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#WFD – Chicken and Thyme Pie

Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and puffed

POLOKWANE – Thyme is an aromatic perennial evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses.

The benefits of thyme include its ability to relieve stress, reduce respiratory issues, improve heart health, boost the strength of the immune system, protect against chronic diseases, stimulate blood flow, and prevent fungal infections.

Ingredients

  1. 15ml cooking oil
  2. 400g chicken fillet, cut into strips
  3. 250g button mushrooms, sliced
  4. 200ml water
  5. bunch spring onions, chopped
  6. 5ml Robertsons Thyme
  7. 1 x KNORR Chicken and Mushroom Pan Dry Cook-in-Sauce
  8. 1 roll puff pastry, defrosted
  9. 1 egg, lightly beaten

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C
  2. Heat oil in a large frying pan and cook chicken for about 5 minutes or until well browned
  3. Add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes
  4. Add the milk, water and spring onions then allow to simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally
  5. Stir in the thyme and Knorr Chicken & Mushroom Pan Dry Cook-in-Sauce and allow to simmer for a further 5 minutes
  6. Transfer to an ovenproof casserole dish and top with puff pastry, trimming off an excess from the sides
  7. Brush with a little beaten egg and sprinkle with salt and black pepper
  8. Cut three small crosses into the top of the pastry to allow the pie to steam then bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and puffed

This recipe was provided by What’s for Dinner.

raeesak@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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