I have been asked many times to share this recipe on my blog. Back in the day I made and sold many family pies in my café and the Chicken and Vegetable variety was always very popular.

You can make this pie your own very easily by using the vegetables you have on hand or the types of vegetables you prefer and you can also swap the tarragon for a herb you prefer or already have and also change the type of mustard you prefer.

For the convenience I use frozen pastry sheets but you could certainly make your own pastry if you prefer.

Chicken and Vegetable Pie

Pie with a creamy Chicken and Vegetable filling

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 50

Filling cooling time 1

Total Time 1 50

Course Main Course, Pastries

Servings 2 pies

Ingredients

500 gm Chicken, skinless diced Breast or thighs
1 Leek or onion, diced
2 Stalks Celery, diced
1 Carrot, diced
1/2 Cup Peas I use frozen
1/2 Cup Corn I use frozen
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
40 gm Butter
2 Tbsp Plain Flour
1 1/2 Cups Chicken Stock
1 Tbsp Seeded Mustard
1/2 tsp Dried Tarragon
Pinch Salt
Pinch Black Pepper

Pies

2 Sheets Shortcrust Pastry
2 Sheets Puff Pastry

Instructions

In a large pan over medium heat fry the leek, celery, and carrot in olive oil until softened.
Add chicken and lightly fry.
Add butter, stir until melted.
Add in the flour, stirring over the heat 3-4 minutes.
Add the chicken stock, stirring until smooth.
Add peas and corn, mustard, tarragon, salt and pepper: simmer 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, allow to cool completely.

Make into Pies

Preheat oven 200 C
Remove pastry from the freezer, thaw.
Line a pie dish with a sheet of Shortcrust pastry, leaving an overhang of pastry.
Spoon in the cooled pie filling.
Dampen the edges of the pastry with water, top with a sheet of Puff Pastry pressing the pastry together,
Trim the edges of the pastry and then crimp the pastry edge with a fork or your fingers.
Brush the pastry top with a beaten egg or spray with water.
Bake at 200 C for 30 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 170 C, cook a further 20 minutes or until browned.

Notes

Pies freeze well.

Makes 2 family sized Pies or it can be made in a baking tray for an even large pie.

Filling is perfect for using in a pie maker, for individual pies.

You could halve the mixture if you prefer but I love batch cooking, freezing for later.

Change the vegetables or herbs to suit your tastes.

Keyword Chicken, Chicken and Vegetable, Pastries, Pies

Main Meals

Chicken and Vegetable Pie