Spring Chicken Pot Pie

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    15m prep time
    80m total time
    Easy level
    13 ingredients

Celebrate Easter with this spring chicken pot pie. It's kinder on your wallet than the traditional roast lamb, and equally enjoyable.

Method

Based on 6 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Season the chicken thighs with some salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and fry the chicken for 3-4 mins on each side until lightly golden, then transfer to a plate. Add the bacon to the pan and fry for 5 mins until golden. Tip in the leeks and fry for another 5 mins.

Step 2

Sprinkle the flour over the leeks and bacon, and stir until combined. Add the wine, if using, and bubble for a few minutes, then add the stock and stir well. Slice the chicken and return it to the pan – don’t worry if it’s not fully cooked through at this point, it will finish cooking in the oven.

Step 3

Stir in the crème fraîche, peas, 1 tbsp mustard and the tarragon, and bubble for a few minutes until thick and saucy. Add a splash more stock or water if it seems too thick Remove the pie filling from the heat. Whisk the remaining ½ tbsp mustard with the egg in a bowl.

Step 4

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Spoon the filling into a pie dish with a lip and use some of the egg mix to brush the sides of the dish. Unroll the pastry over the top of the pie and crimp the edges against the sides of the dish, then cut away any excess with a knife. Will keep frozen, well covered, for up to three months.

Step 5

Brush the remaining egg glaze over the pie and make a small steam hole in the middle. Bake for 40 mins until golden and puffed. Serve with buttered new potatoes and steamed greens or carrots, if you like.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 6 servings
  • 3tbsp Plain Flour 1 x Sainsbury's Plain Flour 500g
  • 320g Puff Pastry Sheet 1 x Sainsbury's Sheet Puff Pastry x1 320g
  • 100ml White Wine, or extra stock 1 x Sainsbury's House Pinot Grigio White Wine (Small bottle) 18.7cl
  • 1tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 100g Smoked Bacon Lardons 1 x Sainsbury's Smoked Bacon Lardons 250g
  • 2 Leeks, sliced 2 x Sainsbury's Leeks Loose
  • 1 Egg, beaten 1 x Sainsbury's British Free Range Eggs Medium x6
  • 100g Frozen Or Fresh Podded Peas 1 x Sainsbury's Garden Peas 910g
  • 6 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Thighs 1 x Sainsbury's 640g British Fresh Skinless & Boneless Chicken Thigh Fillets
  • 200ml Chicken Stock 1 x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g
  • 200g Crème Fraîche 1 x Sainsbury's British Crème Fraîche 300ml
  • 1.5tbsp Dijon Mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
  • 20g Tarragon, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Tarragon 20g
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