Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Pot Pies
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Preparation Time
15 mins -
Serves
6 person
Ingredients
4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 leeks, white part only, halved, thinly sliced
400g button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1½ Tbsp EQUAL Spoonful or 3 EQUAL Sachets
900g skinless chicken thigh fillets, chopped into 3cm pieces
40g butter, chopped
2 Tbsp plain flour
1 cup chicken stock
½ cup double cream
2 tsp Dijon mustard
6 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
½ cup frozen peas
2 sheets frozen ready-rolled pastry, partially thawed
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp sesame seeds
Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat 2 Tbsp of the oil in a large wide saucepan over a medium heat. Add leek, mushrooms and Equal Spoonful and cook for 10 minutes or until leeks are softened and slightly caramelised. Remove from pan, put in a bowl and set aside.
- In same pan, heat 1 Tbsp of the remaining oil. Add ½ of the chicken pieces and cook, turning occasionally, for 5 minutes or until golden and cooked. Transfer to bowl with mushroom and leek mixture. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken and set aside.
- In same pan, melt butter. Add flour and cook, stirring continuously, for 2 minutes. Add stock, cream, mustard and thyme and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Add peas and cook for a further 2 minutes, then remove from heat. Return chicken and leek mixture to pan and stir to combine. Set aside for 15 minutes to cool slightly.
- Transfer mixture between six ramekins or oven-proof dishes. Cut pastry sheets into 6 discs, 3cm larger than the serving dish, reserving offcuts. Brush edge of each dish with a little of the beaten egg. Put pastry on top of each pie dish and push firmly to seal. Brush with the beaten egg.
- Cut reserved pastry offcuts into strips, shapes or letters and use to decorate tops of pies. Brush decorations with a little of the remaining egg, then scatter tops with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until pastry is golden. Serve.
Nutrition Information
Average Quantity Per Serve|
Energy |
3056.8 kJ (731 Cal) |
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Protein |
36.4g |
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Fat Total - Saturated |
52.4g 21.0g |
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Carbohydrate Total - Sugars |
28.2g 5.5g |
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Sodium |
604.3mg |