Recipe

Creamy chicken pie

With a beautiful flaky, golden pastry and a delicious creamy chicken and vegetable filling, this hearty pie makes the perfect family dinner idea for Winter. It doesn't get much better than this!

Jul 20, 2017 2:23am
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 2 hrs 10 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Creamy chicken pie
  • 1.6 kilogram whole chicken
  • 6 parsley stalks
  • 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced
  • 445 gram sour cream shortcrust pastry, thawed
  • 1 egg, beaten lightly
  • 80 gram butter
  • 1 medium (350g) leek, chopped finely
  • 1 stick (150g) celery, sliced
  • 3 cobs corn, kernels removed
  • 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour
  • 1 cup (250ml) cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 sheet puff pastry

Method

Creamy chicken pie
  • 1
    Place chicken, parsley stalks and lemon juice in a large saucepan; add enough water to cover chicken. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer gently, uncovered, for 1 hour; remove from heat. When cool enough, transfer chicken to a plate. Reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, line base and sides of a lightly greased oval (1.25 litre/5 cup) ovenproof dish with sour cream pastry; trim. Prick base with a fork. Cover with baking paper; refrigerate until ready to bake.
  • 3
    Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).
  • 4
    Put the chilled pastry case in the oven; bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; brush with beaten egg. Return to oven for a further 5 minutes.
  • 5
    Remove the flesh from the chicken and coarsely chop. Discard skin and bones.
  • 6
    Meanwhile, heat butter in a large frying pan. Add leek, celery and corn; cook, stirring, until vegetables are soft and any liquid from corn has evaporated. Stir in flour. Add reserved stock and cream; stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens. Reduce heat and stir in chicken, pepper, herbs and lemon rind. Remove from heat; season with sea salt, to taste.
  • 7
    Spoon chicken filling into pie case. Brush the edges of the pastry with egg. Top with the puff pastry. Decorate with any off-cuts and brush with egg.
  • 8
    Reduce oven temperature to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Bake for 45 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.

Notes

Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave.

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