Courgette Dip
This courgette dip is delicious with grilled pita bread, carrot and celery sticks, or in sandwiches and wraps.
Chicken and Brie Filo Pie
This combination of chicken, leeks, brie, white wine and cream topped with crispy filo pastry is ideal for entertaining or a delicious family meal.
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Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 240g chicken breast, cubed
- 3 leeks, washed and sliced (use all leek including the green part)
- ¾ cup milk
- 4 ½ tablespoons fresh cream
- ½ cup white wine
- 100 grams brie, diced
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 8 sheets filo pastry
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 1 tablespoon seed mustard
Method
- Preheat oven to 210⁰C.
- Melt butter in a non-stick pan and sauté chicken until lightly browned and cooked.
- Add leeks and cook for a further five minutes.
- Mix together the milk, cream, wine, cornflour, salt and pepper and add to the pan. Stir until the sauce thickens.
- Add the diced brie and cook for a few minutes to soften the cheese.
- Pour mixture into an oven proof dish and allow to cool slightly.
- Melt the butter and mix in the seed mustard.
- Lay the filo on a flat surface and lightly brush each sheet with the butter mixture – layer the sheets on top of the chicken.
- Bake at 210⁰C for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden.