Chicken pie?

mandy_moo_1

Thanx for your help.I'm gonna give it a go x

jcr16

ok i prob have a recipe for this somewhere. but i want a simple one to make please.

i have a chicken to roast later, plus loads of mushrooms. now i think i can make pastry.( gonna try anyway, never been much good. but i will give it my best shot).

now i can make a simple white sauce do u think this is all i will need plus added a bit of seasoning , or should i add a little cheese. this is where i get a bit stuck as i don't want it to be bland but then i don't wanna get it all wrong and it be horrid. once i cooked it one i'll be fine.

thanks in advance as i know i will get loads of help .

lynzpower

Hi there

I usually buy shop puff pastry for this to make it way easier, but thats cos I cnat make puff pastry no matter what I do

i usually do a slolw white sauce with the mushrooms & a v finely chopped onion in.I might use a bit of lazy garlic, sometimes just cracked black pepper. I do tend to chuck in a bit of other veg to make it colorful & sweet like courgettes or yellow pepper.

For super laziness you can use a tin of mushroom soup for the sauce :beer: and turns out fine

jcr16

oh i think i got a tin of some sort of soup not sure what tho. i did buy it for occasions like this. good thinking there sherlock. just need to hunt it down now.
lazy garlic ? whats is this please ?

i can't make puff pastry. i was goona make a short pastry. ( hopefully)

lynzpower

lazy garlic is that minced garlic in a jar http://www.tesco.com/pi/xpi/4/5012818160154_200.jpg

A chicken soup can also work well Ive used this before, but I do prefer the mushroom one. But again, a standard whie sauce roux- type will work just as well, and what I tend to use.

moggins

If I have to do chicken pie without the aid of a Campbells Condensed then I make up a white sauce and add just a touch of mustard to it. It really livens the flavour up.

livinginhope

Rather than making a sperate white sauce,I find it easier to fry an onion add the chicken (leftovers) when all warmed through,add 1 tbsp flour mix then add milk until the right thickness,not too runny as this makes pastry soggy,add the mushrooms at the end so as to keep them from being too sloppy,put into a pie dish with pastry on top (and underneath if you like) cook in oven about 180 for about 30mins.

jcr16

ok now got another prob, i know i need block butter to make pastry, well i thought i had some but looked and i have bought the wrong type. i bought the stork for cakes. so can i still use it. or shall i make a chicken pie with mash on top with grated cheese ? to risk making a disaster

moggins

No, use the stork. I tend to use whatever I have lying around when I make pastry.

jcr16

thats really handy to know, thankyou. although i kinda fancy having the mash on top now. sounds really yummy. i wonder if i can make the chicken do two meals then i can make 2. it a very small chicken tho. i'll see what magic i can proform. hehe