Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, leftover chicken and ham pie. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
If you've got some chicken we'll show you how to hook it up into one dank ass pie (to steal a line from my kids). SUBSCRIBE TO SAM THE COOKING GUY. It will also use up ham, gravy and a little sherry. Chicken, peas and ham: If cooking the chicken for the pie, start by placing the chicken breasts in a soup pot.
Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook leftover chicken and ham pie using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie:
- Make ready Pastry
- Prepare EITHER 375g Shop-Bought Puff Pastry
- Get OR 125g Plain Flour
- Prepare 125 g Unsalted Butter (Room temp, cubed)
- Get 75 ml Cold Water
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare Filling
- Get 320 g Leftover Cooked Chicken (shredded)
- Make ready 90 g Leftover Cooked Ham/Bacon (chopped)
- Make ready 30 g Unsalted Butter
- Prepare 35 g Plain Flour
- Make ready 300 ml Chicken Stock
- Get 125 ml Double Cream
- Make ready 4 Chestnut or Button Mushrooms (diced)
- Take 2 Spring Onions (finely chopped)
- Make ready 1 tbsp Mixed Herbs
- Get 1 Egg Yolk (beaten)
An assemblage of leftover chicken and ham, some noodles and vegetables, a little cheese–just about whatever you have on hand will work in this casserole. This dish made good use of my leftovers. Some chicken, ham, noodles and cheese, and you've got dinner. I had leftover chicken from my roast chicken that we had the other day so I used some of that.
Steps to make Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie:
- Preheat oven to 180c fan/350f/gas 4. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. If making pastry, proceed to step 4 before starting to make the filling. If using shop bought pastry, start at step 2.
- Melt the butter on medium heat in a saucepan then beat in the flour. Cook this for a minute or two to cook out the flour taste a little. Add the stock and whisk constantly for 2-3 minutes until thickened then whisk in the cream.
- Fold in the spring onions and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the chicken, bacon, and cream and sprinkle in the herbs. Season to taste. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- HOME MADE PASTRY, START HERE!! Rub the butter into the flour using fingertips until all the flour has turned pale yellow but there are still chunks of butter larger than breadcrumbs. Stir in the flour. Use a wooden spoon to very gradually mix in the water until it starts to form together. Very quickly press the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry into a 30 x 33 cm rectangle. Cut this rectangle in half lengthways and place one half onto the prepared baking tray. Gently fold the other pastry in half and make cuts in the folded side about 1cm apart, leaving a 1cm border.
- Spoon the cooled filling onto the pastry on the tray, leaving a 1cm border of pastry around the edges. Open the folded pastry back out and gently place it over the filling. Crimp all around the edges with a fork.
- Brush the top of the pastry with the egg yolk. Sprinkle the top of the pastry with more mixed herbs and black pepper (optional).
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until puffed up and golden brown.
- Enjoy!!
Some chicken, ham, noodles and cheese, and you've got dinner. I had leftover chicken from my roast chicken that we had the other day so I used some of that. I also had a package of deli ham slices in the refrigerator that needed using. Chicken and ham are a very popular pie combination over here, so I thought why not! Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!
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