Chicken & leek pie

Chicken & leek pie

A hearty gluten- and wheat-free pie to warm up those winter evenings

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1¾ hours

Gluten-free

Method

  1. Mix the flour, a pinch of salt and the butter in a bowl, then stir in the cheese. Blend 2 tbsp cold water with the mustard and stir in. Form into a dough. Wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Fry the chicken in the hot butter and oil for 5 minutes until golden. Add the leeks and fry for 2 -3 minutes until softened. Add the stock, bring to the boil then cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C.Transfer the chicken and leeks to a 1.2 litre pie dish with a slotted spoon - leave the stock in the pan. Make a paste with the flour and 1 tbsp cold water. Thin with 2 tbsp stock then add to the pan and stir on the heat non-stop until thickened. Take off the heat, stir in the watercress and crème fraîche, season and pour over the chicken and leeks. Cool.
  4. Roll out the pastry between 2 pieces of cling film until just larger than the dish. Remove the top piece of film and lift the pastry onto a rolling pin with the cling film underneath. Lay pastry-side down over the filling. Peel away the film, then trim around the rim. Make a small hole in the centre. Brush the pastry with milk. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.

Per serving

669 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 40 g, saturated fat 21g, fibre 3g, salt 1.34 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2003.

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  • 17 November 2007

    lovedanes2 rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 13 January 2008

    Gemma Russell commented on this recipe

    This is really nice, I didnt change any of the recipe, but next time I do it I might do it with mushroooms rather than the leeks

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  • 14 January 2008

    Linda commented on this recipe

    I made this dish yestersay and I added some carrots as well, we both throughly enjoyed it 5 star

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  • 27 January 2008

    steve commented on this recipe

    "Absolutly beautiful, i used mushrooms as suggested and it turned out very very tasty. I found the pastry topping very tricky, but managed to make a jig saw with the crumbling pastry and it turned out well. Served with carrotts and coly,broc and new potatoes"

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  • 12 March 2008

    mgtclk rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    really nice combination of leek and chicken

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  • 19 October 2008

    Claire Dingle commented on this recipe

    Nice but didnt think it needed the cheese in the pastry and would probably omit the watercress next time too.

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  • 14 April 2009

    jadethespade commented on this recipe

    I cheated a little by using ready made puff pastry, which was much nicer than I would have made! I served the pie up with mashed potatoes (mixed with wholegrain mustard) and green peas- a lovely meal.

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  • 01 May 2009

    LeighD71 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this dish last night but did individual pies, I also didn't do a pastry topping but a mashed potato using creme fraiche and parmesan. Absolutely wonderful and very very simple to make. I also added mushrooms to the mix. Will definitely make this again and soon.

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  • 11 November 2009

    Alisar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The filling was absolutely delicious - I didn't make the pastry, I used ready made puff pastry. Will be making this filling regularly though.

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  • 22 September 2010

    Michelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I really liked this pie although i did cheat a little on the pastry as I thought Id test out the middle before doing my own GF pastry. I used 2 wrapped packs of ready made shortcrust from Dietry Specials and then coated with a little milk. My second cheat was using Knorr stock pots - they are also GF and very quick - so this can all be made in very little time after work. The whole pie was lovely and when fed to my firmed he couldnt taste that it was GF! I really liked the watercress as thought as a bit different.

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  • 25 September 2010

    lostkat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Gorgeous. I used normal flour as I don't have to cook for a gluten-free household, but it was utterly delicious. Definitely making again!

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  • 07 November 2010

    Crezzie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cheated by using shop bought shortcrust pastry and it couldn't have been easier. The gravy in it is fantastic and will defo do again. Top marks for this one.

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  • 05 January 2011

    olivialw rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! I have made it a couple of times - first with packaged puff pastry which was lovely, also just made it now with the pastry recommended above - found it easy to make, and roll and tasted divine (I didn't bother faffing around with cling film). I would definitely recommend throwing in a bit of white wine after the chicken and leeks (before the stock) and letting it reduce. Served with mash, peas and carrots, ooo its just so yummy. Also its easy to amend and make smaller pies - for instance we don't have a gluten free diet so used plain flour, I don't eat meat so used quorn and made two smaller pies - one veggie one meat.

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  • 12 April 2011

    Emma141 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I am not much of a baker, but this turned out well and was very nice.

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  • 15 August 2011

    hguyver commented on this recipe

    The tastiest pie ever!! Great with mash so you don't miss out on the delicious juices!! Yum can't wait to make it again!!

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    28 March 2012

    Mia commented on this recipe

    Loved this recipe! Needed a bit more water for pastry than suggested but it was delicious!

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    28 March 2012

    Mia rated this recipe

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  • 19 August 2012

    terry rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The best GF recipe Ive tried so far.

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  • 06 October 2012

    misswales013 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    We tried this recipe this evening and it was delicious! The cheesy mustard pastry is very tasty - although I must admit I added some chopped garlic to the chicken mixture rather than creme fraiche and watercress. I has no complaints though!

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  • 08 October 2012

    venjpen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was lovely! I've had many disasters with gluten free pastry but this worked really well. I'm guessing the cheese helps it stay together. I added mushrooms in addition to the rest of the ingredients. Really tasty. Will definitely be making this again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1¾ hours

Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 175g gluten-free flour
  • 85g chilled butter , coarsely grated
  • 50g mature cheddar , grated
  • 1 tsp coarse grain mustard

FOR THE FILLING

  • 500g skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut in chunks
  • 25g butter
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 leeks , thickly sliced
  • 350ml hot chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp gluten-free flour
  • 85g watercress , chopped
  • 4 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp milk for glazing
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Per serving

669 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 40 g, saturated fat 21g, fibre 3g, salt 1.34 g

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