The Body Coach Joe Wicks became a national treasure in the pandemic lockdowns with his inspirational PE with Joe morning workouts on his YouTube channel, getting the nation up and moving.
The personal trainer is lauded for his easy-to-follow workouts but is also a dab hand in the kitchen and has several cookbooks to his name.
We love this tasty chicken pie from Joe's bestselling Lean in 15 cookbook; the recipe is one of his most popular dishes, and for good reason – it's easy to make and nutritious too.
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Joe Wicks' chicken pie recipe
Serves 4
Photo: Maja Smend
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INGREDIENTS
- 2 large knobs of butter
- 1 large leek, washed and chopped into 2cm pieces
- 200g mushrooms, roughly chopped
- 4 x 250g chicken breast fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 250ml chicken stock
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 100ml double cream
- 2 large handfuls of baby spinach leaves
- about 6 sheets of filo pastry
- a drizzle of olive oil
- salad or veg, to serve
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 190°C (fan 170°C, gas mark 5).
Step 2
Heat the butter in a large frying pan over a medium to high heat. Add the leek and mushrooms and fry for 2–3 minutes until they just start to soften. Crank up the heat to high, add the chicken pieces and fry for a further 2 minutes – the chicken won’t be cooked through at this point – then pour in the chicken stock and let it come to a simmer.
Step 3
Meanwhile, mix the cornflour with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth, then pour into the pan, along with the cream. Bring back to the boil, stirring gently, and cook until the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat and stir in the spinach, then tip the whole lot into a pie dish about 28cm x 15cm. Set aside to cool a little.
Step 4
Take a sheet of filo and roughly crumple it in your hands – there is no right or wrong to this method! Place the crumpled filo on top of the chicken filling in the pie dish and repeat with the remaining filo sheets.
Step 5
Drizzle the pastry with olive oil, then bake the pie for about 20 minutes, by which time the filo will have crisped up and turned golden brown in places.
Step 6
Serve up your pie with fresh salad or some vegetables.
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Joe's Chicken Pie features in Joe's very first cookbook, Lean in 15, published by Bluebird. The title is still a classic!
Lean in 15 by Joe Wicks, £7.50, Amazon
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