Delicious Creamy Chicken Pie Recipe | How To Make Brazilian Style Chicken Pie | Empadão de Frango

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthier fats.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner, canned chicken is convenient.

pastry dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought dough

Whole wheat adds fiber, store-bought saves time.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: capers

Green olives are lower in calories, capers are more affordable.

Make the dough by mixing flour, salt, cold butter, eggs, and water until crumbly.

Roll out the dough and line a pie dish with half of it.

Prepare the filling by melting butter in a skillet and sautéing chopped onion and garlic until softened.

Add cooked, shredded chicken, olives, hearts of palm, corn, and season with salt, pepper, and turmeric; mix well.

Incorporate cream cheese into the filling mixture until smooth.

Fill the pie dish with the chicken filling and cover with the remaining dough.

Seal the edges and cut slits in the top for steam to escape.

Brush the top with beaten egg for a golden finish.

Bake in the oven until golden brown.

Cooking Techniques

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