Individual Chicken Puff Pies
- 60 ml butter
- 2 chicken breast fillets, trimmed
- 1 leek, thoroughly washed and thinly sliced
- 2 cups of defrosted frozen peas
- 1 1/2 cups approx ready made bechamel sauce
- 4 frozen puff pastry sheets
- 1/2 cup shaved parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk, to glaze and seal pies
- Take pastry sheets out of freezer to defrost.
- Heat butter in frypan/skillet over medium to high heat.
- Cook chicken fillets in pan for 3 - 5 minutes.
- Flip fillets over, cover pan and cook fillets on lower heat for 10 minutes.
- Chop cooked fillets into small pieces.
- Allow to cool.
- Line six individual pie dishes with puff pastry.
- Distribute chicken evenly between dishes.
- Distribute peas evenly into dishes.
- Pour bechamel sauce evenly into dishes.
- Top filling of each pie with shaved parmesan cheese.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Brush milk over edge of each pie.
- Place circle of pastry topping over each pie.
- Slice a 1/2 inch vent into the top of each pie.
- Brush each pie with milk to glaze.
- You can either freeze them now, or pop into a 200 degree oven for 25 - 30 minutes until the pastry is golden and the filling hot.
- Serve with potatoes wrapped in foil and baked in the oven.
- Maybe a salad as well if you have the energy!
- Enjoy!
butter, chicken, thoroughly washed, frozen peas, approx ready made bechamel sauce, pastry sheets, parmesan cheese, ground pepper, salt, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/individual-chicken-puff-pies-114574 (may not work)