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Preheat oven to 400f degrees.
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Par boil scrubed, quartered, unpeeled potatoes in salted water, approximately 10 minutes, cool and cube into 1/2 inch pieces; set aside.
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Place coriander, cumin, salt and pepper in plastic bag; add chicken cubes and shake to coat; refrigerate until ready to use.
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In a large nonstick frypan, on medium high heat, melt 1/4 cup butter with olive oil, stir to mix.
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Add onions and mushrooms, saute until onions are just beginning to turn brown, about 8 minutes; add garlic, Anaheim pepper(if using) and chicken cubes with spices and any accumulated juices in bag, cook, stirring for 4 minutes.
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Add wine and deglaze pan, cook and stir another 2 minutes.
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Add 1 cup chicken stock, cook and stir 1 minute.
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In the meantime, add flour to 1/2 cup chicken stock and whisk until smooth; add to frypan while stirring to mix.
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Bring to simmer, simmer 1 minute, or until thickened, add snap peas and potatoes.
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Taste and adjust seasoning.
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Remove from heat and set aside until ready to pour into prepared phyllo crust.
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Phyllo Crust:.
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On a dampened teatowel, lay out 8 phyllo pastry sheets; cover with a second dampened teatowel, keep covered while using so that it will not dry out.
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Brush medium size casserole with melted butter.
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Brush melted butter on one phyllo sheet, cover with a second sheet and brush second sheet with melted butter.
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Place the two sheets in buttered casserole, with the sheet edges/corners hanging over the casserole edge.
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Separate the spinach leaves into 4 piles, removing any long stems.
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Place one pile of spinach leaves in a layer to cover the bottom of the casserole on top of the pastry sheets.
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Repeat this 3 more times, rotating the pastry sheets so that the pastry corners are beside each other around the casserole edge; ending with a layer of spinach.
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Pour chicken mixture into spinach lined crust; smooth top and fold edges of phyllo over filling with the corners meeting in the centre; turn phyllo corner ends up to form an opening for steam release.
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Liberally brush top of pie with melted butter.
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Place on centre rack in 400f degree oven for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350f degrees and bake a further 35 minutes or until filling is bubbling and pastry is golden and crisp.