CHICKEN, HAM AND LEEK PIE

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This is adapted from a recipe I found on a website called Irish Abroad. Posted for ZWT 8 Great Britain/Ireland

Provided by AlaskaPam

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 1h45m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 whole chicken (cooked)
1 cup ham (cooked and diced)
4 leeks (washed and chopped, light green and white parts only)
1 onion (finely chopped)
3 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup heavy cream
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 pie crust, 9 inch

Steps:

  • 1. Take the chicken off the bone in large pieces. In a deep dish pie plate,
  • make alternate layers of chicken, ham and leeks.
  • 2. In a saucepan over medium heat melt the butter and add the onions. Saute
  • until the onions are soft. Stir in the flour and mustard and cook for a few
  • minutes. Slowy add the chicken broth and cream, stirring until it is thickened.
  • Pour the sauce over the chicken, ham and leeks in the pie pan.
  • 3. Roll out the pie crust until it is slightly larger than the pie plate.
  • Dampen the edges of the pie plate and cover with the pie crust. Crimp the edges
  • and cut holes for steam.
  • 4. Bake in a preheated 350 F oven until the crust is lighty browned, about 25 to
  • 30 minutes.

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