Chicken pot pie with chunky vegetables

From: Vegetables For Vitality

Serves: 6
Yield: 1 pot pie
Ready in: 1 hour 10 mins (25 mins Prep - 45 mins Cook)

Ingredients for chicken pot pie with chunky vegetables

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 medium leeks, rinsed, white and pale green parts coarsely chopped
2 medium celery stalks, coarsely chopped
2 large carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
1 large red potato, unpeeled, cut into bite-sized chunks
1 cup (75 g) thickly sliced mushrooms
3 tablespoons plain flour
1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
425 ml salt-reduced chicken stock
250 g bite-sized pieces cooked chicken
1 cup (150 g) fresh or frozen green peas
ready-made pastry for single-crust 23 cm pie
1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk, for glazing

Preparation method for chicken pot pie with chunky vegetables

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks, celery, carrot and potato. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in flour, thyme and salt until blended. Stir in stock. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 2 minutes. Stir in chicken and peas. Transfer to 23 cm or 25 cm deep pie plate. Let cool to room temperature.

2. Preheat oven to 200°C. Unfold pastry, checking its fit on top of pie plate. Brush underside of pastry with glaze; place over filling. Trim edge of pastry; crimp or mark decoratively with a fork, if desired. Brush top with glaze. Cut four 2.5 cm slits in the centre to allow steam to escape.

3. Bake until filling is bubbling and pastry is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand at least 10 minutes before serving.