Chicken in Creamy Sauce or Chicken Pastel

Chicken Pastel is a Filipino style chicken dish cooked in creamy sauce. It was only my second time to cook chicken pastel and I find this dish similar when you cook Chicken cook in Pineapple or Pininyahang manok.

Originally, a sausage is included in this particular dish but I omitted it and it's still delicious.

Ingredients

Chicken, 1 kilo, cut in medium size
Butter, 1 tbsp
Garlic, minced
Onion, diced
Ginger, thumb size, grated
Fish sauce, 2 tbsp
Carrot, quartered
Potato, quartered
Capsicum, sliced
Mushrooms, sliced
Peppercorns
Bay leaves
Pandan leaf, optional
Fresh milk, 1 cup
Cheddar cheese, ½ cup, grated
Salt and ground pepper

Preparations

• Heat the pan and add the butter.
  

• Saute the garlic, ginger and onion until aromatic.
  

• Add the chicken and cook until lightly brown.
  

• Add the fish sauce and cover, let it sit for a few minutes.
  

• Add the bay leaves, peppercorns and pandan leaf if using.
  

• Add the potato and carrot. Cook until the vegetables are tender and soft.
  

• Add the fresh milk and sliced capsicum, let it boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  

• Add the sliced mushrooms and mix.
  

• Put in the grated cheese and stir gently.
  

• Season with salt and ground pepper according to taste.
  

Ingredients of this dish are easy to find and mostly common. You may also use chicken breast and a tablespoon of lemon juice instead of ginger. Enjoy these simple, easy and delicious home recipes.

I hope you try this recipe and let me know what you think.

Thank you for coming!

Have a wonderful day.