Chicken pie

[WentworthPrison]

How do you make a decent chicken pie. Mine always end up dry especially when I reheat the 2nd half the next day.

Also if I was making a pie for someone else would I cook it all first and they just reheat?

I poach cubed chicken chunks in stock. You can add onions and/or mushrooms or leeks. Add a bit of cream when it's nearly done.

Transfer to a deep baking dish. For the pastry I use frozen - defrost and roll out, cover and seal edges. Wash with egg.

The Joe Wicks recipe is fab. Uses filo pastry on top.

You have to poach the chicken in stock, and then make a white sauce using the stock and milk. Nice to add a couple of tablespoons of wine too for the acidity and taste.

This recipe is great: www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/creamy_chicken_ham_and_03877

To reheat it, I cover it in tin foil, but I like soggy pastry

Thanks. I do use stock but do cook the chicken in oil before adding stock. Maybe I just need to miss out that bit. Good idea about foil for reheating. Thanks.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/roast-chicken-pie%3famp

I use ready made puff pastry though and just roast 6 chicken thighs if I don’t have leftovers. So quick and easy!

Found the recipe I always use now. It's a chicken, ham and leek in a creamy sauce. I actually use less cream than it says and it's still delicious. I also tend to use a bit more chicken and bought puff pastry. Aside from aforementioned foil, I reheat at a low temp, about 130, for a good 45 mins.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/creamychickennhamandd03877

Having done Jamie Olivers in less than 30 minutes I’d never use another recipe.

It’s really easy but full of flavour.

hellohooray.com/jamie-olivers-chicken-pie/

Haha Maggie that's the same recipe I swear by and posted upthread! Two recommendations on the same thread OP, you've got to make it

@Xiaoxiong Good spot! It's a good one isn't it.

Definitely don't fry it off first.

I usually either do a leftover roast meal pie with whatever’s left from a roast meal Chicken, veg, potatoes, in a thick gravy or a chicken and mushroom pie in a thick mustardy mushroom sauce.
Sometimes I’ll do a chicken, ham and leek, particularly if I’ve leftover ham from a joint. More often ill do that as a raised pie though.
I do fry mushrooms and chicken first and if I do a roast pie it’s alrea been cooked. I don’t usually poach chicken first.