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Chicken Ricotta Pie – layers of chicken, veggies and ricotta cheese inside 2 flaky pastries. Very easy to make and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.

Chicken Ricotta Pie

Imagine layers of chicken, veggies and ricotta cheese inside 2 flaky pastries. Very easy to make and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. It’s so pretty that you can also use it for entertaining. Serve it alongside a green salad and you’ll have the perfect meal.

I don’t know about you, but I am getting tired of chicken breasts, so this is a different way of serving them. If it were for my husband we would be eating grilled chicken every night. How boring!

You can also use leftover chicken from a previous meal or rotisserie chicken from the supermarket. That will speed up the process if you’re in a hurry.

Ricotta is a great ingredient to use while cooking. I really love playing with it in so many ways! With fruit in the morning, on a piece of toast with honey and bringing life to boring old chicken. This Chicken Ricotta Pie is also a great way of getting rid of all those veggies about to go bad in your fridge. Toss them in there and your kids won’t even notice. 😉

Doesn’t everything taste better inside a pie? If you serve the same chicken and veggies without the crust, your family won’t be as excited to eat them. So start thinking what else you can put inside… In my husband’s case, Brussels Sprouts. He hates them! So I will be very sneaky next time with a Mystery Pie.

One thing I just noticed that I am lacking, is some nice pie plates. I have a little one and the rest are cake molds. All my other bakeware is square. Great excuse to go shopping tomorrow! Want to come?

Here’s a little video on how the Chicken Ricotta Pie is made. Hope you can try it at home. If you do, please tag me on instagram @livingsweetmoments and/or use the hashtag #LivingSweet – I promise to Repost it.

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Chicken Ricotta Pie

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Chicken Ricotta Pie - layers of chicken, veggies and ricotta cheese inside 2 flaky pastries. Very easy to make and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.

Course: Entree

Servings: 4 -6 Servings

Author: Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

• 2 Big Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts cooked and chopped (may use leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken)
• 8 oz of mushrooms sliced
• 1 Big onion chopped
• 2 tomatoes chopped (may substitute for 1/2 can of diced tomatoes)
• 2 Springs of Thyme
• 1 Cup of Ricotta Cheese
• 2 Refrigerated Pie Crusts
• 1 Egg Mix
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
• Chives for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F.
2. If chicken is not cooked, place breasts on a pan and boil it with water or chicken stock until thoroughly cooked. Remove from heat and dice in small pieces
3. Place 1 pie crust in a round pie plate. Prick holes with a fork all over the surface to prevent it from bubbling up. Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven and let cool
4. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil on a big skillet over medium heat
5. Add the onions and cook until softened. Season with salt and pepper
6. Add the mushrooms and cook until reduced. Toss in the thyme and the tomato. Stir until combined
7. Finally, toss in the chicken and mix
8. Add the chicken mixture into the pre-baked pie dough
9. Add the ricotta cheese on top covering the whole surface
10. Cover with the remaining pie dough and cut a few slits on top
11. Brush the entire pie top with the egg
12. Add salt and pepper
13. Bake for 20 minutes or until the pie is golden
14. Remove from oven and cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing
15. Enjoy!

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