A comfort food for many, chicken pastel is a creamy and hearty stew perfect for special occasions or even when you’re feeling blue and in need of a pick-me-up. It’s every Filipino household’s favourite—you can eat it when you’re on your own or whip it up to feast with your family and friends. Easy to make with affordable ingredients, here’s our chicken pastel recipe.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: Filipino
Preparation time: Cooking time: Total time: Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
910g of chicken breast, cubed
60ml of soy sauce
1 lime, juiced
1 tsp of cooking oil
1 onion, chopped5
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 piece of Chorizo de Bilbao, sliced
185ml of water
1 piece of Knorr Chicken Cube
4 hotdogs, sliced
1 potato, cubed1
1 carrot, sliced
425g of all-purpose cream
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
¼ tsp of salt
¼ tsp of black pepper
Equipment
1 large bowl
1 cooking pot
Directions
In a large bowl, combine chicken, soy sauce and lime juice.
Mix well and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
In a cooking pot, add oil over medium heat and toss in the onion and garlic. Sauté until it softens.
Add the chorizo and sauté for another minute.
Add the marinated chicken into the pot and cook until it turns light brown.
Add water and bring it to a boil.
Toss in the Knorr Chicken Cube and stir to mix.
Cover the lid and let it cook for 20 minutes.
Add in the sliced hotdogs and let the stew simmer until it reduces to half.
Throw in the potatoes and carrots and pour in the all-purpose cream. Cover the lid and cook for 8 minutes.
Toss in the red and green bell peppers and stir to cook for 3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Ladle into a serving plate and serve!
Chicken Pot Pie
Want to spice up this chicken pastel recipe? You can do so by turning it into a party-friendly dish that you can bring to celebrations or family gatherings. Just add a flaky pie crust on top! You can either choose to make the crust from scratch or get ready-made puff pastries from your local grocery stores, and you’ll have a chicken pot pie ready in hand!
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