Steps to Prepare Homemade Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, leftover chicken and ham pie. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

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).

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

The ingredients needed to make Leftover Chicken and Ham Pie:

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

Instructions 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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