Chicken & leek puff pastry pie

Chicken & leek puff pastry pie
Serves

Serves

4

Prep time

Prep time

10

Difficulty

Medium

What you'll need

  • bullet icon300g chicken thigh diced
  • bullet icon80g leeks whole
  • bullet icon40g onion
  • bullet icon40g margarine
  • bullet icon40g plain flour
  • bullet icon1 vegetable stock cube
  • bullet iconPuff pastry

Preparation & method

  • Dice the onion and leek to even cubes.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius.
  • Dissolve the vegetable stock cube in 200ml of hot water.
  • Melt the margarine in a pan on medium heat.
  • Add the chicken and seal the meat.
  • Add in the Onions and Leeks and cook further without colour.
  • Add the flour to make a roux and cook out for a few minutes – slowly add the stock, bit by bit, stirring continuously, until it is fully incorporated and the resulting sauce is smooth. Be very careful not to do this on too high a heat as it can burn very easily.
  • Simmer until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Transfer to an oven safe pie dish.
  • Roll out the ready to cook puff pastry and cut to size.
  • Place pastry lid on pie.
  • Cook in the oven for 18 mins at 180 degrees.
  • Serve and enjoy.
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Chicken & leek puff pastry pie