Recipe of Perfect Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, leftover chicken and ham pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Leftover cooked ham and chicken (or turkey) meat from Xmas or Thanksgiving dinner. Add the sauce to the pie dish, and stir it all up together, making sure everything is covered. You can keep this in the fridge until you are ready to eat. If you've got some chicken we'll show you how to hook it up into one dank ass pie (to steal a line from my kids).

Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have leftover chicken and ham pie using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie:

1. Get Pastry
2. Make ready EITHER 375g Shop-Bought Puff Pastry
3. Make ready OR 125g Plain Flour
4. Take 125 g Unsalted Butter (Room temp, cubed)
5. Get 75 ml Cold Water
6. Take 1/2 tsp salt
7. Take Filling
8. Take 320 g Leftover Cooked Chicken (shredded)
9. Prepare 90 g Leftover Cooked Ham/Bacon (chopped)
10. Make ready 30 g Unsalted Butter
11. Make ready 35 g Plain Flour
12. Take 300 ml Chicken Stock
13. Make ready 125 ml Double Cream
14. Make ready 4 Chestnut or Button Mushrooms (diced)
15. Get 2 Spring Onions (finely chopped)
16. Take 1 tbsp Mixed Herbs
17. Take 1 Egg Yolk (beaten)

It doesn't matter what cut you have handy. An assemblage of leftover chicken and ham, some noodles and vegetables, a little cheese–just about whatever you have on hand will work in this casserole. This dish made good use of my leftovers. Some chicken, ham, noodles and cheese, and you've got dinner.

Steps to make Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie:

1. Preheat oven to 180c fan/350f/gas 4. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. If making pastry, proceed to step 4 before starting to make the filling. If using shop bought pastry, start at step 2.
2. Melt the butter on medium heat in a saucepan then beat in the flour. Cook this for a minute or two to cook out the flour taste a little. Add the stock and whisk constantly for 2-3 minutes until thickened then whisk in the cream.
3. Fold in the spring onions and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the chicken, bacon, and cream and sprinkle in the herbs. Season to taste. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
4. HOME MADE PASTRY, START HERE!! Rub the butter into the flour using fingertips until all the flour has turned pale yellow but there are still chunks of butter larger than breadcrumbs. Stir in the flour. Use a wooden spoon to very gradually mix in the water until it starts to form together. Very quickly press the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry into a 30 x 33 cm rectangle. Cut this rectangle in half lengthways and place one half onto the prepared baking tray. Gently fold the other pastry in half and make cuts in the folded side about 1cm apart, leaving a 1cm border.
6. Spoon the cooled filling onto the pastry on the tray, leaving a 1cm border of pastry around the edges. Open the folded pastry back out and gently place it over the filling. Crimp all around the edges with a fork.
7. Brush the top of the pastry with the egg yolk. Sprinkle the top of the pastry with more mixed herbs and black pepper (optional).
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes until puffed up and golden brown.
9. Enjoy!!

This dish made good use of my leftovers. Some chicken, ham, noodles and cheese, and you've got dinner. Chicken, peas and ham: If cooking the chicken for the pie, start by placing the chicken breasts in a soup pot. Serve the ham and chicken pie immediately. Leftovers still taste delicious, but the pastry will not be crispy anymore.

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