Name: Torta De Frango Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts; 1 cup tomato sauce; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp oregano; 1 cup canned corn; 1 tbsp cilantro; salt; pepper; 12 tbsp flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 2 tbsp parmesan cheese; 1⁄2 tsp salt; 3 eggs; 2 cup milk; 1 cup oil; pepper

Torta De Frango Recipe

Lawler Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Torta De Frango

Torta de frango is Brazil's version of a chicken pie. This savory baked dish has corn and is loaded with the flavors of cilantro & oregano.

Prep: 40 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1 hr 25 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

For Filling:

2 chicken breasts
1 cup tomato sauce
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp oregano
1 cup canned corn
1 tbsp cilantro
salt
pepper

For Dough:

12 tbsp flour
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
1⁄2 tsp salt
3 eggs
2 cup milk
1 cup oil
pepper

Instructions

Take a chicken breast or two and shred it while it cooks. Still cooking add tomato sauce, onion, garlic, salt, oregano, pepper, canned corn, and of coarse chopped cilantro.
Cook until sauce thickened a bit, and all of the chicken is shredded. Adjust to taste. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put all dough ingredients for the dough into a blender and beat until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan. Put the pie together for baking: pour half of dough mixture into pan. Add filling. Pour rest of the dough on top.
Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (about 45 minutes). Let it cool, slice and serve with a nice green salad with vinaigrette dressing!

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