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    Freezer Friendly Savoury Chicken and Cheese Hand Pies

    Posted: Apr 24, 2019 Last Modified: Jul 6, 2019 by Carmy · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    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.

    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.

    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.

    inside of a savoury chicken and cheese hand pie

    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.

    air fryer chicken cheese hand pies vs oven baked chicken 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 air fryer chicken and cheese handpies

    how to make chicken and cheese hand pies in the air fryer

    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.

    freezing and reheating hand pies

     

    Freezer Friendly Savoury Chicken and Cheese Hand Pies

    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.
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    Prep Time: 8 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
    Air Fryer: 10 minutes mins
    Total Time: 23 minutes mins
    Servings: 8 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.
    Tried this recipe?Did you make this recipe? I'm always so happy to hear about it! I'd love to see how it turned out. Tag me at @CarmysHungry on Instagram so I can see it! If you enjoyed the recipe, I'd really appreciate a comment with a 5 star rating! ♥
    Author: Carmy
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: Meal Prep
    Nutrition Disclaimer

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    Other places to connect with me
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    Vlogs/Recipe Videos: Youtube

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    1. Ari says

      January 18, 2025 at 2:41 pm

      5 stars
      Loved this recipe, great for meal prepping and as a stepping stone to explore my own fillings!

      Reply
      • Carmy says

        January 18, 2025 at 3:13 pm

        Thank you for the kind words! I’d love to hear what other fillings you’ll add!

        Reply
    5 from 2 votes (1 rating without comment)

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