Curried Chicken Pie Recipes

CURRY CHICKEN POT PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the oil and 6 tablespoons of the butter in large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the celery, onions, curry powder and a large pinch of salt and cook until the vegetables are soft and the onions turn translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute, then stir in the peas and carrots. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the chicken broth and milk, whisking to remove any flour lumps. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken and stir to combine.
• Pour the curry chicken into four 10-ounce ramekins or gratin-style bowls.
• Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour. Roll the pie crust large enough to cut 4 circles to fit over the ramekins. Lightly brush the edges of the ramekins with the egg wash. Place the pie crust over the top of the curry chicken, pressing to seal along the edges. Using a sharp paring knife, create a few slits in the top of the pies. Brush the top of the crust with the egg wash.
• Bake until the crust is a deep golden brown and the pot pies are bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. Top with pats of the remaining 2 tablespoons butter right before serving.

CURRIED CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
• Season chicken breasts with Garam Masala and salt.
• Fry in a hot pan for 3-4 minutes per side. I prefer to under-cook them just slightly as they will continue cooking during baking.
• Remove the chicken breasts from the pan and set aside to rest.
• In the same pan, add a splash of oil and cook the onion, celery and carrot until soft and lightly golden.
• Add the garlic and spices and cook for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle in the flour, stir to coat the vegetables then pour in the stock and cream.
• Bring to a simmer and allow to cook until thickened.
• Cube the chicken and stir into the sauce with the lemon juice then season to taste.
• Top the pie with thawed puff pastry.
• Brush with beaten egg then place in the oven.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is golden and puffed.
• Remove from the oven and serve.

CREAMY CURRIED CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Put the chicken, quartered onion, carrot chunks, ginger, garlic and herb stalks in a large stock pot. Cover the chicken completely with water, bring to a simmer, then turn down the heat, cover and cook gently for 1 hr. Turn the chicken over halfway through cooking and top up the water if you need to. After 1 hr the chicken should be tender - try pulling a leg away from the breast with some tongs. If there's much resistance, keep cooking, checking every 10 mins or so. Carefully remove the chicken from the cooking liquid and leave to cool on a plate for about 10 mins.
• Shred the chicken meat and discard the fat and bones. Strain the cooking liquid (this is your stock) and discard the onions, carrots and other bits (or keep them to make soup). Measure out 500ml of the stock.
• Melt the butter in a pan (use the stock pan if it's empty - you don't need to wash it). Add a drizzle of oil and the chopped onion and carrot. Cook until the veg is soft, for about 8-10 mins. Stir in the flour, curry paste and turmeric, then crumble in the stock cube. As you stir, the ingredients will clump together. Keep cooking for a min or so, then add a ladleful of the chicken cooking liquid. Stir well until smooth, then add another ladleful. Continue until all of the stock has been used up and you have a smooth sauce.
• Stir the chicken, cream and chopped herbs into the sauce, then season well and remove from the heat. If freezing portions at this stage, transfer to a sealable container or bag, cool, then freeze for up to two months. Defrost thoroughly in the fridge before reheating in a pan or the microwave. See tips below for serving suggestions.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Transfer the creamy curried chicken to a pie dish, about 25 x 5cm. Brush 6 sheets filo pastry with a little melted butter or oil and scrunch the sheets on top of the pie, covering the filling. Bake the pie for about 45-50 mins, until the top is crisp and the curried chicken is bubbling and hot. Serve with Tenderstem broccoli, if you like.

CURRY CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Toss frozen vegetables with canola oil and spread evenly onto a sheet pan. Place into oven and cook until golden brown.
• In a saute pan heat 1 tablespoon of butter and sweat the onion and celery. In another saucepan, heat the broth and milk. Add 2 more tablespoons of butter to the celery mix and cook out the water. Add the flour and curry and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the hot milk mixture and cook until thickened. Add the parsley, salt and pepper. Toss the browned vegetables and the chicken. Pour into a shallow baking pan, or a large terra cotta pot base, lined with foil, and top with 6 to 8 circles of puff pastry. Place into the oven and cook until puff pastry has browned and the mixture is hot and bubbly, about 25 minutes.

CURRIED CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Pour 1 tbsp oil into a flameproof casserole dish. Addthe chicken, season and fry for 4-5 mins on a medium heat, turning, until lightly browned. Remove with tongs and set aside.
• Pour another ½ tbsp oil into the casserole dish and add the spring onions. Fry gently for a couple of mins, then stir in the garlic, ginger and curry powder. Cook for 1 min, then tip the chicken back into the pan, along with the broccoli, soy sauce, coconut milk, chicken stock and cornflour mixture. Bring to the boil, then stir in the kale. Once the kale has wilted, take the dish off the heat.
• Mix the remaining oil with the splash of coconut milk. Unravel the pastry. Brush each sheet lightly with the oil mixture, then scrunch up and sit on top of the pie mixture. Scatter over the nigella seeds, then cook in the oven for 12 mins, or until the pastry is a deep golden brown. Leave to stand for a couple of mins before serving.

CURRIED CHICKEN POTPIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed (if necessary, add up to 2 tablespoons ice water); do not overmix. Form dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, 1 hour or overnight (or freeze, up to 1 month).
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the filling: In a large pot, melt butter over medium-high. Add onion and cauliflower and cook until softened, 8 minutes. Add garlic and curry powder and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add flour and stir to coat vegetables. Slowly add broth, whisking constantly until sauce is smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in green beans. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in chicken. Pour filling into a 2-quart baking dish.
• On a floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Place dough over dish and fold overhang inward while pinching to crimp edge. Cut vents in dough. Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edge, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes before serving.

EASY CURRY CHICKEN HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Add butter to a skillet over medium high heat. Toss in celery, onion, and carrots and stir to coat in the butter.
• Cook for approximately 5 minutes or until veggies are tender and fragrant.
• Stir in the flour and curry powder and stir to coat. Once the veggies are all coated and a paste forms, stir in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low. Allow to thicken for about 1-2 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Stir in the sour cream and the sliced chicken breast. Set aside.
• Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the puff pastry sheets. Use the bottom of a glass or a 3" round cookie cutter to cut out circles in the dough. The two sheets should yield about 18 circles total.
• Add 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture to one half of each circle. Moisten the edge of each circle with a small amount of water, and then fold over the dough to cover the mixture
• and press to close. Use a fork to close each hand pie. Lay each completed hand pie on a greased baking sheet, about 1" apart.
• Repeat with remaining dough.
• In a small bowl, combine whisked egg and water. Brush each hand pie with egg mixture and then sprinkle lightly with flake sea salt.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until crisped and golden. Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

CURRY CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Unfold the thawed puff pastry and seal seams using a rolling pin. Dock the sheet by piercing it several times with a fork. Cut into 12 (2-inch) rounds, place on a half sheet pan, and refrigerate while preparing the rest of the casserole.
• Heat the oven to 400ºF.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 12-inch straight-sided saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and sweat until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the frozen vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 7 to 8 minutes.
• While the vegetables are cooking, combine the broth and milk in a 2-cup microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave until almost boiling, about 2 minutes.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the celery mix and melt. Add the flour and curry powder and whisk for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the hot milk mixture and cook until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the parsley, salt, and pepper. Add the chicken, and stir to combine. Pour into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish and mash down the mixture to compact the casserole. Top with the circles of puff pastry, spacing them so that they do not touch. Bake on the middle rack of the oven until the puff pastry has browned and the mixture is hot and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes before serving.

CURRIED CHICKEN-AND-POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add ginger and curry powder and cook 2 minutes. Add hash browns, chicken, and 2 tablespoons water and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until chicken is cooked through and hash browns are tender, 15 minutes. Stir in peas and cilantro; season with salt and pepper. Let cool slightly.
• Lay 1 sheet phyllo on a work surface and lightly brush with melted butter. (Keep extra phyllo covered while you work.) Stack remaining 5 sheets on top, rotating each sheet slightly so edges are offset and brushing each with butter. Gently transfer stack to a buttered 9-inch glass pie plate. Fill with chicken mixture, then fold edges over top. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CURRIED CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• 1 In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat the oil until shimmering
• 2 Add the onions and stir to coat
• 3 Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until soft, browned and sweet, stirring from time to time, about 30 minutes
• 4 Stir in the jalapeño, cook for 30 seconds, then transfer the onions and jalapeño to a bowl and set aside
• 5 In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and pepper
• 6 Add the chicken and toss to coat
• 7 In the same Dutch oven, add the butter and increase the heat to medium-high
• 8 When the butter foams, add the chicken and do not stir until the chicken has browned a bit on the bottom, about 5 minutes
• 9 Stir gently to turn the chicken and continue cooking, until browned here and there, about 5 more minutes
• 10 Pour in the broth, and using, a large spoon, scrape up the tasty bits (fond)
• 11 Pour in the coconut milk and sprinkle the curry powder over everything
• 12 Stir to thoroughly combine the sauce, then add the cauliflower, carrots and the onion-jalapeño mixture
• 13 Reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook until the vegetables are barely tender and the sauce has thickened, 10 to 12 minutes
• 14 Add the peas and cilantro, stir well and remove the pan from the stove
• 15 Cool to room temperature before filling the pie
• 16 If making the egg wash, a small bowl, whisk together the egg, 1 tablespoon of water and 1/8 teaspoon of salt until combined
• 17 Bake the pie: Place the oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees
• 18 Roll out and place one circle of dough in the pie pan, spoon in the filling, and cover with a second circle of dough
• 19 Crimp well
• 20 Using a sharp knife, slash 3 or 4 holes in the top crust
• 21 Brush with an egg wash, if using
• 22 Bake for 20 minutes, reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 40 minutes, until the filling is bubbling up through the vents
• 23 VARIATIONS
• 24 If making a shallow slab pie, you will need 3 pie doughs: Roll out 1 1/2 of the pie doughs to a rectangle approximately 11-by-15-inches
• 25 Repeat with the remaining 1 1/2 pie doughs
• 26 Line the bottom of the pie pan with one swath of dough, spoon in the filling, and cover with the second swath
• 27 Crimp the pie on all four sides, brush with the egg wash, if using, and vent with a few slashes
• 28 Bake as instructed above
• 29 If making turnovers, you'll need 4 pie doughs: Roll each pie dough into an 11-inch circle
• 30 Divide the circle into 3 equal triangles
• 31 Place a generous 1/3 cup of filling on one half of a triangle and fold the other half over the filling
• 32 Crimp the open edges and vent the top
• 33 Brush with egg wash, if using, and repeat with the remaining dough
• 34 Bake at 400 degrees until the filling is bubbling, about 25 to 35 minutes