Easy And Tasty Chicken Pasties Recipes

EASY CHICKEN & VEGETABLE PASTIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 220ºC/200ºC fan
• Line your baking sheet with a non-stick cooking liner of grease with butter.
• Tear the chicken (75g) into smaller pieces with your fingers and put it into a large bowl. Add the sweetcorn (60g), peppers (45g), soft cheese (100g) and oregano (2 tsp) and mix until fully combined.
• Dust your work surface with a little flour and then roll out your pastry into a rectangle 2-3mm thick.
• Use a knife to cut the pastry into 6 squares (a dinner knife is fine, no need for anything too sharp).
• Evenly divide the chicken filling onto the centre of each square of pastry.
• Fold the pastry in half over the filling to form a triangle and then push down around the edges to seal in the filling. Use the prongs of a fork to push down the edges a little more to ensure they're sealed and leave a nice pattern.
• Place the pasties onto your baking sheet.
• Break your egg into a small bowl and beat it with a fork. Using a pastry brush, brush a little egg over the top of each pasty. Use your fork to prick a few holes in the top of each one.
• Pop them into the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the pasty is golden brown.
• Once cooked remove from the oven, either enjoy them hot (caution they will be very hot so allow them to cool a little) or pop them onto a cooling rack to cool before eating them cold.

SPICY CHICKEN & BACON PASTIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/ gas 7. Fry the bacon in a non-stick pan over a medium heat for a few mins, until it starts to release its fat. Add the potato, turn up the heat and fry for 5 mins, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crisp and the potato just underdone. Add the chilli and cook for a further min. Season generously with black pepper, plus salt to taste.
• Tip into a bowl and mix with the shredded chicken and spring onions. Unroll the pastry and, with a rolling pin, roll out until it's large enough to cut out 4 circles of pastry, using a large saucer or a side plate as a guide, discarding the trimmings. Lift onto a baking sheet.
• Spoon the filling into the middle of each circle. Brush the edges of the pastry with a little milk, then bring them up to the middle, pinching at the top to make a pasty. Brush with a little milk, then bake for 15 mins or until golden.

BEST CHICKEN PATTIES

Steps:

• Combine chicken, onion, parsley, egg, garlic, sea salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix well. Add mayonnaise and stir to combine; the mixture will be quite soft.
• Place flour in a shallow bowl. Drop large spoonfuls of the chicken mixture into the flour. Roll to coat and press gently into patties.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken patties in the hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes per side.

PESTO CHICKEN PUFF PASTIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Dice the chicken into half-inch cubes.
• Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the chicken and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove from the heat.
• Roll out the puff pastry sheets and cut each in half (cut the shortest distance through the middle so you are left with two short, fat rectangles not long thin ones).
• Add the pesto sauce and tomatoes to the chicken and stir to mix.
• Spoon equal amounts of the chicken mixture onto the pastry sheets, covering half of each sheet but leaving a gap at the edge to seal the pastry.
• Top the chicken mixture with the grated mozzarella cheese.
• Beat the egg. Brush egg around the inside edge of each pasty then fold the pastry over to seal. Crimp with a fork to reinforce the seal.
• Brush each pasty with the beaten egg.
• Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes (mine take closer to 20) until the pastry is golden.
• Serve hot and enjoy!