer for a further 1 minute. Remove from heat; season to taste.
- 3Transfer mixture to a large heatproof bowl, add chicken and potato; toss well to coat. Refrigerate until cold.
- 4Preheat oven to 200°C.
- 5Lightly oil four 1¼-cup (300ml) ramekins. Using top of a ramekin as a guide, cut four rounds from pastry. Spoon chicken mixture into ramekins. Place pastry rounds on top of chicken mixture; press with a fork to seal edges. Pierce a small hole in centre of each pastry round; brush with egg.
- 6Place ramekins on oven tray; bake for 25 minutes or until golden and puffed.
Notes
Chicken mixture can be spooned into ramekins and topped with pastry up to 6 hours ahead. Refrigerate until ready to bake.This recipe is not suitable to freeze.
