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How to cook chicken + egg breakfast pie

Chicken, edamame, bell peppers and eggs combine to delight your palate on this ultra simple breakfast pie. Cheers

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Preheat oven to 400F

Preheat oven to 400F

Allow pie shell to thaw at room temp. This should only take about 5-10 min. If you set it on top of the preheating oven it will thaw faster.  Better yet, make your own pastry, I'm too lazy. ;)

Allow pie shell to thaw at room temp. This should only take about 5-10 min. If you set it on top of the preheating oven it will thaw faster. Better yet, make your own pastry, I'm too lazy. ;)

Fork your she'll all over it. This will allow steam to escape and keep your shell from ballooning up.

Fork your she'll all over it. This will allow steam to escape and keep your shell from ballooning up.

Bake for approx 10min. Ovens vary in temperature and heat distribution so keep your eye on it.

Bake for approx 10min. Ovens vary in temperature and heat distribution so keep your eye on it.

While the shell is in the oven, dice your peppers.

While the shell is in the oven, dice your peppers.

Boil your edamame for about 2-4 minutes.

Boil your edamame for about 2-4 minutes.

Whisk the eggs and season with the salt and pepper

Whisk the eggs and season with the salt and pepper

Pull your chicken.

Pull your chicken.

The shell should look like this. Don't over cook it as it will be going back into the oven for awhile.

The shell should look like this. Don't over cook it as it will be going back into the oven for awhile.

Chicken into the shell.

Chicken into the shell.

Add the peppers and edamame on to the chicken.

Add the peppers and edamame on to the chicken.

Dice the cream cheese. The cheese I sticky so I do this right before I put it onto the pie. If you do it ahead of time it may jut all clump together.

Dice the cream cheese. The cheese I sticky so I do this right before I put it onto the pie. If you do it ahead of time it may jut all clump together.

Add the cheese

Add the cheese

Pour the whisked eggs into the shell.

Pour the whisked eggs into the shell.

Sprinkle with the smoke paprika and pop the pie in the oven.

Sprinkle with the smoke paprika and pop the pie in the oven.

This takes about 30-45 minutes to bake. Just enough time for a few mimosa's or a couple caesars. .

This takes about 30-45 minutes to bake. Just enough time for a few mimosa's or a couple caesars. .

Let it settle for about 5 minutes before cutting it. Use a serrated knife to cut it so you get nice looking wedges. You eat with your eyes before your mouth so take the time to present it right.

Let it settle for about 5 minutes before cutting it. Use a serrated knife to cut it so you get nice looking wedges. You eat with your eyes before your mouth so take the time to present it right.

Simple salad with tomato an orange slices are all I needed to finish this delicious brunch dish. This meal had all of is back into the kitchen looking for leftover scraps.

Simple salad with tomato an orange slices are all I needed to finish this delicious brunch dish. This meal had all of is back into the kitchen looking for leftover scraps.

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  • 1/4lb Roasted chicken
  • 1.0 Pie shell
  • 3/4c Bell peppers
  • 1/2c Edamame
  • 6.0 Eggs
  • 3.0oz Cream cheese
  • 1.0tsp Smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper