Name: Chicken & broccoli pie with pangrattato topping
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500g broccoli, cut into small florets; 40g butter, plus 50g extra; 2 tablespoons plain flour; 2 cups (500ml) milk; ½ cup (60g) coarsely grated cheddar; 2½ cups (400g) rotisserie chicken, shredded; 4 slices sourdough bread (280g); 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to serve; ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan

Chicken & broccoli pie with pangrattato topping

Create this mouth-watering dish with comforting flavours that's easy to prep and perfect for any occasion.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

40M

Resting

Total

50M

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Ingredients

500g broccoli, cut into small florets

40g butter, plus 50g extra

2 tablespoons plain flour

2 cups (500ml) milk

½ cup (60g) coarsely grated cheddar

2½ cups (400g) rotisserie chicken, shredded

4 slices sourdough bread (280g)

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to serve

½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan. Oil a deep 2-litre (8-cup) oven-proof dish.

Step 2

Cook broccoli in a large saucepan of boiling water for 5 minutes or until just tender; drain. Rinse under cold water, then drain and cool.

Step 3

Melt butter in same cleaned pan and add flour. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until mixture bubbles and thickens. Gradually stir in milk. Cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens.
Stir in cheddar, chicken and broccoli. Season. Spoon mixture into dish.

Step 4

Tear bread into pieces. Combine bread with remaining ingredients in a medium bowl. Sprinkle bread mixture on top of chicken mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until browned lightly. Stand for 5 minutes before serving, sprinkled with the extra parsley.

Suitable to freeze.

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