🥟 Golden Flaky Chicken & Veggie Hand Pies

🧾 Ingredients

🍗 Filling:

• 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded or diced)
• 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, corn)
• ½ small onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup milk or cream
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 tsp thyme (optional)

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🥐 Dough:

• 2 sheets puff pastry (store-bought, thawed)
• 1 egg (for egg wash)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Make the Filling

1. Melt butter in a pan, sauté onion and garlic until soft.
2. Add flour and cook for 1 minute.
3. Slowly whisk in chicken broth and milk → thick sauce forms.
4. Stir in chicken, veggies, salt, pepper, and thyme.
5. Cook until creamy, then let cool.

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2️⃣ Assemble

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
2. Roll out puff pastry and cut into squares or circles.
3. Add filling to one side.
4. Fold over and seal edges with a fork.

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3️⃣ Bake

1. Brush tops with egg wash ✨
2. Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden and flaky.

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🔥 Tips

• Don’t overfill → prevents leaking
• Chill assembled pies for 10 min before baking (extra flaky!)
• Add cheese for a richer filling 🧀