Leftover chicken? Try this easy and delicious recipe and make the perfect chicken pie!
Ingredients
1 package of kouro with two sheets (frozen phyllo dough)
2 cups chopped baked or boiled chicken (250 g)
1 onion
2 green peppers
2 red peppers
1/3 cup water
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp mustard
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 ½ cups milk
2 tbsp flour
1 egg yolk
3 tsp kefalotiri or parmesan
Oil for spreading
sesame seeds (optional)
Directions
Defrost the kouro phyllo according to the instructions on the package
Grate the onion
Wash the peppers and remove the seeds
Cut the peppers lengthwise and then into small squares
Put the oil in a deep pan and add the onion
Fry a little until it becomes transparent
Add the peppers
Stir constantly for 1-2 minutes
Add the chicken and press it a little with the spoon so that there are no thick pieces
Add water, sugar, salt, pepper and mustard
Add the milk and the yolk and mix until the yolk breaks and mixes with the rest of the ingredients
Sprinkle the flour around and mix quickly so that it does not get lumpy
As soon as the mixture thickens, it is ready
Remove it from the heat and set it aside
Grease the pan with a little oil (35 x 25 pan)
Lay one phyllo sheet down so that it also covers the walls of the pan
Pour the entire mixture onto the phyllo sheet and spread well
Cover with the other phyllo sheet and turn the edges from the bottom phyllo sheet to close the pie
Brush with a little oil, add some sesame seeds (optional) and slice into pieces only the top phyllo sheet being careful not to go too deep
Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes
** may also use puff pasty if kourou is not available