Greek Chicken & Cheese Phyllo Pie: Kotopita (updates)
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
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Ingredients
For the chicken:
3 lbs (1 and 1/2 kg) boneless skinless chicken thighs
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
For the filling:
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large onion, diced
2-4 garlic cloves, grated
1 (16-ounce/450g) jar roasted red peppers, drained and diced
1 teaspoon dried thyme or oregano
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup crumbled feta cheese or more
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 cup grated gouda or mozzarella cheese
For the béchamel sauce:
4 cups whole milk
1/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup all purpose flour
salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
For the crust:
1 pound (#4) phyllo dough, thawed and at room temperature
1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted
a few tablespoons of sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 °F, 200 °Celsius.
Place the chicken on a baking tray and drizzle the olive oil on top. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Roast for 20-25 minutes.
Allow to cool completely and either chop it up or shred it and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
In a medium saucepan add the olive oil and onion and cook over medium heat until soft and golden. Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant.
Add the onion and garlic mixture to the mixing bowl with the chicken.
Make the Béchamel: Combine the olive oil and flour into the same saucepan. Cook over medium heat while whisking until it becomes slightly toasted. Add the milk, salt. pepper, and nutmeg. Whisk well to combine. Take care to not add too much salt. There will be lots of cheese in the filling which is already salty. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue whisking until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the eggs to a bowl and whisk them together. Pour some of the hot béchamel over the eggs while whisking to temper them and then add the egg mixture into the saucepan. Whisk together until smooth. Pour the béchamel over the chicken mixture.
Add the cheeses, the roasted red peppers, herbs, and spices, and mix well.
Taste to see if any more salt and pepper is needed.
I always add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes. It's up to you to do the same or to just leave it out.
Set the filling aside.
Reduce the oven to 350 °F, 170 °C.
Remove the phyllo from its packaging. Reserve 10 sheets for the top crust.
Brush a half-sheet (17.9"L x 12.9"W x 1"H) baking pan with butter.
Layer 2 sheets to cover the bottom of the pan and drizzle butter between the layers. Layer the rest of the phyllo going around the pan (most of each sheet shoul rest inside of the pan and some of it hanging outside the pan. Drizzle each phyllo layer with butter. (see video).
Spread the chicken filling into the center of the phyllo and cover the filling with teh phyllo extending outside of the pan. Drizzle butter over the layers.
Form the decorative topping: Take each layer of the reserved phyllo sheets and gather it to form an accordion shape. Place on top of the pie and tuck the edges in.
Drizzle the remaining butter over the top layers.
Bake on the center rack for 55-65 minutes until golden and crisp.
Allow the pie to rest for 15-20 minutes and serve. Kali Orexi!
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I've never seen a chicken and cheese pie looking like this,it looks sophisticated and delicious !!! I definitely have to give it a try !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🥧🍰🍮
What a wonderful dish. I cannot wait to prepare it. Thank you!👍
My pleasure 😊
Live your dishes. Efharisto!
Glad you like them! Parakalo :)
Wow...that looks wonderful. I love how you explain everything so well and make it look so easy .
Omg what a treat to wake up to!! Thank you!!
Enjoy!
this was today’s cooking project for me! I added a bit of curry powder to the creamy filling because I love chicken salad with curry powder, and omg it was so delicious. Since I live alone I’m making big, meal-sized triangles that I will freeze individually so I can have one for dinner whenever I want. Thank you for another great recipe.
Have just made this and it’s amazingly tasty. The only issue is that I feel the pasty layers in the middle could have been cooked more (they seemed similar to al dente pasta). So maybe next time I’ll bake on a lower heat covered with foil, for half the time. Despite that great recipe, very well explained and easy to follow.
It's in the oven right now! Thank you for the recipe and demonstration
This dish looks delicious !! I will definitely give it a try !!
Thanks for the video ❤️
I love love your recipes. Definitely I will make this one for Sunday lunch with a big green salad. Thank you.
Looks so delicious can't wait to try this dish, thank you Dimitra.
Thank you for this recipe! A must try! 🫶🏻
Love watching your videos!I did mine with puff pastry and cheated by using a ready roasted chicken !It worked well!😊
I can't wait to try this! Fabulous recipe! Thank you so much!!❤❤❤
This looks absolutely delicious😋Thank you for sharing!
Amazing dishes !!!
I will try It looks so good
Looks so yummy!😋
Thank you 😋
Wow, beautiful!! Great for entertaining!!
Πολύ ωραίο σε ευχαριστώ Δήμητρα😊
na eise kala :)
What do you have on your oven rack…..a board of some sort? Is there a purpose?
Να είσαι καλά Δημητρούλα μου . Το έφτιαξα όπως τα είπες και είναι έγινε τελικό . Αλλά όχι με κοτόπουλο το έκανα γαλοπούλα . Ευχαριστούμε
Looks great! Going to try this plant-based as I have a family history of Cancer so need to avoid the estrogen and possible BLV in dairy and choline and lead in eggs and igf-1, heme and pesticides in meat. Thank you for sharing
waooo so tasty❤❤❤❤
Great recipe, please show it to us in puff pastry
Will do soon!!
Yummy 😋 ❤
So good!
Looks good. The filling reminds me of Chicken a la King. I would actually prefer it without all of the cheese.
Can you use chicken breast? This looks delicious. Epharisto!
Yes, Roast it the same way. Once the internal temp reaches 165 °F it's ready :) Enjoy!!
😊yummy🎉yassou
Grrl... Yumm!
Can you make vegan dish using phyllo , please
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