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Chicken, leek and ham pasties
- Published: 12 Aug 22
- Updated: 26 Apr 24
Use leftover chicken to make these budget-friendly chicken pasties. Think creamy chicken, leek and ham filling inside golden puff pastry.
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Try classic Cornish pasties next.
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Makes 4
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Hands-on time 20 min, plus cooling. Oven time 20 min
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large leek, finely chopped
- 1 thick slice roast ham, chopped into 2cm pieces
- 100g cooked chicken leg meat, shredded
- 3 tbsp crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 3 tbsp chopped chives
- 320g pack ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
- 1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tsp black onion seeds or sesame seeds
Method
- Heat the oven to 160°C fan/gas 4. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Make the filling by heating the olive oil in a large saucepan, then fry the leek gently for 8-10 minutes until nicely softened.
- Stir in the ham, chicken, crème fraîche, mustard and chives. Remove the pan from the heat and season with a little salt and pepper to taste. Set aside to cool.
- When you’re ready to make the pasties, unroll the pastry and, using a 16cm plate as a guide, cut out 4 circles.
- Spoon a quarter of the filling mixture onto one side of each pastry circle, leaving a good 2cm border. Brush the edges of the pastry with a little beaten egg, then fold over each circle to make a half-moon shape, either sealing the edges with a fork or pinching the pastry with your finger and thumb to seal and crimp. Put the pasties on the prepared baking tray, then brush the tops with a little more beaten egg and sprinkle with onion or sesame seeds. Bake for 20 minutes until golden and crisp.
- Recipe from August 2022 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 505kcals
- Fat
- 35.5g (14.9g saturated)
- Protein
- 16.8g
- Carbohydrates
- 27.9g (2.2g sugars)
- Fibre
- 3.6g
- Salt
- 1.3g
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Great way to use up leftovers, very tasty and the freeze well too.