Mid-week Chicken Pie

Serves:
6
Ingredients:
  • 4 skinless chicken fillets cut into chunks
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 leek, thinly sliced
  • 600g ready made tomato and mascarpone pasta sauce
  • 125g button mushrooms, halved
  • 125g red pepper, cored, seeded and sliced
  • 1 x 375g ready rolled puff pastry
  • Beaten egg, to glaze
  • Potatoes and vegetables, to serve
  • Tip: Any tomato based pasta sauce will work with this recipe
Method
  • Preheat the oven to 220ºC, 425ºF, Gas mark 7.
  • Roll out the pastry onto a floured board.
  • Cut 6 oval shapes and place on a baking sheet.
  • Score the pastry with a sharp knife and brush each shape with the beaten egg.
  • Place them in the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until browned and puffed up.
  • While the pastry is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat.
  • Add the chicken and leeks and cook for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Add the mushrooms and red pepper and cook for a further 3 minutes.
  • Pour over the tomato sauce and continue heating gently for 5 minutes.
  • Spoon the chicken mix onto the serving plates and top with the pastry lid.
  • Serve with potatoes and a selection of vegetables





Preparation Time
10 minutes.
Cooking Time
Approx. 15 minutes.
Temperature
Gas Mark 7, 220ºC, 425ºF



Mid-week chicken pie










Nutritional Analysis

Typical nutrient content per portion
excluding serving suggestions:

Energy 1817 kj (408 kcal)
Protein 26.7g
Carbohydrates 31.8g
Fat 20.8g
Saturated Fat 8.5g