Chunky Chicken Leek Mushroom Pie Recipes

CHICKEN, LEEK & MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large pan with the bay, half the thyme sprigs, the parsley stalks, onions, garlic, stock and seasoning. Pour the milk over the chicken and, if you need to, top up with water to make sure the chicken is covered. Bring the chicken to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 15 mins. Lift from the liquid and leave to cool.
• Drain the poaching liquid through a sieve into a large jug - you need 650ml to make the sauce for your pie.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a saucepan over a low-medium heat. Add the leeks and the mushrooms, and cook for 5-10 mins until soft, then season well. Add the flour and stir to coat the vegetables. Slowly add the poaching liquid, stirring until you have a thick sauce.
• Using two forks, pull the chicken apart into thumb-sized chunks rather than chopping it - I feel you get a far better pie this way. Chop the parsley leaves, then stir into the leeks with the thyme leaves, crème frâiche and chicken. Check the seasoning, then spoon the mixture into your pie dish (or dishes) to cool slightly.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Roll out the pastry on a lightly dusted work surface to the thickness of a £1 coin. Cut thin strips from the edges and use a little water to stick these around the lip of the pie dish, then wet the top of the pastry strip. Lift the pastry on top of the pie, trim the edges and crimp them with your fingers or a fork. Brush the top with milk and cut a steam hole in the middle.
• Put the dish on a baking sheet and cook in the oven for 20-25 mins until the pastry is risen and golden. Some of the filling will have bubbled up through the steam hole. Have a bottle of tomato ketchup on hand to serve, if you like - and be careful, the pie will be hot.

CHUNKY CHICKEN LEEK & MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• add a dash of oil to a large cooking pot. and warm up.
• add the roughly chunky chopped chicken and brown off, about 5 - 10 mins, over a medium heat.
• add the leaks, stir and cook off for another 5 minutes.
• add mushrooms, stock, bay leaves, yoghurt, honey,mustard. Let simmer and stir occasionally for an hour add the flour if the sauce needs thickening.
• Heat up the oven about 160c for puff pastry.
• Put ingredients in cooking pan add the top, spear with a fork, make a little heart to pop on top to mak your hubby smile, and bake for about 20/25 mins as directed by your pastry. And voila Yumm, serve with broccoli, and wedges. :).

LYNSEY'S CHUNKY CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• First heat the oil in a frying pan.
• Add the chicken, cut into bite size but still chunky, pieces.
• Stir-fry it until it is white all over, then add the mushrooms and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is golden in places and the mushrooms cooked.
• Add the garlic, stir for 1 minute then turn out the heat.
• In a separate, preferably nonstick, saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the flour.
• Continue to stir for 3 minutes over a fairly low heat.
• Mix together the stock and milk.
• Pour this gradually onto the flour, whisking all the time to avoid lumps.
• Allow to cook over a low heat for around 5 minutes, whisking frequently.
• Add the parsley, season with salt and nutmeg.
• If you find the sauce is too thick, gradually whisk in a little extra stock or milk.
• It should just coat the back of a spoon.
• Now add this to the pan with the chicken and mushrooms, mix and then pour into a pie dish.
• Top with the rolled out pastry- I like to decorate with mushroom shapes cut out of pastry scraps, and brush with beaten egg.
• Now bake for 20-25 minutes in a hot oven, about 200°C until golden brown and smelling delicious!
• I like to serve this with steamed broccoli and buttered jersey new potatoes.

CHICKEN, LEEK & MUSHROOM PIES

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a shallow pan and gently cook the leeks with the thyme for 8 mins, or until soft. Add both types of mushrooms and cook for 5 mins more, then turn up the heat a little, add the chicken and stir until the chicken starts to brown. Scatter over the flour and stir to make a paste and continue to cook for 2 mins.
• Splash in the wine, if using, and sizzle for 1 min, stirring, then pour in the stock, cream and lemon juice, season and simmer for 10 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Leave to cool, then pop in the fridge to chill. Can be made up to two days ahead. Assemble the pies as directed in Tom's pie pastry recipe, decorating the tops with any trimmings, if you like.