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Inspired by the comforting flavours of traditional chicken pie fillings, this easy creamy chicken pasta is perfect for using up the leftovers from a roast chicken. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach zhoug external linking.

Levantine food consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, or ground meat. Traditionally, women would bake dough in a communal oven in the morning, to provide their family with their daily bread needs, and would prepare smaller portions of dough with different toppings for breakfast at this time. Manakish are popular across the Levant, and can also be found in neighboring regions, and centers of Levantine emigration. Za’atar is occasionally added to cheese manakish to enhance its flavor. Manakish topped with lamb are served for lunch due to their heavier contents.