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Chicken, leek and bacon filo pie

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By Tom · Updated

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  • About 1 hour
  • Easy

This chicken, leek & bacon filo pie is comfort food dinner, packed with juicy chicken, smoky bacon, tender leeks, and wrapped in layers of flaky filo pastry. It's rich, cozy, and surprisingly easy to make at home. Creamy chicken, leek & bacon filo pie recipe | easy family dinner.

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The recipe

Chicken, leek and bacon filo pie

This chicken, leek & bacon filo pie is comfort food dinner, packed with juicy chicken, smoky bacon, tender leeks.

  • 15 min prep
  • 44 min cooking
  • Easy

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  1. Step 1

    Dice the chicken (300 ml), cut the bacon (120 g) into lardons and thinly slice your leeks (2).

  2. Step 2

    Add the olive oil (20 ml) into a large pot and sear until golden on all sides, add in the bacon (120 g) and cook until crisp. Next, place in the sliced leeks (2) and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until soft. Stir through the mustard (20 g) and sprinkle in the flour (30 g) and stir to absorb the fat.

  3. Step 3

    Pour in the chicken stock (300 ml) and bring to a simmer before add in the cream. Bring it back up to simmering and stir through the grated cheddar (100 g) cheese. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Go easy on the salt as both the bacon (120 g) and cheddar already contain a lot of salt.

  4. Step 4

    Brush a pie dish with melted butter and then layer up with the filo pastry (6 sheets) brushing it with the butter between each layer. Place in the chicken (300 ml) pie filling and fold the overhanging pastry back over the top. Keep it looking rustic and generously brush with more melted butter.

  5. Step 5

    Place into a preheated oven at 200°C for 40 minutes until golden brown and crisp.

  6. Step 6

    Serve with sides of your choice and enjoy.

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