LOW CARB CHICKEN AND LEEK PIE RECIPE - ditch the carbs

LOW CARB CHICKEN AND LEEK PIE

 

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PREP TIME

20 mins

COOK TIME

30 mins

TOTAL TIME

50 mins

 

Author: Libby

Recipe type: Dinners

Cuisine: Low Carb; Gluten free; Grain free; LCHF; Banting; HFLC

Serves: 10

INGREDIENTS

Grain free pie crust

• 55g / ½ stick butter melted
• 1 cup / 100g almond flour/meal
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp psyllium husk
• 2 tbsp coconut flour

Low carb chicken and leek pie filling

• 55g / ½ stick butter
• 1 medium/large leek cut in half lengthwise then finely sliced
• 800g / 1.5 lb chicken diced/cubed
• 200g / 6.5oz full fat cream cheese
• 2 cups grated/shredded mild cheese
• 4 eggs whisked with a fork
• +/- salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

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Grain free pie crust

1. Stir together the melted butter, almond flour/meal and salt.
2. Now add the egg, psyllium husk and coconut flour, mix again until it forms a dough.
3. Either roll between two sheets of baking parchment, or simply press into a greased and lined pie dish with deep sides or casserole dish.
4. Bake at 180C/160C fan or 350F oven for 10 minutes or until just cooked and starting to brown. Remove from the oven.

Low carb chicken and leek pie filling

1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the sliced leeks and gently cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are wilted and cooked.
2. Remove from the heat and place the leeks in a heatproof small bowl. Try to keep as much of the butter in the saucepan as you can.
3. Using the same saucepan with the butter, now add the diced/cubed chicken and place back on the stove top. Heat and stir until the chicken is completely cooked through to the centre of each piece.
4. Lower the heat and add the full fat cream cheese to the saucepan with the chicken. Stir until the cream cheese melts. Cook for a further 3-5 minutes very gently so the cream cheese thickens and creates it's own sauce. Turn the heat off.
5. Stir through the cooked leeks, grated/shredded cheese, salt and pepper. Mix.
6. Add the eggs. Mix again.
7. Pour the low carb chicken and leek pie filling onto the cooked pie crust.
8. Bake at 180C/ 160C fan/ 350F for 20 minutes or until golden on top.