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Chicken and leek pie
19 ingredients
2 hr + 1 hr
Serves 6
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A classic recipe for chicken and leeks in a white sauce topped with shortcrust pastry.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1308
Calories
64g
Protein
52g
Fat
145g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Tarragon | 1 tsp dried (0.5g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 300g/10½oz plain flour
- pinch salt
- 30g/1¼oz cold lard, cut into cubes (optional - you can use all butter
- 85g/3oz cold butter
- 2-3 tbsp cold water
- 1 free-range egg, beaten with a pinch of salt
- 30g/1¼oz butter
- 30g/1¼oz flour
- 600ml/1 pint milk
- 3 tbsp double cream
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/3 chicken stock
- 2 large leeks
- 30g/1½oz butter
- 3 Cox apples
- 70g/2½ oz bacon lardons
- 10 boneless chicken thighs
- 1 bunch tarragon
- freshly ground black pepper
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
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