Easy Chicken Pie
Chicken pie without the faff? Yes please! Try our easy chicken pie recipe that will save on both time and washing up. Delicious with buttered new potatoes and steamed spring greens.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Dice the chicken thigh fillets into 3cm pieces, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Chop off the tough, dark green part of the leeks and save for stock, or discard. Slice the remaining light green and white part of the leeks into 1/2 cm rounds, wash thoroughly and set aside.
Step 2
Pour the olive oil into a large frying pan and set on a high heat. Once hot, add the diced and smoked pancetta along with the diced chicken thighs and cook for 6-8 minutes, until slightly golden and sealed on all sides. Remove the chicken and pancetta from the pan and transfer to a 20cm pie dish.
Step 3
Turn the heat under the same frying pan to medium and add the washed and sliced leeks. Cook for 2 minutes with a generous twist of black pepper and a small splash of water to create some steam. Allow the leeks to cook down for 8 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the creme friache and Dijon mustard. Let the creme friache melt and mix it in with the leeks, before pouring the entire contents of the pan over the cooked chicken a pancetta in the pie dish.
Step 4
Lay the puff pastry sheet over the top of the now full pie dish. Gently press the pastry into the rim of the dish using your thumb and forefinger or use the back of a fork. Take a butter knife and trim off any excess pastry (use the leftovers to decorate the top of the pie if you wish). Brush the top of the pie with the milk, using either a pastry brush or your fingers. Sprinkle with a small amount of sea salt and make an incision in the middle to allow steam to escape. Put the pie dish onto a baking tray and place into the preheated over for 30 minutes until golden on top and bubbling at the sides.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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640g Boneless Chicken Thighs 1x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Thigh Fillets Skinless & Boneless 640g -
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard 1x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g -
1 tbsp Milk 1x Sainsbury's British Semi Skimmed Milk 1 Pint -
1 tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml -
500g Leeks, washed and sliced 1x Sainsbury's Leeks 500g -
320g Puff Pastry Sheet 1x Jus-Rol Puff Pastry Ready Rolled Sheet 320g -
160g Smoked Pancetta 1x Sainsbury's Inspired to Cook Italian Beechwood Smoked Diced Pancetta 200g -
300ml Creme Fraiche 1x Sainsbury's British Crème Fraîche 300ml -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g