Makmoura (pastry sheets with chicken and onions)
Discover this delicious onion and chicken casserole, a flavorful and textured dish.
The “caisse” is a traditional Belgian culinary specialty. This recipe provides step-by-step instructions for preparing this classic dish.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time2 hr
- Resting30 min
- Total3 hr 15 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$5.66 $0.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.63
- $4.15
- $0.88
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Roughly chop all the onions. Cut the chicken into small pieces, place them on top of the onions, and drizzle with half a cup of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. ≈ 8 min
- Prepare a standard bread dough, without yeast, and let it rest.
- Divide the dough into small pieces and roll them out thinly. In a greased baking dish, alternate layers of dough, onion mixture, and chicken pieces, drizzling with olive oil. ≈ 4 min
- Bake in the oven at medium temperature for approximately 2 to 2.5 hours.
The bill
Makmoura (pastry sheets with chicken and onions)
- yeast-free bread dough (flour, water, salt)$0.63
- 2 kilograms of onions$4.15
- approximately 1.5 liters of olive oil$0.88
Total$5.66
that's $0.94 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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