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The ultimate makeover: Chicken pie
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The ultimate makeover: Chicken pie

14 ingredients 30 min + 45 min Serves 4 openrecipes
The ultimate makeover: Chicken pie

Angela Nilsen reinvents a classic recipe to make chicken pie a healthy choice for you

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

273
Calories
34g
Protein
4g
Fat
20g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Water not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 450ml chicken stock , from a cube (I use Kallo, organic)
  • 100ml white wine
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 3 thyme sprigs
  • 1 tarragon sprig, plus 1 tbsp chopped tarragon leaves
  • 225g carrots , cut into batons
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts , 500g/1lb 2oz total weight
  • 225g leeks , sliced
  • 2 tbsp cornflour , mixed with 2 tbsp water
  • 3 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 heaped tbsp chopped flat-leaf or curly parsley
  • 70g filo pastry (I used three 39 x 30cm sheets)
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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