Creamy chicken and vegetable pie

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Our healthy, diabetes-friendly, chicken and vegetable pie is packed full of delicious flavours that the whole family will love - great for lunch or dinner.

Serves: 6

Time to make: 55 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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spray oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
900g boneless skinless chicken thighs, fat trimmed, chopped in 2-3cm pieces
1 large leek, white part only and cut in 1cm slices
4 cups sliced button mushrooms
2 carrots, chopped
1 cup frozen peas
4 stalks celery, sliced finely
5 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped
1 ½ cups reduced-salt chicken stock
3 tablespoons cornflourcornstarchX
1 cup skim milk
pinch salt
ground black pepper
2 sheets pre-rolled frozen reduced-fat puff or flaky pastry

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 220°C. Lightly grease a pie dish with oil spray. Set aside.

2 Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown for a couple of minutes. Don’t worry if not completely cooked through. Set chicken aside in a bowl.

3 In the same pan, reduce heat to medium-low and cook vegetables until they start to soften. Add herbs and stock and bring to a simmer.

4 In a small bowl, create a smooth paste with cornflour and some of the milk. Add paste, remaining milk and salt and pepper to pan. Add chicken. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

5 Add mixture to pie dish. Cover pie with pastry sheets, sealing edges with your fingers. Slice across into pastry top with a knife to allow steam to escape. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden.

HFG tip

To make ahead, once cool, place pie tin in freezer bag and freeze for up to 4 weeks. Reheat at 180°C until piping hot.

Make double the pie filling and refrigerate half for up to 2 days. Reheat thoroughly and serve on brown rice with wilted spinach or steamed broccoli.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 449 cal

Kilojoules 1880 kJ

Protein 38 g

Total fat 17 g

Saturated fat 6 g

Carbohydrates 35 g

Sugar 8 g

Dietary fibre 5 g

Sodium 530 mg

Calcium 130 mg

Iron 3.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.