Chicken and greens pie

No one will be able to resist tucking into this low-calorie, golden pastry-crusted, green veg and chicken pie.

Serves: 6

Time to make: 55 mins

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1 leek, thickly sliced
1 courgettezucchiniX, coarsely chopped
150g green beans, cut into thirds
1 bunch broccolini, cut into 3cm pieces
¹⁄³ cup plain flourall purpose flourX
3 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
500g chicken breast fillets, cut into 2cm pieces
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 sheet reduced-fat shortcrust pastry, just thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat half the oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium heat. Add thyme, leek and zucchini and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
Add beans, broccolini and flour, stirring to coat. Gradually add stock and mustard and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Transfer to an 8 cup-capacity (2L) ovenproof dish.

2 Heat remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until browned all over. Add chicken to vegetable mixture, along with fresh dill. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

3 Roll pastry between two sheets of baking paper until slightly larger than top of dish. Place pastry over filling, gently pressing into sides of dish to secure. Trim excess pastry. Brush pie top with egg, then make six small cuts in top of pastry. Bake pie for 25 minutes or until top is golden. Slice into portions and serve immediately.

HFG tip

Use up leftover pastry dough by decorating your pie top. Get creative and shape into leaves or create a lattice effect.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 333cal

Kilojoules 1393kJ

Protein 26.8g

Total fat 11.7g

–Saturated fat 3.6g

Carbohydrates 27.1g

–Sugars 4.8g

Dietary fibre 5.6g

Sodium 678mg

Calcium 120mg

Iron 4.3mg

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.

First published: Feb 2022

2 comments on Chicken and greens pie

Ann Glamuzina February 18, 2022 at 3:57 pm #

It’s also nice when eaten cold with a salad.

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Joy Wiles November 22, 2022 at 8:19 pm #

My family all loved this pie-light and tasty and also quick and easy to prepare

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