Weight Watchers chicken pie recipe

The Weight Watchers chicken pie has a delicious homemade pastry lid and a succulent chicken and porcini mushroom filling. 

This recipe has an easy two ingredient shortcrust pastry style topping. The lid and filling can be prepared ahead of time and then assemble and cook 25 minutes before you’d like to serve. For freezing instructions, scroll down to read our tips. 

Ingredients

For the pastry:

• 150g plain flour
• Pinch of salt
• 65g low fat spread

For the filling:

• Low-fat cooking spray
• 230g skinless boneless chicken breasts, diced
• 1 onion, sliced thinly
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 250g closed cup mushrooms, quartered
• 1 heaped tbsp plain flour
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage or 1 tsp dried sage
• 10g dried porcini mushrooms, snipped into small pieces
• 100ml white wine
• 300ml chicken stock
• 1tbsp skimmed milk, to brush

Method

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the low-fat spread until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add just enough cold water to bring the dough together. Shape into a disc, wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.
2. Heat the oven to 190C (170C fan, Gas 5).
3. Heat a large, lidded, non-stick frying pan, spray with the cooking spray and brown the chicken pieces. Don’t crowd the pan otherwise the chicken won’t brown and you’ll reduce the temperature of the pan. Cook in batches to avoid this. Remove the chicken to a plate. In the same frying pan, soften the onion for 3 minutes before adding the garlic and mushrooms. Cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the flour, sage and porcini mushrooms, then gradually stir in the wine and chicken stock. Return the chicken to the pan. Bring to the boil, season, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Tip into a ceramic pie dish with a lip and cool for 10 minutes.
4. Roll out the pastry to a circle slightly larger than the top of the dish. Cut a narrow strip of pastry from around the outside, brush the edge of the dish with water and press the pastry strip onto the lip of the dish. Dampen the pastry border, then lift the pastry lid into place. Press down well and trim the edges. Use a fork to stamp a pattern around the edge, and use the pastry trimmings to decorate the top.
5. Brush with the milk and then bake the pie for 25 minutes until crisp and golden on top and piping hot in the middle.

Top tips for making a Weight Watchers chicken pie

To keep the overall calories of the meal down we recommend serving with some steamed carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. All of these vegetables have a value of zero points on the Weight Watchers plan. Lots of salad ingredients are also zero points so could be another option. Continue reading below for more tasty inspiration and pie tips. 

For this recipe we recommend using a large round pie dish. We have used a ceramic one but an enamel pie plate is a traditional and popular choice. 

Traditional Circular Round 24cm Falcon White Enamel Pie Dish - View at Amazon

This pie dish is 24cm in diameter and is suitable for freezer and oven-use. The lip makes it easy to secure your pastry lid on top and will also make it easier to lift in and out of the oven. We like to crimp the edges of our pies but you can also use a fork to gently press down and create an attractive seal.

We have lots of Weight Watchers recipes for you to explore but for another healthy option you might like Joe Wicks chicken pie. If you are trying to reduce your meat intake, explore our vegetarian pie instead.