Chicken soup for the soul....how about Chicken pie for the soul? This chicken pie is absolutely divine and a must-try!

Chicken Pie

1 kg chicken portions
4 peppercorns
4 cloves
1 onion, chopped
1 sprig parsley
1 sachet white onion soup
salt and pepper

Crust:

250 ml cake flour
100 ml Jungle Oats
10 ml baking powder
3 ml salt
5 ml mustard powder
100 ml oil
1 egg
100 ml milk

1. Boil chicken and all other ingredients except the soup powder in water until the chicken is soft & falling off the bones.
2. Remove chicken from the liquid (but save the liquid), remove the bones and cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
3. Remove the cloves, peppercorns and parsley from the chicken broth.
4. Now add the chicken and soup powder to the liquid.
5. Boil through and season to taste.
6. Put the mixture into a greased, shallow ovenproof dish.

For the Crust:

Preheat oven to 180ºC.

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Mix the oil, egg and milk and add to dry ingredients.
3. Mix until a soft dough forms.
4. Spoon over chicken mixture and spread evenly.
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
6. Serve with vegetables of your choice.