Mini chicken and veg Pot pies with boiled rice
Hey Gang,
We hope you had a great Mid Term break! We are looking forward to welcoming you all back to the Kitchen,
We have a delicious recipe this week That you are going to make from scratch! Its a great winter warmer that you will make again and again.
Mini Chicken and veg Pot Pies and Boiled Rice.
Mini chicken and veg Pot pies with boiled rice
Equipment
- 1 Grater
- 2 Kitchen scissors
- 1 Veg peeler
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 Ovenproof dish
- 1 Lined baking tray
- 1 medium size soup bowl per person
- 1 set of measuring spoons
- 1 saucepan for the rice
- 1 pastry brush
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 3 large chicken breasts
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ small leek
- 1 carrot
- 100 g tinned sweet corn
- 1 chicken stock pot
- 1 tbsp butter
- 200 mls water
- 1 tsp of Dijon mustard
- 1 good heaped tablespoon of plain flour
- 200 mls single cream
- 1 pack puff pastry
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to the packet instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c fan
- Using clean kitchen scissors cut the chicken into bite-size chunks and add it to the oven-proof dish
- Peel the garlic and grate it over the chicken
- Remove the outer layers of the leek and using another clean scissors cut into little squares, add to the ovenproof dish
- With a veg peeler peel the carrot and slice it into strips, cut again with your scissors and add to the chicken and leek
- Add the stock pot, butter, dijon mustard, and water
- Season with a little salt and pepper
- Place on the top shelf of the oven and bake for 30 minutes
- Unroll the puff pastry and using your bowl cut out 4 rounds
- Brush each round with egg wash
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes
- After 20 minutes take out the oven-proof dish and add a good heaped tablespoon of flour to the pie filling, giving a good mix , (being extra careful not to touch the edges of the dish as it’s hot)
- Add the cream and sweet corn and mix again,
- Place back into the oven for 10 minutes
- Once cooked we will plate up by adding the filling to a soup bowl
- Placing the puff pastry on top
- Serve with simple boiled rice to mop up that delicious sauce
- Enjoy