Smoky chicken and bean pot pies with a cornmeal crust

Smoky chicken and bean pot pies with a cornmeal crust

These smoky chicken pot pies with chorizo and kidney beans can be made ahead, frozen, then cooked when ready.

Smoky chicken and bean pot pies with a cornmeal crust

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Takes 1 hour to make, plus chilling

These smoky chicken pot pies with chorizo and kidney beans can be made ahead, frozen, then cooked when ready.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
613kcals
Fat
28.5g (12.8g saturated)
Protein
36.4g
Carbohydrates
55.3g (8.7g sugars)
Salt
1.3g

Per pie

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 8 free-range chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, cut into 2cm cubes
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 150g cooking chorizo, roughly chopped
  • 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 420g tin kidney beans in chilli sauce

For the pastry

  • 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 50g coarse grain polenta
  • 100g butter, cubed
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten, to glaze
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Method

  1. Heat the sunflower oil in a large saucepan. Cook the chicken in one layer over a medium heat until browned all over (you may need to work in batches). Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  2. Lower the heat, add the onion to the pan and cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Stir in the garlic, cumin, smoked paprika and chorizo. Cook for a few minutes, then add the chopped green chilli and red pepper. Stir in the tomatoes and kidney beans in chilli sauce, then return the chicken to the pan. Season well. Spoon into 4 x 500ml (or 6 x 350ml) individual pie pots or dishes and set aside to cool.
  3. Meanwhile, make the pastry. Put the flour, polenta and a good pinch of salt in a large bowl and add the butter. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Slowly add ice-cold water, 1 tbsp at a time, stirring it in with a round-bladed knife. When the dough just sticks together, tip the pastry onto a lightly floured surface and bring together to form a smooth ball, kneading gently. Wrap in cling film, then chill for at least 15 minutes.
  4. Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface, divide into 4 (or 6) equal pieces, then roll out again until slightly larger than the tops of the pie dishes. Wet the edges of the dishes with water, then cover with the pastry, pressing at the edges to seal, then crimping with a fork. Make two slits in the top of each to let the steam escape. Wrap well, first in cling film, then foil. Freeze.
  5. The day before you want to eat the pies, remove them from the freezer and defrost completely overnight in the fridge. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Brush the tops with beaten egg and bake for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Nutrition

Per pie

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
613kcals
Fat
28.5g (12.8g saturated)
Protein
36.4g
Carbohydrates
55.3g (8.7g sugars)
Salt
1.3g

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  1. We loved this pie. I used chicken breast instead of thigh, chilli powder instead of a fresh chilli and two tins of tomatoes. No salt or pepper needed as it had so much flavour without. I cooked pastry circles separately and reheated the pie filling in one dish before serving separate portions with a pastry circle on top. So individual pie dishes aren’t needed if you don’t have any. I served it with fresh vegetables. This easily feeds six if not eight. I’m going to serve the leftover filling with pasta instead of with pastry.

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