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Brazilian Chicken Pie

Learn how to make a Brazilian Chicken Pie, made with a delicious buttery crust and loaded with a moist (but firm) chicken filling.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Brazilian
Keyword pie
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 9 servings
Calories 398kcal

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 chicken breast
  • 1 bouillon chicken cube
  • 6 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 3 tbsp requeijão or catupiry cheese you can substitute for cream cheese

Dough

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 7 oz margarine (you can substitute for butter) at room temperature
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 egg yolk for eggwash
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Filling

  • Cook the chicken breast in water with the bouillon chicken cube and 3 tbsp of tomato paste.
  • When chicken is cooked, remove from water, let it cool a little and shred it.
  • In a large skillet heat the olive oil and add onion and garlic.
  • Cook until lightly golden brown and add chicken. Mix well and add remaining tomato paste. Cook for around 2 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and add the requeijão/catupiry cheese (or cream cheese) and mix until combined. Set aside.

Dough

  • Mix all ingredients (except egg yolk - used for eggwash) and knead for about a minute, until ingredients are all incorporated.
  • If it's too dry, you could add 1 tsp of milk.
  • Divide dough in two, making one piece a little larger than the other (one for the crust and the other for te top)

Assembling

  • Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
  • In a floured surface roll out the larger half of dough.
  • Place over a 9inX9in (23cmX23cm) baking dish. Leave dough 1/2 inch (1cm) over the edges.
  • Place filling on top of dough and spread.
  • Roll out the other piece of dough and lay over the filling.
  • Gently press the bottom and top pieces of dough together to seal.
  • Brush the top with egg yolk. .
  • Bake for around 30 to 40 minutes or until pie crust is lightly golden brown

Nutrition

Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 711mg | Potassium: 286mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1079IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 3mg