Chicken Pie by Susan Cowperthwaite

Name: Chicken Pie by Susan Cowperthwaite
Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts, diced; 3 leeks, sliced; 6 rashes of smoked back bacon; 1tbsp butter; Ready rolled puff pastry; 2x chicken stock cubes or chicken gravy granules; Plain Flour; To serve:; Maris piper potatoes; Broccoli; Sweetheart cabbage

“This is a real cosy dinner – perfect as the day’s get shorter!” - Susan Cowperthwaite

Ingredients

for 6 people

3 chicken breasts, diced
3 leeks, sliced
6 rashes of smoked back bacon
1tbsp butter
Ready rolled puff pastry
2x chicken stock cubes or chicken gravy granules
Plain Flour
To serve:
Maris piper potatoes
Broccoli
Sweetheart cabbage

Preparation

Step 1
Season some flour with salt and pepper and coat the chicken

Step 2
Melt the butter in a wide pan and add the chicken and bacon so they colour

Step 3
Remove from the heat and put in a deep pie or casserole dish

Step 4
To the same pan, add the leeks and cook until they soften

Step 5
Add to the chicken and bacon and mix well

Step 6
Dissolve stock cubes and gravy granules with 700ml boiling water

Step 7
Add to the casserole dish and cook in the oven for 45 minutes to one hour on 180c

Step 8
Remove from the oven and lay over the puff pastry, pricking holes in the middle and crimp edges with a fork. You can use any leftover pastry for additional decoration

Step 9
Increase heat to 200c and bake for a further 20-25 minutes or until golden and puffed

Step 10
Serve with creamy mash made with Maris piper potatoes, milk butter and seasoning, broccoli and cabbage