Chicken and Leek Crumble

Name: Chicken and Leek Crumble
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: olive oil; leeks, cut into 2cm thick coins; chicken breasts, cut into 4cm chunks; baby spinach; olive oil; plain flour; semi-skimmed milk; chicken stock; miso; Protein Pancake Mix; oats; ground almonds; thyme, leaves picked; olive oil

the classic flavours of chicken pie, made easy

45 min

By Izy Hossack
April 19, 2022

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Whilst crumble is usually associated with dessert, we’ve turned it on its head here by making a savoury chicken and leek crumble. With a crunchy, thyme crumble topping and a creamy, miso-flavoured bechamel, this has all the flavours of a classic chicken and leek pie, without needing any pastry skills! Using Protein Pancake Mix in the topping instead of flour gives it a boost of extra protein, too.

Ingredients

4 Persons

1 tbsp

olive oil
2

leeks, cut into 2cm thick coins
2

chicken breasts, cut into 4cm chunks
150 g

baby spinach

FOR THE SAUCE:

1 tbsp

olive oil
3 tbsp

plain flour
250 ml

semi-skimmed milk
250 ml

chicken stock
2 tsp

miso

FOR THE CRUMBLE:

100 g

Protein Pancake Mix
45 g

oats
30 g

ground almonds
3 sprigs

thyme, leaves picked
45 g

olive oil
2 tbsp

water

Preparation

1

Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F fan (200C / 400F non-fan).
2

Add the oil to a large frying pan over a medium-low heat then add the leeks. Stir to coat then cover with a lid and turn the heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes until the leeks are soft then tip them into a baking dish.
3

Return the pan to the heat and add the chicken breast chunks, cooking until golden all over and cooked through. Add them to the same baking dish as the leeks.
4

Return the pan to the heat and add the spinach along with a small splash of water. Cover with a lid and place over a low heat. Leave until the spinach has wilted – around 2 minutes. Remove the lid and drain then add the spinach to the baking dish.
5

For the sauce: Heat the oil in a medium pot over a medium heat. Add the flour and stir to make a paste, cooking for around 1 minute. Gradually whisk in the milk followed by the chicken stock until you have a smooth, creamy sauce. Finally stir in the miso and season with black pepper, to taste.
6

Pour this sauce all over the contents of the baking dish, stirring to combine.
7

For the crumble topping: Place the pancake mix, oats, almonds and thyme into a large bowl and mix. Add the olive oil and water and mix by hand to get a damp, crumbly mixture.
8

Spread this evenly on top of the fillings in the baking dish. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden on top.
1

Enjoy!