Name: Chicken filo pie
Cook time: 130 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Chicken fillo pie; 500 gram (1 pound) chicken breast fillets, halved; 500 gram (1 pound) chicken thigh fillets, halved; 3 cup (750ml) salt-reduced chicken stock; 80 gram (2½ ounces) butter, chopped; 1 brown onion (80g), chopped finely; 1/3 cup (50g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 200 gram (6½ ounces) feta cheese, crumbled; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/4 cup finely chopped dill; 1/4 cup finely chopped mint; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 eggs, beaten lightly; 8 (sheets) filo pastry; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

Chicken filo pie

This chicken filo pie makes a great centrepiece for a weekend lunch with friends, or a picnic in the park.

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Serves 8

Cook

2H 10M

Ingredients

Chicken fillo pie

500 gram (1 pound) chicken breast fillets, halved

500 gram (1 pound) chicken thigh fillets, halved

3 cup (750ml) salt-reduced chicken stock

80 gram (2½ ounces) butter, chopped

1 brown onion (80g), chopped finely

1/3 cup (50g) plain (all-purpose) flour

200 gram (6½ ounces) feta cheese, crumbled

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/4 cup finely chopped dill

1/4 cup finely chopped mint

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

4 eggs, beaten lightly

8 (sheets) filo pastry

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

Method

1.Place chicken and stock in medium saucepan; bring to simmer. Simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes. Remove from heat; cover, stand 15 minutes. Remove chicken from stock. Chop chicken coarsely; strain, reserve 2 cups of the stock. Keep remaining stock for another use.

2.Melt butter in medium saucepan; cook onion, stirring, until onion softens. Add flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually stir in hot reserved stock; cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; cool 15 minutes.

3.Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Oil 24cm (9½-inch) springform tin.

4.Place chicken and sauce mixture in large bowl, combine with cheese, herbs, nutmeg and egg; season.

5.Brush 1 sheet of pastry with oil; top with remaining sheets, brushing each with oil. Line tin with pastry; pour in chicken filling. Roll edges of pastry and tuck down side of tin.

6.Bake pie about 1¼ hours or until browned and set. Stand pie in tin 15 minutes before serving.

Remaining chicken stock can be used in soups, sauces and casseroles. If not using within 3 days, freeze.
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