Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 2 Large onion
- 3 Medium leeks
- 8 Skinless chicken breasts
- 6 Rashers smoked bacon
- 1 Garlic clove crushed
- 200 ml White wine
- 300 ml Chicken stock
- 250 ml Double cream
- 1 tbsp Italian herbs mix
- 375 g Ready-rolled puff pastry
- 1 Egg
- Salt and pepper for seasoning
Instructions
- Peal and finely slice the onions
- Wash, trim, and slice the the leeks into rings
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat.
- Add the onion and leeks and cook for 5-8 minutes until softened.
- Meanwhile, cut the chicken breasts into bite size pieces and the bacon rashers into small pieces
- Add the chicken and bacon then cook, stirring regularly, for another 8-10 minutes.
- Add the garlic and wine and bubble away until reduced by two-thirds over a medium heat.
- Pour in the stock and simmer until reduced by half.
- Add the cream and italian herbs, bring to the boil, then simmer for 8-10 minutes until thickened.
- Season with a bit of salt and pepper to taste.
- Ensure that the chicken pieces are cooked all the way through and then pour into a 2.5-litre pie dish and set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 220C/fan200C/gas 7.
- Brush a little water along the edge of the pie dish or dishes. Unroll the pastry and cut out a piece large enough to cover the dish.
- Press down the edges and trim off the excess. Snip a small hole in the centre of the pastry to let the steam escape.
- Beat the egg with a little salt, then brush over the pastry.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until the pastry is golden. (make sure you don't burn the crust!)
- Eat and enjoy!
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