Chicken tarragon pie
Chicken and tarragon go so well together in these flavoursome, filling pies - and they only take half an hour to prepare
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Cooking time: 30 mins
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
Double up the mixture and freeze some for another time. Then thaw out and gently heat through before topping with the pastry.
- ½ x 375g (13oz) packet ready-rolled puff pastry
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 100g (3½ oz) baby button mushrooms
- 295g (10½ oz) can condensed chicken soup
- Handful of tarragon leaves, chopped
- Buttered green beans, to serve
Method
- Unroll the pastry and cut out four 7.5cm (3in) squares. Place on a baking tray and cook at 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6) for 12 mins or until puffed and golden.
- Cut each chicken breast into five pieces and fry in the olive oil for 3 mins or until golden. Add the mushrooms, chicken soup, half of the tarragon leaves and 200ml (7fl oz) water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 8 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Add the remaining tarragon leaves and spoon the chicken mixture into four bowls. Top each with a pastry square and serve with buttered green beans.
Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 424(kcal)
- Fat 20.0g
- Saturates 7.0g
- Sugars 2.0g
- Salt 1.9g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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Your comments
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Rebecca, posted 3 weeks ago
This is really easy to make yet really tasty! I fed this to 5 other housemates and myself using double the recipe and had more than enough. Fresh Garlic and Onion are good ingredients to add as well.
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sally, posted 1 year ago
this recipe was really good
