This chicken and chorizo pie from the brilliant people over at good to know recipes will definitely put a smile on your face and will almost certainly satisfy your stomach as well!
The colder autumnal nights are now upon us and it will only get colder from here on! To help keep you lovely and warm, we have chosen an extremely simple yet utterly delicious pie recipe from good to know recipes. Their chicken and chorizo pie recipe will make you wonder why you did not bake this fantastic pie sooner. The spicy flavour of the chorizo combined with a creamy sauce and tender chicken combine to make the perfect winter pie filling! So a big thank you to Good To Know Recipes for sharing this fantastic recipe!
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Ingredients:
For the Filling
- Roast chicken
- 2 chorizo sausages, skinned and diced
- Grated zest and juice of one orange
- 3 tbsp of double cream
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 leeks, finely diced
- A knob of butter
For the Pastry
- 1 sheet of pre-made puff pastry
- Milk for glazing
Instructions:
Step 1- Take a frying pan and add the butter to it, before adding the leeks and frying for no more than 5 minutes.
Step 2-Peel the skin off the chorizo and add that to the pan as well allowing it to release its delicious flavours.
Step 3-Take the roast chicken and add the meat to the pan and cook through again for a further 5 minutes.
Step 4-Add the double cream and bring the mixture to the boil. Cook for a little longer until the mixture is thicker in consistency.
Step 5- Take the frying pan off the boil and pour the pie filling in to a large pie tin such as this.
Step 6- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius/350 degrees Fahrenheit/gas mark 4.
Step 7- Dust a work surface with some flour and roll out the pre-made puff pastry, cutting it to fit over the top of the pie tin that you are using.
Step 8-Brush the top of the pastry with the milk and bake for around 25-30 minutes until the top starts to crisp and is a delicious golden brown colour.
Source: Good To Know Recipes
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