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Chicken bake (Greggs-style)

Greggs' flaky puff pastry rectangle filled with creamy chicken, ham and béchamel. The 'posher' bake.

Serves
4
Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total
60 min · medium
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Ingredients

  • 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry (320 g)
  • 1 egg, beaten

For the filling

  • 2 chicken breasts (about 300 g)
  • 100 g thick-cut ham, diced
  • 30 g butter
  • 30 g plain flour
  • 300 ml whole milk
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 2 tbsp chopped chives
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Poach the chicken in simmering water for 12 minutes. Cool, then dice.
  2. Melt butter in a pan, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Whisk in milk until smooth. Simmer 2 minutes.
  3. Off the heat, add both mustards, chives, diced chicken and ham. Season. Cool.
  4. Roll pastry to 25 × 30 cm. Cut into 4 rectangles.
  5. Spoon filling onto one half, brush edges with egg, fold and seal with a fork.
  6. Brush tops with egg. Bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until golden.
  7. Serve warm.

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