Easy chicken and leek pie

Name: Easy chicken and leek pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 medium leeks, washed, trimmed and thickly sliced; 4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 150ml white wine; 150ml chicken stock, hot; 142ml carton double cream; Sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves picked and roughly chopped; 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry; 1 medium egg

Easy
March 2005

Easy
March 2005

Serves 4
Takes 1½ hours to make, plus chilling

Chicken and leek pie is a comfort food classic. Cook this hearty, warming winter recipe for the family, served with plenty of greens and mash.

After something a little quicker? This chicken and leek pie, topped with puff pastry, is ready in 50 minutes.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 821kcals
Fat: 51.8g (13.7g saturated)
Protein: 48.1g
Carbohydrates: 39.2g (4.6g sugar)
Salt: 1.1g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 821kcals
Fat: 51.8g (13.7g saturated)
Protein: 48.1g
Carbohydrates: 39.2g (4.6g sugar)
Salt: 1.1g

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Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 medium leeks, washed, trimmed and thickly sliced
4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 garlic clove, crushed
150ml white wine
150ml chicken stock, hot
142ml carton double cream
Sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves picked and roughly chopped
375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
1 medium egg

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 medium leeks, washed, trimmed and thickly sliced
4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 garlic clove, crushed
150ml white wine
150ml chicken stock, hot
142ml carton double cream
Sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves picked and roughly chopped
375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
1 medium egg

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and leeks and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened.
Add the chicken pieces and cook, stirring, for another 4-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, add the wine and bubble away until reduced by two-thirds. Pour in the stock and simmer until reduced by half. Add the cream and tarragon, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5-6 minutes until thickened. Season, then spoon into a 2.5-litre pie dish (or 4 x 300ml ovenproof dishes). Set aside to cool.
Brush a little water along the edge of the pie dish or dishes. Unroll the pastry and cut out a piece large enough to cover the dish or dishes. Press down the edges and trim off the excess. Snip a small hole in the centre of the pastry to let the steam escape. Put on a baking tray and chill for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7.
Beat the egg with a little salt, then brush over the pastry. Bake for 40-45 minutes (20-25 minutes if you are making individual pies) until the pastry is golden.

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and leeks and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened.
Add the chicken pieces and cook, stirring, for another 4-5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, add the wine and bubble away until reduced by two-thirds. Pour in the stock and simmer until reduced by half. Add the cream and tarragon, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5-6 minutes until thickened. Season, then spoon into a 2.5-litre pie dish (or 4 x 300ml ovenproof dishes). Set aside to cool.
Brush a little water along the edge of the pie dish or dishes. Unroll the pastry and cut out a piece large enough to cover the dish or dishes. Press down the edges and trim off the excess. Snip a small hole in the centre of the pastry to let the steam escape. Put on a baking tray and chill for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7.
Beat the egg with a little salt, then brush over the pastry. Bake for 40-45 minutes (20-25 minutes if you are making individual pies) until the pastry is golden.

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