Low calorie Chicken and Veg Pie

chicken veg pie

A lower calories alternative for one of my favourites.

 

Serves 2 – 267 calories per portion

2 smoked back bacon rashers

oil for spraying

100 g mushrooms button, halved (optional)

1 leek, finely sliced

2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks

25 g plain flour

400ml chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube

100g fresh broccoli, cut into small florets

50g peas

2 tbsp half fat creme fraiche

3 sheets filo pastry

salt and pepper

 

1. Preheat oven on Fan to 200 deg.

2. Trim bacon rashers and cut into small strips.

3. Mist the frying pan with oil, add bacon and mushrooms to pan and cook for about 4 mins.

4. Add the leek and chicken and cook until browned, sprinkle over flour and stir, slowly pour in the stock, little at a time.

5. Bring to a simmer and season well with salt and pepper, Add broccoli and peas and bring water back to a simmer. Cook for 5 mins or until sauce thickens, remove from heat and add creme fraiche.

6. Put the mixture into a deep dish. Cut each file sheet into strips about 4cm wide then Spray each filo sheet with oil and working quickly top the dish with filo oil side up, crumpling and scrunching them.

7. Bake for about 15 mins. Serve with some roast potatoes or fresh veg.

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