Easy Chicken & Leek Pie - Carême Pastry

Easy Chicken & Leek Pie - Carême Pastry

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Made with a shop-bought roast chicken and a few simple ingredients you will have this on the table in no time.  This dish is a family favourite

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Ingredients

  • 1 (375g packet) Carême All Butter Puff Pastry, defrosted
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 3 leeks, washed & sliced
  • 1 large cooked chicken, skin discarded & meat shredded
  • 200ml crème fraiche or sour cream
  • ¾ cup frozen peas
  • 1 tsp dried tarragon
  • 1 egg, lightly whisked with a dash of milk.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C fan-forced.
  • In a large, heavy-based pan over low heat, melt the butter, then add the leeks and season with salt and pepper. Place a lid on the pan and cook gently on low heat for 15 minutes, or until soft.
  • While the leeks cook, combine the shredded chicken, crème fraiche (or sour cream), peas and tarragon in a bowl. Once the leeks have cooked, add these to the chicken mixture and season to taste.
  • Place the pie dish on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 200°C fan-forced for 10 minutes, then reduce to 180°C fan-forced and continue to bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

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