Name: Best Chicken and Spinach Foldover recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 1 onion cut into wedges; 2 tsp crushed garlic; 500 g chicken mince; 60 g baby spinach; 1 tbs cornflour; 1 egg lightly beaten; 1/3 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup parsley chopped; 2 sheets ready rolled shortcrust pastry frozen; 1 tbs milk; 1 tbs poppy seeds optional

by dennii Last updated on 07/09/2019

Lovely variation on the usual pastie. - dennii

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
1 onion cut into wedges
2 tsp crushed garlic
500 g chicken mince
60 g baby spinach
1 tbs cornflour
1 egg lightly beaten
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup parsley chopped
2 sheets ready rolled shortcrust pastry frozen
1 tbs milk
1 tbs poppy seeds optional

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven 220C.
Step 2

Heat oil and cook onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes.
Step 3

Add chicken mince and cook for 5-8 minutes or until lightly browned breaking up any large pieces with a fork.
Step 4

Add spinach leaves and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until wilted.
Step 5

Sprinkle with cornflour and mix well.
Step 6

Add egg, sour cream and parsley. Cook for 1 minute.
Step 7

Season with salt and pepper and allow to cool.
Step 8

Place one sheet of pastry onto a lightly greased baking tray.
Step 9

Place half the chicken mixture down the right side of the pastry, leaving a 1 cm border around the edge.
Step 10

Fold over the left side of pastry to enclose the filling.
Step 11

Seal edges with a fork.
Step 12

Repeat with remaining pastry and filling.
Step 13

Make a few slits in the top of each pastry, then brush with milk and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Step 14

Bake for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 180C and bake for a further 20-25 minutes.