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