Recipe: Appetizing Creamy Chicken Pastel

Creamy Chicken Pastel. Creamy Chicken Pastel is a comfort food, as far as I am concerned. I love to have this warm white rice. We usually make this dish during special occasions.

Enjoy this hearty and warm Chicken Pastel in Creamy Sauce at the table. A refined classic Pinoy dish for any day! Creamy chicken pastel is rich and delicious. You can cook Creamy Chicken Pastel using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Creamy Chicken Pastel

It's of Chicken breasts (fillet or boned).
You need of Salt.
It's of Black pepper.
You need of Unsalted butter.
You need of Cooking oil.
It's of Onion.
You need of Garlic.
Prepare of Chinese chorizo or sausage.
It's of Evaporated milk.
It's of Mushrooms.
Prepare of Carrots.
It's of Potatoes.
Prepare of Bell peppers.
It's of Cheese.
It's of Basil.

It's originally a casserole dish made in a pie crust. This dish is very similar to the filling in a chicken pot pie and chicken ala king and can be thrown together in a short period of time. It also resembles a chicken ala king. Chicken Pastel or Pastel de Pollo with creamy chicken stew and flaky pie crust is the ultimate comfort food!

Creamy Chicken Pastel instructions

Season chicken with salt and pepper..
Heat pan with oil and unsalted butter. Saute the sliced onion and garlic..
Add the seasoned chicken. Cook until meat turns light brown on both sides. Add the chinese chorizo..
Add the mushrooms, carrots, potatoes and bell peppers. Mix well..
After 2 mins, add the basil and mix well..
Pour the evaporated milk and mix well making sure the chicken and the veggies are damped with milk. Let it simmer for 2-3 mins..
Grate some cheese all over the top of the mixture. Mix well until cheese melts. Let it simmer for another 3 mins or until the potatoes and carrots are tender..

Hearty and tasty, this Filipino-style chicken pot pie is sure to be a family favorite. Basically, chicken pastel or "Pastel de Pollo" in Spanish is a creamy chicken dish encased in a pie crust. This is unmistakably compared to that of the "Empanada", if you may remember one which also comes with a pie. We Filipinos, branded as "Food Innovators" came up with the new idea of replacing the crust with the rice. There are many ingredients added to this Chicken Pastel Recipe which makes it special but the usual is deboned Chicken, Chorizo de Bilbao, Frozen Green Peas, Carrots, Sausage, evaporated milk, garlic, Butter, onions, lemon and soy sauce.