Chunky Chicken Pie with Cheese Topping

By Late2Serenity

This recipe uses Australian measurements, so they are metric.

This is great comfort food, we eat it a lot during winter. Easy to put together. Great for using left-over chicken.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown rice
• 20 g butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, sliced
• 3 small (about 200g) zucchini, sliced
• 2 cups (300g) chopped cooked chicken
• 3/4 cup grated tasty (extra sharp) cheese
• Cheese sauce
• 40 g butter
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup grated tasty (extra sharp) cheese

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from aww.ninemsn.com.au

Preparation

Step 1

Lightly grease ovenproof dish (8 cup capacity). Add rice to large pan of boiling water, boil, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until tender; drain.

Heat butter and oil in pan, add onion, pepper and garlic, cook, stirring, until onion is soft. Add zucchini, cook, stirring, 1 minute. Combine vegetable mixture, rice, chicken and cheese sauce in bowl, spoon into prepared dish. Sprinkle with cheese, bake in moderate oven about 30 minutes or until well browned.

Cheese sauce:
Heat butter in pan, add flour, cook, stirring, 1 minute, remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk, stir over heat until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat, add cheese, stir until melted.