Patchwork croissant chicken pie

Name: Patchwork croissant chicken pie
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 leeks washed and finely chopped; butter; 500g skinless chicken thighs cut into large pieces; 1 1/2 tbsp plain flour; 300ml chicken stock; 100ml double cream; a handful parsley chopped; 1 pack, approx 240g croissant dough (we used Jus-Rol)

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: March 15, 2017 at 1:00 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

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This creamy chicken and leek pie is really easy to prepare but looks quite impressive. Plus it's made with a super secret 'cheat' ingredient... ready-made croissant dough! Trust us, it works

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Make this patchwork croissant pie, then check out our chicken and leek pie, leftover roast chicken pie and chicken and chorizo pie.

For more recipes using croissant dough check out our croissant cinnamon rolls, pain au chocolat and laminated milk bread, or learn how to make them from scratch with our homemade croissants.

Ingredients

Nutrition

2 leeks

washed and finely chopped
butter
500g skinless chicken thighs

cut into large pieces
1 1/2 tbsp plain flour
300ml chicken stock
100ml double cream
a handful parsley

chopped
1 pack, approx 240g croissant dough

(we used Jus-Rol)

Nutrition: per serving

kcal548
fat31.6g
saturates17.1g
carbs28.7g
sugars6.5g
fibre3.9g
protein35.3g
salt1.4g

Method

step 1

Cook the leeks with a knob of butter until softened. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes, then sprinkle over the flour and cook for a couple of minutes more, stirring. Stir in the stock gradually and simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the cream and parsley. Season, tip into a pie dish and leave to cool.
step 2

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Unroll the croissant dough and cut into squares. Cover the surface of the pie with the dough, patchworking so there are no gaps. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the dough is puffed and golden.

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Janine Ratcliffe in a short sleeved long dress sitting on a chair beneath palm trees on a balcony

Janine RatcliffeFood director

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