Chicken and mushroom pie


Chicken and mushroom pie
This lovely pie has a puff pastry crust filled with a mixture of fried mushrooms, diced chicken and parsley, all bound in a cream sauce.
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Last modified on: May 10th 2023

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 36 min.
Resting: 15 min.
Cooking: 49 min.
All in all: 1 hour 40 min.
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Stage 1 - 7 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Roll out 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), prick all over and line a high-sided pie tin or mould (e.g. spring-form).

Leave about 1 cm (1/2 inch) overlapping the edge.

Put to wait in the fridge.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Roll out 200 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), prick all over and put to wait in the fridge.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Cook 300 g chicken (if not already cooked) and dice.

Stage 4 - 7 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Roughly chop the parsley, Prepare and chop 70 g shallot.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on medium heat, add shallot, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Set aside.

Stage 6 - 7 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Prepare 400 g mushrooms and dice them.

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into the same pan over high heat and when it is hot, add the mushrooms and toast them lightly.

Stage 7 - 15 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
When the mushrooms are browned, add the shallot and diced chicken, mix well and add 200 ml cream, salt and pepper.

Leave on low heat to reduce until there is hardly any liquid left.

Check seasoning.

Stage 8 - 15 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
To finish, add the parsley and mix well.

Leave to cool.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Tip the filling into the pie case. Do not press down.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Glaze the overhanging edge of pastry with beaten egg yolk.

Stage 11 - 2 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Place the pastry "lid" on top and press down the edge to seal.

Stage 12 - 3 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Trim off the excess pastry with scissors.

Stage 13 - 2 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Finish by glazing the top.

Stage 14 - 25 min.
Chicken and mushroom pie
Bake for about 25 minutes.
Remarks
It is important to choose the right sort of mushrooms for this recipe. Try not to use the classic button mushrooms which give off a lot of water. If possible, use drier types like oyster mushrooms or shiitake.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe270 110 %1,520 140 %1,510 230 %3,450 170 %14,440 170 %
Per 100 g20 7 %110 10 %110 20 %240 10 %1,010 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 pie : 5.86 €

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  • We love this pie! You're invited to come link it up (and your other pie recipes you may have) at our Pie Party here: http://www.ourminifamily.com/2014/03/its-pie-party.html

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