Smoky Chicken Pies
Photography by Vega DuPont
Minimum effort and the ultimate smoky flavor, using our Safari Smoke Seasoning! Our mild-smoked paprika seasoning adds a little flare to your favorite savory pie filling that you didn’t know you needed! Quick and easy to make, and trust us, there won’t be any leftovers!
Yield:
10
Mini Pies
PREP & COOK TIME:
30 mins prep time
20 mins cook time
Calories:
510 per pie
FOR THE SMOKY CHICKEN PIE FILLING:
Chicken Breast
12 oz
Chicken Broth
1 cup
Brown Mushrooms, sliced
8 oz
Medium White Onion, chopped
1/2 an onion
Safari Smoke Seasoning
2 tbsp
Olive oil
1 tbsp
Fresh Thyme
1 tsp
Butter, unsalted
3 tbsp
All-Purpose Flour
2 tbsp
Egg, beaten
1
Sesame Seeds
2 tbsp
Puff Pastry, defrosted if frozen
1lb
DIRECTIONS:
FOR THE SMOKY CHICKEN PIE FILLING:
- Preheat your oven to 400ºF.
- In a baking dish, place your chicken breasts and cover with olive oil. Sprinkle chicken breasts with your Safari Smoke Seasoning and rub, making sure that the chicken is completely covered.
- Place in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.
- Once your chicken has finished, take out the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Using two forks, start to shred down the chicken into bite sized pieces then give the chicken a good stir in the baking dish to pick up seasoning and oils stuck to the side of the dish.
- In a medium pot over medium heat, fry up your onions and mushrooms until soft then set aside.
- In the same pot, over low heat, melt your butter and slowly mix in the flour until a rue is formed and starts to bubble. Pour in your broth slowly, mixing as you pour.
- Once your mixture has thickened, add in your onions, mushrooms and shredded chicken and mix together well.
ASSEMBLY:
- Unroll your store-bought puff pastry and using a side bowl (roughly 4 inches in diameter) cut circles out of your pastry.
- Spoon your filling onto one half of each circle, leaving a slight gap around the edge.
- Fold over the other side of the circle, closing your pie and using your fingers or a fork, press edges together..
- Lay each pie on a lined baking tray and lightly brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 20-minutes until a beautiful, golden brown
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10-minutes then enjoy!