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Easy Chicken and Vegetable Pie

This easy chicken and vegetable pie is creamy and full of flavour. Topped with a puff pastry top it is a real family favourite and perfect comfort food.
Course Main Course
Cuisine English
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Calories 670kcal

Ingredients

  • 650 grams chicken breast (about 4 breasts) cut into 2 inch chunks
  • 3 medium carrots peeled
  • 1 large onion
  • large celery stalks washed
  • 50 grams frozen peas
  • 50 grams frozen sweetcorn
  • 75 grams plain flour
  • 300 mls chicken stock
  • 300 mls milk
  • 100 mls dry white wine the alcohol will burn off if simmered for 10 mins in sauce
  • 3 tbsps double cream optional
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium beaten egg egg wash
  • 375 grams puff pastry sheet
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper for seasoning

Instructions

  • Chop your carrots, celery and onion finely if you are using whole vegetables. If using the frozen sofritto mix then let them thaw a while.
    Add in any other raw vegetables that you are using apart from broccoli as that will break up too much. Put that in when the sauce is complete.
  • Preheat your oven to 200 C/400 F/Gas Mark 6
  • Fry the chicken for a couple of minutes in a very large frying pan in 1 tbsp olive oil.
  • Add the finely chopped carrots, celery and onion in there.
  • Cover with a lid and cook for about 5 minutes until the veggies start to release water.
  • Add the flour and mix in until absorbed.
  • Add in the 300 mls of stock, 300 mls of milk and 100 mls of wine and bring to a simmer whilst stirring constantly. The sauce will thicken. Leave to bubble away for ten minutes uncovered. Stir intermittently.
  • Taste for seasoning.
  • Add your cream if using and 100 grams of frozen vegetables and mix into the sauce mixture.
  • Empty the filling into your pie dish.
  • Let your mixture cool for 10 minutes before topping with your pastry. I simply cut the shape of my pie dish out of the pastry sheet roughly and trim off any excess. I put it straight on top of my filling as my dish is difficult to use the rim for the pastry because of the side handles.
    But if your pie dish is round then place a strip of puff pastry around the pie rim and then top with your pastry. Crimp the edges shut. See above for tips.
    Out of the leftovers I usually cut out 3 diamond shapes and place those in the centre of the pie.
  • Make two 0.5 cm slits in the centre of the pie for steam to escape.
  • Glaze generously with egg wash.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown baby.
  • Apply To Pie Face

Notes

  • Use 500 grams frozen already chopped celery, carrot and onion for ease and speed.
  • Use ready rolled shop bought pastry for no faff fabulousness.
  • Use your favourite vegetables or those that are left lurking in the fridge.
  • Substitute the juice of a small lemon for the white wine.
  • You can make the pie ahead, cover in cling film (plastic wrap), then keep in the fridge until you are ready to glaze and bake. Just add 10 minutes to the cooking time and watch that the pastry doesn't darken too much. Use a silver foil hat if it starts to catch.
  • To make the pie vegetarian use quorn pieces instead of the chicken and use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. 
  • To freeze, bake and then cool completely before covering well with a double layer of silver foil and then freezing for up to 3 months. Defrost completely still covered in the fridge. Bake covered with silver foil to prevent the pastry top browning too much for 30 minutes at 180 C /360 F/ Gas Mark 4. Remove the silver foil for the last ten minutes of baking.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 411mg | Potassium: 765mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 5444IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 3mg