Name: Chicken, fennel and mushroom pot pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced; 250 gram swiss brown mushrooms, quartered; 1 large onion, thinly sliced; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 500 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces; 1/2 cup cream; 2 tablespoon plain flour; 1.5 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoon parsley, chopped; 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, quartered; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoon fennel seeds; mixed salad leaves to serve

Chicken, fennel and mushroom pot pies

With the combination of creamy chicken, tender mushroom and sweet fennel, these rustic chicken and mushroom pot pies are the perfect comfort food

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

35M

Total

55M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 large fennel bulb, thinly sliced

250 gram swiss brown mushrooms, quartered

1 large onion, thinly sliced

2 clove garlic, crushed

500 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces

1/2 cup cream

2 tablespoon plain flour

1.5 cup chicken stock

2 tablespoon parsley, chopped

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, quartered

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 teaspoon fennel seeds

mixed salad leaves to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to very hot, 220°C.

2.In a large frying pan, heat oil on medium. Sauté fennel, mushrooms, onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes until tender. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes until golden. Set aside.

3.In a small saucepan, combine cream and flour, stirring until smooth. Gradually add stock. Stir on medium heat until mixture thickens and boils. Reduce heat to low, then simmer for 3 minutes.

4.Mix sauce into chicken mixture in pan with parsley and mustard. Season.

5.Divide mixture between four 1½-cup ramekins. Place pastry quarters over each. Decorate with pastry offcuts, brush lightly with egg and sprinkle with fennel. Place on oven tray and cut a small slit in each pastry top. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve with salad.

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