Chicken and leek pie is a regular favourite at our place. Inspired from our road trip to Sydney and the Holbrook Bakery, here’s my recipe for this delicious and easy home-made pie…
Ingredients:
25g butter
3 chicken breast fillets diced into bite size pieces
2 onions finely chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
350ml chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
tarragon
2 leeks, white part only thinly sliced
2/3 cup double cream
squeeze of lemon
puff pastry sheets
1 egg lightly beaten
Method:
Melt the butter over low heat and cook chicken for 3-4 minutes or until white.Add the onion, garlic and few leaves of tarragon and cook a further 5 minutes. Add stock and salt and pepper to taste and bring to the boil over medium heat, then reduce and simmer until chicken is cooked and liquid is reduced by at least half.
Meanwhile cook sliced leeks in a bot of boiling salted water for a few minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
Add the cream to the chicken mix and bring to the boil over medium heat. Simmer until you reach a thick sauce consistency. Add the leeks and a squeeze of lemon juice and set aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius and grease 4 individual pie dishes or one large dish if making one pie. Line the dishes with puff pastry add the cooled chicken and leek mixture and top with another puff pastry sheet. Trim the pastry to fit the dish and make a small slit in the centre of the top sheet of pastry. Glaze with the beaten egg and bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately and enjoy 🙂
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I’m always so scared to cook pie but this looks pretty easy to do! great recipe x
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Thanks lovely. 💕
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Sounds and looks really tasty. Pinned to make later 😊
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Thanks Gemma ❤️
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mmmm, i love pies!!
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So good on a winters day! 💕
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That sounds really yummy. I love cooking and obviously eating the end result. 🙂 Might have to cook it for my parents when we see them next month.
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Eating is the best part Suz! Are you’re parents coming to meet you in Portugal? X
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No we are back in NZ for 3 weeks. They no longer travel.
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Oh ok. That will be nice to see them for 3 weeks. X
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Wow! This looks delicious. I’ll save it on Flipboard!
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Great. Thank you Susie. X
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yum this sounds like a great dish for fall =o)
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Definitely. X
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Chicken pie is a big favourite in my family (my recipe is a version of Jamie Oliver’s turkey & leek pie) but I’ve never tried it with the double crust. I’m definitely using your recipe next time I make it because there’s never enough pastry!
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Jamie Oliver has some great recipes Ruth.
I know right! Who doesn’t love pastry?? That’s the best part! ❤️
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Love chicken and leek, thank you so much for sharing! It looks absolutely yummy.
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Most welcome Dina ❤️
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Yum, I love chicken with tarragon, and I love leeks. Together, it sounds divine.
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It’s a great combo Chris. 👍🏼
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I’ve never cooked pie before, this one looks delicious! 🙂
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Thanks Pooja. You should give it a go! Xx
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I worship at the altar of all things pie and this one has me licking my screen!
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Haha. It’s a really good one too. Xx
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This sounds divine!
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Thanks Molly. X
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Gosh, this sounds mouthwatering, Lorelle. I am saving this to make at some point in the next few weeks when it gets a bit chilly and all I want is the goodness of a pie. xx
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Ahhh yes. Great for those winter days!! Xx
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Mmmm, this looks delicious.
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👍🏼
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That looks mouthwatering, I am hungry now.
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Haha. Love it. ❤️
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Looks delicious. A great combo of flavours
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Thanks Amanda. I love the addition of tarragon. X
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It is something that I don’t often use, but might do so from now on
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👍🏼
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This sounds really good! I love Australian pies. There is a cafe close to my house that sells them. Let’s say I have eaten too many. I think it is time to try my own version. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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I love them too Ruth. Good luck with it. X
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It’s new style of food! Sound good and mysterious… Thank for your sharing :-*
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Very welcome. Thanks for stopping by. 😊
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The pie looks very good. I can try it when I get home. My daughter and her husband are vegetarians and my daughter is on dairy-free diet. So I’m looking for recipe I could use to cook for them during these 3-week stay.
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Maybe you can substitute the chicken for other veggies! Good luck. 😊
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Thank you, I’m sure I could. In this part of town, restaurants have the choice of substitute with tofu. 🙂
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Lorelle, it looks so delicious. Definitely will give it a try! xx
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Thanks lovely. X
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Thank you lovely. I’ll check this one out too. Have a great weekend. Xx
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wonderful, you too have a good one!
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Very nice food! chicken pie, really good , thanks for your sharing :*
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Thank you for stopping by. 😊
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