Air Fryer Mini Chicken and Leek Pies
These Air Fryer Mini Chicken and Leek Pies are the ultimate way to transform leftover chicken into a delicious dinner. Creamy and comforting, topped with golden and flakey puff pastry, these mini pies deliver everything you love about a classic British pie, but way quicker.
Servings: 6 pies
Calories: 356kcal
Ingredients
- 225 g leftover chicken, shredded ( 1 ½ cups)
- 375 ml chicken stock (broth, 1 ½ cup)
- 65 ml full-fat milk (¼ cup)
- 1 medium leek
- 1 carrot
- 1 red pepper
- 30 g butter (2 tbsp)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 1 ready-rolled puff pastry
Instructions
- Chop the leeks and pepper, peel and chop the carrot.
- In a large pan set over a medium heat, add the butter and allow it to melt.
- Add the chopped leeks and sautee for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the carrot, pepper and garlic, give it a good stir, and sautee for a further 2-3 minutes.
- Add the shredded chicken, pour in the chicken stock, place a lid on pan, and leave it to simmer to 10-15 minutes or until the veggies are tender.
- If you think the filling hasn't got enough liquid left, you can add a bit more stock.
- Add the milk and cornflour slurry (cornflour mixed with 2 tablespoons of water).
- Stir well until the mixture thickens into a sauce.
- Season with salt, pepper and herbs, and remove the pan from the heat.
- Leave the chicken filling to cool down completely.
- Use a large cookie cutter to cut out puff pastry rounds that would fit around a foil / aluminum muffin or mini pie case.
- Divide the cold filling between 6 foil cases ( or ramekins if you don't have disposable pie cases), and top with the pastry lid.
- Seal the lids well by pinching firmly around the edges, and use a sharp knife to make a cut in the middle of the lid, that will allow the steam to escape.
- Place the mini pies in the air fryer drawers - I have a Tefal air fryer with 2 drawers, a large one which can fit in 4 mini pies, and a small one which can fit in 2 pies.
- Air fry for 12-13 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) or until the pastry lids are golden.
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Notes
- you can make the mini pies in the oven too, although baking time will be longer, it could take 18-20 minutes for the puff pastry to be golden. If the pies are frozen, the cooking time will be even longer, we are looking at 25 minutes at least.
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 646mg | Potassium: 256mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2744IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg