Deep-dish chicken & leek pie

Deep-dish chicken & leek pie

Break out from the Sunday roast routine and try a homely pie instead - adapt it to whatever meat or veg you have leftover

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Method

  1. Tear all the meat into chunks, discarding any fat or gristle.
  2. Melt the butter in a shallow, wide pan. Cook the leeks in the butter for 10 minutes until really soft. Sprinkle over the flour and cook, stirring for a few minutes. Gradually add the milk, stirring until you have a saucy consistency. Add the mustard and cream and stir. Add the meat and tarragon. Then mix well. Leave to cool a little.
  3. Tip into a dish then roll out the pastry to cover the pan, drape over the top and crimp the edges. Glaze with the egg and make a vent in the middle of the pastry.
  4. Bake in a 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 oven for 25-30 minutes until golden. Serve with peas or other green veg.
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Variations

Once you've made the creamy leek sauce for the pie, you can add any cooked meat you fancy - or even add some cooked mushrooms and squash for a veggie version.

PER SERVING

883 kcalories, protein 34.4g, carbohydrate 47.6g, fat 63 g, saturated fat 31.4g, fibre 2.7g, salt 1.91 g

Recipe from olive magazine, November 2010.

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  • 31 October 2010

    Knewport rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really very delicious. Just need to make sure that the pastry isn't too thick otherwise it doesn't cook through. Sauce was very nice but needed seasoning to taste.

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    06 November 2010

    els rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very nice,I did add mushrooms,chives and seasonings.Fun and easy to make and delicious!

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    01 February 2011

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Well I used shortcrust pastry by mistake, no tarragon, because there was none in the shop, creme fraiche because they had no single cream either! Added some button mushrooms and seasoning and would say it's the tastiest, darned thing I've ever made! Delicious!

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  • 02 March 2011

    Starre rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely pie, but I omit the milk and use creme fraiche instead. Also I fry some bacon lardons and add a handful frozen peas at the last minute.

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  • 09 March 2011

    aticavo rated this recipe

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  • 14 March 2011

    Catherine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Creamy delicious pie. I added some defrosted mixed veg in as well which I preferred than just leeks

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  • 08 May 2011

    sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe was an absolute winner! I added a little ham hock and stilton that i had left over, it was delicious! Even used some of the leftover filling the next day in a pasta. One to try, so easy.

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  • 20 June 2011

    Sarah pugh rated this recipe

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  • 29 July 2011

    flyhalf rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    It tastes great but whenever I try to make this (or any other deep pot pie) the pastry always seems to fall into the pie, although it still tastes good. Am I leaving too much space between the crust and the contents ?

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  • 06 September 2011

    Carly M rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    this pie is delicious! I changed the ingredients slightly by using the same measure of chicken as shown above but then adding gammon to it as well - a real winter warmer! Delicious.

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  • 17 September 2011

    Wenders rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and easy to make. Adjusted some of the ingredients to use up some veg I had and used shortcrust pastry as had some left over from another recipe I was making. My family all ate it and couldn't believe it was home made as it rivalled any shop bought pie! (always tricky in my house when pie making...they're a fussy lot!!) Requests now to make it again! Result!!

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  • 07 October 2011

    jeane commented on this recipe

    is it better to use milk or stock? does anyone know? Thanks

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  • 03 January 2012

    Vespa007 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Used left over turkey and double cream from Christmas meal. Also no Dijon mustard or tarragon but used a couple of spoonfuls of tarragon whole grain mustard. Very easy and tasty meal with some steamed veggies.

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  • 14 January 2012

    knightlore rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I added mushrooms and streaky bacon everything else was done by the recipe. I found it a bit sickly for my taste.

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  • 11 February 2012

    emmwil78 commented on this recipe

    Really easy to make and very tasty!

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  • 12 February 2012

    Antoinette rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely recipe though I used thyme instead of tarragon. However, this is too rich for my taste so making tonight minus the cream. I'll probably through in some other green veg too. Yummy!

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  • 19 January 2013

    kirstyh rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    2nd time I've made this pie and was a real winner with my husband! I used turkey and a bit of bacon alongside the leeks last time. This time, I poached some ch breasts in stock and used dried tarragon. This is very easy to do and is so tasty. I don't know any man who doesn't like a good pie but this one is sophisticated enough to please dinner party guests as well. It's so easy to make ahead too - nothing bad to say about it! (Well - the calories I guess!).

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  • 17 March 2013

    Becky89 commented on this recipe

    I made this without having any mustard and only shortcrust pastry but it still worked a treat. I left out the tarragon as I'm not a big fan and added some mixed herbs and spices. Really good.

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  • 17 March 2013

    Becky89 rated this recipe

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  • 24 March 2013

    Ellie1789 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy and yummy. I added mushrooms and smokey bacon which aided the dish.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Ingredients

  • 300g cooked chicken , turkey or ham
  • 50g butter
  • 2 small leeks washed and sliced into small chunks
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 300ml milk
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 150ml single cream
  • small bunch tarragon , chopped
  • 500g block puff pastry
  • 1 egg , beaten
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PER SERVING

883 kcalories, protein 34.4g, carbohydrate 47.6g, fat 63 g, saturated fat 31.4g, fibre 2.7g, salt 1.91 g

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