Chicken, leek and mushroom pie
Chicken, leek and mushroom pie

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken, leek and mushroom pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pour the milk over the chicken and, if you need to, top up with water to make sure the chicken is covered. Chicken, leek and mushroom plate pie. by. Chef Shaun Rankin was brought up eating plate pies. Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken and keep to one side.

Chicken, leek and mushroom pie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken, leek and mushroom pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chicken, leek and mushroom pie using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken, leek and mushroom pie:
  1. Get 1 onion finely chopped
  2. Prepare 2 cloves garlic crushed
  3. Make ready 2 large chicken breasts cut into chunks
  4. Get 1 leek sliced
  5. Get 250 g mushrooms quartered
  6. Get 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  7. Get 2 bay leaves
  8. Get 3 tbsp creme fraiche
  9. Get 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  10. Take 170 ml stock (veg or chicken)
  11. Get 1 tsp cornflour
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley chopped
  13. Take 1 roll puff pastry
  14. Make ready 1 egg beaten
  15. Make ready Salt and pepper

Tender chicken, loads of veggies combined in a flavoursome stock, all put into a tender, buttery pastry, baked till golden and bubbling. We love a good pie and this pie delivers. The pastry is amazing and marries perfectly with the chicken filling. Chicken pie is a favourite with my kids just like it has always been a favourite of mine.

Steps to make Chicken, leek and mushroom pie:
  1. Heat a tbsp oli over a medium heat in a heavy based pot and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Then add the leek and fry for another 3-4 minutes until starting to soften.
  2. Add the chunks of chicken and toss for one minute, then add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes
  3. Add the bay leaves, thyme, Dijon mustard and creme fraiche and stir. Then add the stock and the cornflour dissolved in a tiny bit of water. (I had a bit of leftover broccoli which I threw in too so as not to waste it). Cool everything in the liquid for 2 minutes until the sauce thickens a little. Then transfer into a pie dish.
  4. Leave the mixture to cool for 10-15 minutes and preheat the over to 180 degrees centigrade.
  5. Top the pie dish and filling with the pastry. Decorate or not. Prick a few holes in the pastry to let the steam Escape and brush the top with the beaten egg (this is what makes it golden)
  6. After 30 minutes in the oven (or when the pastry is beautifully golden), remove, serve and enjoy.

The pastry is amazing and marries perfectly with the chicken filling. Chicken pie is a favourite with my kids just like it has always been a favourite of mine. This is a creamy version with mushrooms and leeks topped with puff pastry. Add herbs and stock and bring to a simmer. Mix cornflour to a smooth paste with a little of the milk.

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