Chicken & ham pie

Chicken & ham pie

When you need something warm and comforting after a long day, there’s nothing like a proper British pie

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Method

  1. Put the chicken in a large pan with the carrots, potatoes, celery, half the thyme and seasoning. Add stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook gently for 15 minutes. Set a colander over a large bowl, pour in the pan contents and remove thyme. Reserve 600ml/1 pint stock (rest can be frozen).
  2. Rinse the pan, return to heat and melt the butter. Cook the onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour, then the reserved stock a little at a time, to make a smooth thick sauce. Add the milk and simmer for 2 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the remaining thyme, lemon juice and parsley. Season.
  3. Mix together the chicken, vegetables and ham in a deep 2.2litre/4 pint ovenproof dish, preferably with a rim or lip. Pour over the sauce and leave to cool slightly. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C.
  4. Roll out the pastry to about 5cm/2in larger than the top of the dish. Cut a 2.5cm/1in strip from all round the pastry. Brush the rim of the dish with egg and press the strip all round. Brush with egg and lift the pastry on to it, pressing the edges to seal thoroughly. Trim off excess, then mark the pastry edge all round with a fork. Make 4 small slits in the centre. Brush with egg and bake for 25-30 minutes until crisp and golden.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2003.

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  • 04 February 2008

    HelenW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A little fiddly to make but well worth it - really tasty and perfect comfort food!

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  • 29 March 2008

    nicholastelter rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easier to make than I thought it would be,very tasty.Might use more chicken & less onions next time but great all round dinner.

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  • 07 May 2008

    Welsh rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The best pie I've have had! Easy to make, made my wife very very happy!!

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  • 26 June 2008

    Lucy commented on this recipe

    Takes a while to make from start to finish but worth it. Best pie ever. All friends and family I have made it for love it. Even my fussy eater fiance loves it...

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  • 17 August 2008

    Gabriella commented on this recipe

    Delicious. Creamy, tasty, full of flavour and extemely easy to make. I have played by ear with the ingredients, as I was maing this for two, and it came out an absolut success!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Ingredients

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