Simple Way to Make Speedy Use-up Chicken & Leek Pie

Use-up Chicken & Leek Pie.

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we're going to make a special dish, use-up chicken & leek pie. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Use-up Chicken & Leek Pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it's fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Use-up Chicken & Leek Pie is something which I've loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have use-up chicken & leek pie using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Use-up Chicken & Leek Pie:

1. {Prepare 1 of carrot, diced.
2. {Prepare of Salt.
3. {Prepare 75 g of frozen peas.
4. {Make ready 1 of large knob butter.
5. {Prepare 1 of leek, finely sliced.
6. {Get 1 tbsp of plain flour (plus some for dusting pastry).
7. {Prepare 250 ml of milk.
8. {Take 1 of chicken stock cube (I use a Knorr Stock Pot).
9. {Prepare 350 g of Roast chicken, diced.
10. {Prepare of Ground black pepper.
11. {Make ready 500 g of readymade shortcrust pastry (I used JusRol chilled).

Instructions to make Use-up Chicken & Leek Pie:

1. Boil the carrot in salted water, adding the peas for the last 3-4 minutes. Drain and set aside..
2. In a wok or largish frying pan fry the leek until softened in the butter. Remove from heat, stir in the flour, add the stock pot/cube and very gradually add the milk, stirring continuously to prevent lumps forming. Return to heat to thicken the sauce, still continuously stirring. Remove from heat..
3. Add the cooked vegetables and chicken and stir well to mix. Season to taste..
4. Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 6 or electric equivalent (Circotherm 170C)..
5. Split the pastry block two-thirds/one-third and grease a pastry dish..
6. Roll out the larger pastry piece and use it to line the pastry dish base. Fill with the chicken etc. Then roll out the smaller pieces and use it to top the pie. Crimp the edges to seal and make two or three small slits in the centre to allow the steam to escape..
7. Heat in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until the pie is cooked..
   
8. Serve with your choice of vegetables. We had new potatoes and French beans today. A little Dijon mustard goes well..

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