Baker's chicken and potato tart
A baker's tart is made with bread dough. It is sometimes called a baker's pizza, but this version has no tomatoes. It is topped with potatoes and slices of herb-poached chicken on a bed of cream and cheese with more herbs.
66 K 4/5 (7 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
12.50 €
6 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: June 16th 2019
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
400 g chicken breast - 2
2 bayleaves - 3
2 sprigs thyme - 4
400 g cooked potatoes - 5
parsley - 6
200 g cream cheese - 7
200 g cream - 8
500 g bread dough - 9
50 g grated cheese - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 1,755 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Lay a chicken breast on a piece of plastic film, salt and pepper both sides, and put a bayleaf and spring of thyme on top.
Stage 2
Roll up the chicken in the film like a boiled sweet and tie the ends firmly with string.
Wrap all the chicken breasts like this.
Wrap all the chicken breasts like this.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 20 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Drain and leave to cool, then remove and discard the film wrapping. Slice the chicken thinly.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chop the parsley.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 4 min.
Mix in a bowl: 200 g cream cheese, 200 g cream and the parsley, then season with salt and pepper.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Roll out 500 g bread dough into a large rectangle on a sheet of cooking parchment.
Stage 9
Spread the herb topping mixture over the dough, leaving a thin border around the edge.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 3 min.
Arrange the potato slices over...
Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.
...then the chicken on top.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 2 min.
Finish with a sprinkling of grated cheese and put in the oven...
Stage 13 - ⌛ 30 min.
...to bake for about 30 minutes.
Remarks
This recipe can be varied in lots of ways, with different toppings as the mood takes you.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 850 RDI=330 % | 5,840 RDI=550 % | 210 RDI=30 % | 3,000 RDI=150 % | 12,580 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 50 RDI=20 % | 330 RDI=30 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 170 RDI=9 % | 720 RDI: 9 % |
| Per person | 140 RDI=60 % | 970 RDI=90 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 500 RDI=30 % | 2,100 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 12.50 €
- Per person : 2.10 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Bread dough
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Cooked potatoes
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Cream cheese
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