Recipe for chicken pie

polar · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject:

Does anybody have a nice recipe for a chickan pie - I want to make one for my parents on friday evening - they are coming to dinner and don't have a recipe for one

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MikeCunliffe · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:40 pm Post subject:

Polar,
I saw this post in the recipe section and assumed if was a suggestion for a pie rather than a request for a recipe - so didn't look further until I saw your post in the main chatroom.

First suggestion without referring to any books would be as follows;

Buy some shortcrust (or puff as you prefer) pastry ready made.
Buy a good quality tin of chunky chicken in a white cream sauce.
Buy a couple of chicken breasts.
Cook the breasts (lightly) and cube, add to the canned chicken misture.
Roll out the pastry, etc, and line a pie dish.
Place chiken mixture in pie, cover, then bake (I'd guess on 180c) middle shelf until pastry browns.

Second suggestion to follow if I can find Delia's book.
Mike

polar · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mike you are a lifesaver - I would prefer the other one if you have it to hand as I love doing things homemade - Im really old fashioned and feel they always taste better.
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MikeCunliffe · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:54 pm Post subject:

Polar,
Delia doesn't want to help, but Robert Carrier does. Here's his Chicken and Parsley Plate Pie.

1.5 hours cooking and cooling time.
Serves 4 or 5.

225gm/8oz cooked chicken meat coursely choped.
50gm/2oz cooked ham or bacon, finely chopped
45ml/3tbls chopped parsley
12oz shortcrust pastry (350gm)

The Sauce:
40g/1.5oz butter
30gm/1.25oz flour
300ml/10fl oz. hot chicken stock
150ml/5fl oz milk

To make the sause:

melt butter in a saucepan, add the flour and stir and cook gently for a minute. Add the hot stock and beat briskly until smoothly blended then add the milk and stir until boiling. Simmer gently for 3 minutes.

Stir in the chicken ham and parsley, season generously and set aside to cool.

Heat the oven to 200c/400f/gas 6 and preheat a baking sheet.

Roll out half the pastry and use it to line a greased 20-23cm /8-9in diameter pie plate. Spread the cold filling over the pastry.

Roll out remaining pastry and cover the pie. Seal the edges. Brush top with a little milk and decorate with leaf shapes made from remains of pastry.

Stand pie on baking tray in top of oven for 25-30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden.

I'd stick with the chunky chicken tin bolstered with a couple of diced cooked chicken breasts, but I like the idea of adding bacon and parsley. Mushrooms could be added as well.

Let us know next week how it went.

Mike

polar · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks a mill for that Mike
Will let you know how it goes down on Friday
What do you think about chicken legs - hubbys idea???
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MikeCunliffe · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject:

I guess you mean putting chicken legs in the pie ?
OK if you remove the bone first.

Good Luck tonight.
Mike

MikeCunliffe · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:42 am Post subject:

How did it go Polar?

polar · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject:

It went great Mike, it was gorgeous. Mum, Dad and Hubby really enjoyed it and were very impressed. I used chicken breasts in the end as I didnt see your reply about the legs till now and they were fine, hubby had said that breast meat would be dry but it wasn't at all
Thanks again for the recipe
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Good_Queen_Bess · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject:

I was just having a quick browse of this forum and I have a great chicken pie from Gordon Ramsey's cook book, but I don't have time to enter all the details as I am on nights tonight. But I will enter it in the next few days.
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Pam7 · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:

I do mine like this.....

I cut up 4 chicken breasts into chunks...cut up some bacon...finely chopped onion...2 tins of Cambells condensed Mushroom soup..knorr chicken stock cube...BIG pinch of herb provincale. Put all in casserole dish..and cook for about three quarters of an hour.

I've got those earthenware individual pie dishes (like you have in pubs)....divide the mixture between 4 pie dishes. Roll out some Ready Made Puff Pastry ( I just CANNOT make pastry!

)...use one of the pie dishes as a 'guide' and cut out 4 lids. Plonk them on top of each pie dish...glaze with milk....put in oven until all brown and risen! YUM!

bobian · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject:

For a cheats "pie" - make your favourite casserole type recipe - roll out some shop bought puff pastry and cut into squres, rounds whatever shape you fancy - I usually make mine about the size of a playing card-score and brush with beaten egg and sprinke with sesame seeds, paprika, grated cheese, poppy seeds etc and bake - they dont take long (10 -15 mins I think) - much easier to serve than an actual pie so ideal for entertaining and always very popular :D

polar · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:21 pm Post subject:

they sound lovely, Im just getting to grips with pasty and love making it ( i was terrified of making it for years ) haven't tried to make puff pasty yet I believe its difficult
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bobian · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

Polar - life's definitely to short to make puff pastry

I always buy the ready made.