Rustic chicken and mushroom pie
This homely looking pie gets back to what good, old-fashioned pies are all about: it's round, deep and has both a proper bottom and lid.
The one small concession to modernity is the use of puff pastry for a lighter, crisper crust.
The filling combines mushrooms, leeks and diced chicken in a cream sauce.
The one small concession to modernity is the use of puff pastry for a lighter, crisper crust.
The filling combines mushrooms, leeks and diced chicken in a cream sauce.
66 K 3.7/5 (10 reviews)
1 hour 35 min.
Easy
3 pies
12 IngredientsLast modified on: May 10th 2023
For 3 pies, you will need:
- 1
2 2⁄3 cups Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 2
4 cups cooked meat - 3
19 cups mushrooms - 4
½ cup goose fat - 5
6 leeks - 6
3 onions - 7
12 tablespoons olive oil - 8
3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream - 9
1⁄3 cup beaten egg - 10 2 2⁄3 cups Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
- 11
salt - 12
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 55 min.
All in all: 1 hour 35 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Roll out 2 2⁄3 cups Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) and line a deep, non-stick tin ( 8" or 20 cm diameter, preferably spring-form type) with this rolled-out pastry.
Trim off the excess pastry, leaving a rim of about half an inch (1 cm) overhanging around the edge. Set aside in the fridge.
Trim off the excess pastry, leaving a rim of about half an inch (1 cm) overhanging around the edge. Set aside in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Dice 4 cups cooked meat. Here I am using left-over chicken, which is ideal for this recipe.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pour ½ cup goose fat into a saucepan on high heat. When really hot, add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes.
Salt and pepper at the end of cooking, after taking off the heat.
Set aside.
Salt and pepper at the end of cooking, after taking off the heat.
Set aside.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Prepare and finely chop 3 onions. Heat 12 tablespoons olive oil in the same pan as before, still on high heat. When really hot, add the chopped onion.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Add the chopped leeks, stir, then cover and cook for 4 or 5 minutes until the leeks are quite tender but still nice and green.
Salt and pepper.
Salt and pepper.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Add the mushrooms and chicken. Mix well.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Add 3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream, mix and leave on low heat to reduce.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Fill the pie with the cold filling mixture.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Roll out 2 2⁄3 cups Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a circle and make a small hole in the centre of this pastry lid to allow steam to escape during baking.
Stage 14 - 4 min.
Lay the pastry circle on top of the pie and press the edge down firmly to seal it.
trim off the overhanging pastry with scissors and glaze top.
trim off the overhanging pastry with scissors and glaze top.
Stage 15 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes, preferably low in the oven, with the tin directly on the shelf.
Do watch for the pastry browning towards the end of cooking.
Do watch for the pastry browning towards the end of cooking.
Remarks
Everything up to stage 10 can be prepared the day before cooking.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 850 RDI=330 % | 4,670 RDI=440 % | 4,780 RDI=720 % | 13,340 RDI=670 % | 55,860 RDI: 670 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 840 RDI: 10 % |
| Per pie | 280 RDI=110 % | 1,560 RDI=150 % | 1,590 RDI=240 % | 4,450 RDI=220 % | 18,620 RDI: 220 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 pies : 26.60 €
- Per pie : 8.90 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Mushrooms
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Cooked meat
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