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.
54,574 14.4/5 for 37 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 10th 2018
For 2 pies, you will need:
- 0
400 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 1 400 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
- 2
600 g chicken - 3
parsley - 4
4 tablespoons olive oil - 5
140 g shallot - 6 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 7
800 g mushrooms - 8
400 ml cream - 9
2 beatens egg - Total weight: 2,864 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 15 min. | 49 min. | 1 hour 40 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Roll out 400 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.
Leave about 1 cm (1/2 inch) overlapping the edge.
Put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Roll out 400 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), prick all over and put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cook 600 g chicken (if not already cooked) and dice.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Stage 7 - 15 min.
When the mushrooms are browned, add the shallot and diced chicken, mix well and add 400 ml cream, salt and pepper.
Leave on low heat to reduce until there is hardly any liquid left.
Check seasoning.
Leave on low heat to reduce until there is hardly any liquid left.
Check seasoning.
Stage 8 - 15 min.
To finish, add the parsley and mix well.
Leave to cool.
Leave to cool.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).
Tip the filling into the pie case. Do not press down.
Tip the filling into the pie case. Do not press down.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Glaze the overhanging edge of pastry with beaten egg yolk.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Place the pastry "lid" on top and press down the edge to seal.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Trim off the excess pastry with scissors.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Finish by glazing the top.
Stage 14 - 25 min.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,896 Kcal or 28,872 Kj | 548 gr | 3,032 gr | 3,011 gr |
| 345 % | 211 % | 286 % | 456 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 241 Kcal or 1,009 Kj | 19 gr | 106 gr | 105 gr |
| 12 % | 7 % | 10 % | 16 % |
| Per pie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,448 Kcal or 14,436 Kj | 274 gr | 1,516 gr | 1,505 gr |
| 172 % | 105 % | 143 % | 228 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 pies : 11.72 €
- Per pie : 5.86 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Tomato omelette, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, Sauce Normande (for fish), ... All |
| Chicken: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, Sautéed chicken with leeks, Chicken with rice and leeks, ... All |
| Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Courgette tart with mint, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Chocolate ganache, Caesar salad, ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's tuna tart, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Apple and pear tart, Smoked salmon sacristains, Apple Strudel, ... All |
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