Looking for a savoury hand pie to start off the day? Try these Freezer Friendly Chicken and Cheese Hand Pies! Both air fryer and oven instructions are included.
Freezer Friendly Savoury Chicken and Cheese Hand Pies
I am back with another hand pie recipe! Why you may ask? Well because I was testing an air fryer chicken breast recipe the same week I was testing my freezer friendly spinach and cheese hand pie recipe and had a bunch of leftover chicken and 4 boxes of puff pastry dough. So I thought, why not use up the leftover chicken in some hand pies so I can freeze them to eat later? Yeah, I know, such a romantic story of how this recipe came to be. It is what it is lol.
AIR FRYER CHICKEN AND CHEESE HAND PIES OR OVEN BAKED CHICKEN AND CHEESE HAND PIES?
For these chicken and cheese hand pies, I’ve tested them two ways: air fryer and oven. Just like my spinach and cheese version, I found that it results aren’t too far off from each other expect that the air fryer is a couple minutes faster and it browns the pies a little more. I’ll be sharing both methods today because while I personally love the colour and the sliiiightly faster cook time on the air fryer, not everyone has one!
In this post, I used the Philips Turbostar Digital Airfryer and my Cuisinart Steam and Convection Oven to make my savoury spinach and cheese hand pies.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE THESE CHEESY CHICKEN HAND PIES
- chicken
- spinach
- ricotta
- feta
- puff pastry
- egg
HOW TO FOLD THE HAND PIES
I folded these chicken hand pies differently than how I folded the spinach and cheese hand pies because I wanted to be able to tell them apart at a glance when I grab them from the freezer. If you don’t want to fold it how I did here, you can just seal the sides down with a fork. After putting my filling onto the puff pastry, I fold the pastry in half horizontally to make a little triangle. Then I sealed them like I did my beef empanadas, repulgue style. Here’s the youtube video of how I folded them for my empanadas. Even though I used a circular dough in the video, it can still be done with the triangle.
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN AND CHEESE HAND PIES IN AN AIR FRYER
- In a large bowl, mix together your chicken, spinach, ricotta, and feta.
- Unroll your pastry puff sheet and cut it into 4. The ones I use are from President’s Choice and are approximately 10 x 10 inches.
- Place your filling into the sheets and the fold the puff pastry into a triangle, sealing the edge with method of your choice.
- Brush the top of the hand pie with an egg wash.
- Give the air fryer basket a quick spritz of non-stick.
- Place them into the air fryer at 400F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
HOW TO MAKE SAVOURY CHICKEN AND CHEESE HAND PIES IN THE OVEN
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In a large bowl, mix together your chicken, spinach, ricotta, and feta.
- Unroll your pastry puff sheet and cut it into 4.
- Place your filling into the sheets and the fold the puff pastry into a triangle, sealing the edge with method of your choice.
- Brush the top of the hand pie with an egg wash.
- Place the hand pies onto a sheet of parchment paper in a sheet pan and then put it in your oven.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
HOW TO FREEZE AND REHEAT FROZEN SPINACH AND CHEESE HAND PIES
- To store, once your hand pies have cooled, wrap them tightly in cling wrap and store in an airtight container before freezing them.
- To reheat, unwrap your individual hand pies straight from the freezer and place on top of a paper towel before microwaving for 1 minutes.
Freezer Friendly Savoury Chicken and Cheese Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups cooked chicken, chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup spinach, chopped roughly
- 1/2 cup ricotta
- 1/2 cup feta
- 2 sheets puff pastry, 10x10 inches
- 1 egg
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together your chicken, spinach, ricotta, and feta.
- Unroll your pastry puff sheet and cut it into 4.
- Place your filling into the sheets and the fold the puff pastry into a triangle, sealing the edge with method of your choice.
- Brush the top of the hand pie with an egg wash.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Give the air fryer basket a quick spritz of non-stick.
- Place them into the air fryer at 400F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Over Instructions
- Place the hand pies onto a sheet of parchment paper in a sheet pan and then put it in your oven.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
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- Breakfast Wonton Egg Cups
- Make Ahead Breakfast Taco Egg Bowl
- Freezer Friendly Winter Spice Bacon Egg Cups
- Freezer Friendly Breakfast Egg Sandwiches
- Instant Pot Pizza Egg Bites
MORE AIR FRYER RECIPES
- Korean Fried Cauliflower
- Party Snacks: Wontons 3 Ways
- Airfryer Shrimp Tempura Sushi Burrito
- Airfryer Turkey Dinner
- Boneless Pork Chops
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Ari says
Loved this recipe, great for meal prepping and as a stepping stone to explore my own fillings!
Carmy says
Thank you for the kind words! I’d love to hear what other fillings you’ll add!