Take advantage of this tip to use leftover chicken. How about a delicious vegetable casserole?
Dough Ingredients
- 3 cups (tea) of wheat flour
- 2 and ½ tablespoons of margarine
- 1 clara
- 1 echo
- Salt to taste
Filling Ingredients
- 1 box of cream (200 grams)
- Shredded cooked chicken (optional)
- 1 and ½ cups of cauliflower, cut into small pieces
- 1 clove of garlic, squeezed
- 1 bunch of spinach
- 1 medium chayote cut into small pieces
- 1 carrot cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- Salt to taste
Preparation Mode
- Preheat the oven to medium temperature.
- Cook the cauliflower, chayote and carrot in salted water until softened. Drain and reserve.
- In a pan, sauté the spinach and garlic in olive oil.
- Add the vegetables, cream, salt, chicken and mix until heated through. Let it cool and set aside.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, egg white, margarine, salt and knead until it no longer sticks to your hands.
- If necessary, add water, by spoonfuls, until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
- Roll out the dough using a rolling pin.
- With half the dough, line a 22 cm diameter pan (no need to grease the pan).
- Spread the filling and cover with the other part of the dough.
- Brush with egg yolk and bake for 35 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Serve then.
Mom Tips
You can replace the traditional cream with the light version.
If you prefer, you can make traditional-sized pies.
Approximate yield of 6 servings.
Source: https://www.receitasdemae.com.br/receitas/empadao-de-legumes/