Lynsey's Chunky Chicken and Mushroom Pie

Name: Lynsey's Chunky Chicken and Mushroom Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1 pie, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 150 g button mushrooms, quartered; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; 300 ml milk; 200 ml chicken stock (from a cube is fine); 2 tablespoons flour; 50 g butter; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; fresh grated nutmeg; salt; 1 ready to roll shortcrust pastry, rolled fairly thinly; beaten egg, to glaze

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Recipe by LC69414

I love this recipe, it is easy and fairly quick to make, I just made it up one day. It uses simple, everyday ingredients yet could be served at a fairly formal occasion. Best thing about it is that you can make it the day before, keep it in the fridge put it in the oven just before your guests/family arrive, then the air will be filled with an amazing, savoury smell!

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READY IN: 55mins

SERVES: 4

YIELD: 1 pie

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

3

boneless skinless chicken breasts
150

g button mushrooms, quartered
2

tablespoons sunflower oil
300

ml milk
200

ml chicken stock (from a cube is fine)
2

tablespoons flour
50

g butter
1

garlic clove, minced
1

tablespoon chopped parsley
fresh grated nutmeg
salt
1

ready to roll shortcrust pastry, rolled fairly thinly
beaten egg, to glaze

DIRECTIONS

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.