Chicken pot pie

Name: Chicken pot pie
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 onions; 600g chicken thighs, skin off, bone out; 350g mixed mushrooms; 1 bunch of fresh thyme (30g); 375g block of all-butter puff pastry (cold)

Golden puff & herby mixed mushrooms

30 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

nutrition per serving

Calories

34%

Fat

58%

Saturates

99%

Sugars

Salt

20%

Protein

73%

Carbs

16%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

2 onions

600g chicken thighs, skin off, bone out

350g mixed mushrooms

1 bunch of fresh thyme (30g)

375g block of all-butter puff pastry (cold)

Top Tip

To go veggie, swap the chicken for a mixture of beautiful veggies, such as celeriac, spinach or leeks. You could even crumble in a little blue cheese, if you fancy it. Otherwise, butternut squash, new potatoes and cherry tomatoes would also be delicious, like in my Summer veg blanket pie.

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.
Place a 30cm non-stick ovenproof frying pan on a high heat, with a smaller non-stick pan on a medium heat alongside. Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the larger pan.
Peel and roughly chop the onions, adding them to the larger pan as you go.
Roughly chop two-thirds of the thighs, finely chop the rest, and add to the onion pan. Cook for 6 minutes, or until golden, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, place the mushrooms in the dry pan, tearing up any larger ones. Let them toast and get nutty for 4 minutes, then tip into the chicken pan and strip in half the thyme leaves.
Remove the pan from the heat, add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then stir in 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar and 150ml of water.
Working quickly, roll out the pastry so it’s 2cm bigger than the pan, then place it over the filling, using a wooden spoon to push it into the edges.
Very lightly criss-cross the pastry, then brush with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Poke the remaining thyme sprigs into the middle of the pie.
Bake at the bottom of the oven for 15 minutes, or until golden and puffed up. Easy!

You can use leeks if you can’t get hold of onions.
I like to use a mixture of mushrooms, but just one type also works great.
No mushrooms? No problem. You can use peppers, carrots or even frozen peas instead.
If you can’t get puff pastry, try shortcrust or filo pastry, or even make your own.
I’ve used chicken thighs here, but if you’ve got breasts or leftovers, happy days.
I’ve gone for fresh thyme, but you could swap for fresh rosemary, sage or bay. Or use dried, if that’s what you’ve got.

Serve with wilted greens or a leafy salad for a veg-packed lunch.

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Chicken pot pie

30 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

Ingredients

Top Tip

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