Chicken pie
Apart from the obvious chicken, this pie's puff pastry "lid" also conceals mushrooms, bacon, hard-boiled eggs and leeks.
132 K 4.5/5 (15 reviews)
2 hours 30 min.
Average
10.40 €
6 people
16 IngredientsLast modified on: May 10th 2023
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
4 leeks - 2
300 g mushrooms - 3
300 g chicken breast - 4
1 shallot - 5
3 tablespoons olive oil - 6
½ lemon - 7 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 8
125 g small pieces of bacon - 9
1 tablespoon goose fat - 10
1 chicken stock cube - 11
150 ml water - 12
5 hard-boiled eggs - 13
150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 14
20 g beaten egg - 15
salt - 16
pepper - Total weight: 2,380 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 20 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 15 min.
All in all: 2 hours 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut 300 g chicken breast into medium-sized chunks.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 shallot chopped, salt and pepper. Leave to cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 10 min.
Add the mushrooms and cook until they are soft.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 7 min.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.
Still using the same pan, melt 1 tablespoon goose fat. When smoking hot, add the chicken pieces.
Fry rapidly until browned all over.
Fry rapidly until browned all over.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 15 min.
Mix 1 chicken stock cube and 150 ml water to make a chicken stock. Add this to the pan and cook the chicken pieces gently in the stock (this method is called braising), uncovered.
If you can, use the juices from cooking poultry.
If you can, use the juices from cooking poultry.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Choose a gratin or pie dish and spread a layer of mushooms in the bottom.
Add the bacon on top.
Choose a gratin or pie dish and spread a layer of mushooms in the bottom.
Add the bacon on top.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 3 min.
Then add a layer of leeks.
Stage 13 - ⌛ 3 min.
A layer of chicken.
Stage 14 - ⌛ 3 min.
And a layer of sliced hard-boiled eggs.
Pour any remaining chicken stock over the top.
Pour any remaining chicken stock over the top.
Stage 15 - ⌛ 3 min.
Roll out the puff pastry to make a lid and pierce 2 holes, which will act as vents to let the steam escape.
Stage 16 - ⌛ 5 min.
Trim off the overhanging pastry around the edge and tuck the pastry into the dish.
Stage 17 - ⌛ 5 min.
Use the trimmings to make decorations to stick on the top.
Stage 18 - ⌛ 3 min.
Glaze the pastry.
Stage 19 - ⌛ 30 min.
Bake until the puff pastry is nicely browned.
Remarks
Chicken pie is very good reheated and freezes well.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes well.
Source: After Gaston Lenotre.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 210 RDI=80 % | 640 RDI=60 % | 750 RDI=110 % | 3,650 RDI=180 % | 15,300 RDI: 180 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 150 RDI=8 % | 640 RDI: 8 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=10 % | 110 RDI=10 % | 120 RDI=20 % | 610 RDI=30 % | 2,550 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 10.40 €
- Per person : 1.75 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Chicken breast
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Mushrooms
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Water
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