Creamy chicken & mushroom pies with butter puff pastry

Creamy chicken & mushroom pies with butter puff pastry

A creamy chicken pie that is just about as close to perfect comfort food as you can get

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tear the chicken fl esh from the bone in large chunks and discard the skin and bone. Heat the butter in a large pan and add the spring onions.
  2. Cook for a few minutes until softened. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes or so, until lightly coloured. Stir in the fl our, and cook for another minute, then gradually add the milk. Add the cream, simmer until the sauce thickens. Stir in the chicken and tarragon.
  3. Roll out the pastry to the thickness of a 20p and cut 4 circles big enough to cover 4 small pie dishes. Divide the chicken mixture between the dishes and brush the rims with beaten egg.
  4. Lift the pastry on to the pies, trimming off any excess. Press down and crimp the edges with a fork. Cut a couple of slits in the pastry to let the steam out and brush all over with the rest of the egg. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden brown.
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Know-how

Most delis and supermarkets sell ready-roasted chickens or you could buy packs of cooked breasts (you'll need 4 breasts for this). Butter puff pastry can be bought from some supermarkets and delis.

Per serving

920 kcalories, protein 39g, carbohydrate 54.7g, fat 62.1 g, saturated fat 28.5g, fibre 1.7g, salt 1.44 g

Recipe from olive magazine, February 2006.

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    03 November 2007

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    16 January 2008

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    Simply delicious and easy to make!!

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  • Binder photo Dara

    23 January 2008

    Dara commented on this recipe

    Better than pub grub and dead easy to make. A real winner!

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  • Binder photo Carolly

    01 April 2008

    Carolly rated and commented on this recipe

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    delicious!!

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  • Binder photo Yum Yum

    08 April 2008

    Yum Yum rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice, but I wouldn't add so much tarragon next time as it's really strong and takes over the flavour of the rest of the pie. Otherwise very nice though...

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  • Binder photo eddie

    09 June 2008

    eddie commented on this recipe

    Made thie recipe time and time again, a real winner. Try adding a little chopped ham. very nice.....

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  • Binder photo veggiefield

    22 June 2008

    veggiefield commented on this recipe

    I made this for friends last night but subsituted the chicken with Quorn chunks and it worked brilliantly, yummy.

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  • Binder photo kellondon

    13 September 2008

    kellondon commented on this recipe

    Lovely!

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  • Binder photo Lindyloo

    07 October 2008

    Lindyloo commented on this recipe

    Very easy to make. Absolutely delicious would definately make again. Everyone really enjoyed it.

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  • Binder photo soupy

    11 October 2008

    soupy rated and commented on this recipe

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    I added a chopped stick of celery and some seasoning- Chicken stock powder, 1/4 teaspoon curry powder and fresh black pepper. Turned out very well. Hubby scoffed the lot!

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  • Binder photo Tora

    07 December 2008

    Tora rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was yummy! Didn't have spring onions so used leek instead. Took a bit less tarragon and added salt and black pepper. Made one big pie using 250 g frozen puff pastry. Came out fantastic, so tasty!

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  • Binder photo Lisa

    21 January 2009

    Lisa commented on this recipe

    This pie is gorgeous! Didn't use tarragon as I don't like it. Added cubed bacon bits and black pepper. Made one large pie. Will defo make again! Mmmm!

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  • Binder photo chips4me

    26 January 2009

    chips4me rated and commented on this recipe

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    gorgeous pie,so creamy and delicious real comfort food.

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  • Binder photo BinaryJam

    27 April 2009

    BinaryJam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Fantastic, although I used a fresh chicken breast and made roux in seperate pan as I am unlucky with sauces, less tarragon, also no cream and used skimmed milk for lower fat version and big hint don't defrost pastry in microwave

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  • Binder photo BinaryJam

    27 April 2009

    BinaryJam commented on this recipe

    Fantastic, although I used a fresh chicken breast and made roux in seperate pan as I am unlucky with sauces, less tarragon, also no cream and used skimmed milk for lower fat version and big hint don't defrost pastry in microwave

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  • Binder photo Farah H

    13 May 2009

    Farah H rated and commented on this recipe

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    Didn't have fresh tarragon so used 2tsp of dried and added salt and cracked pepper. It was soooo yummy! I made 1 big pie and it was scoffed down in 20 mins.

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  • Binder photo Chikemonkee

    24 May 2009

    Chikemonkee commented on this recipe

    Love Chicken and mushroom pie but didnt enjoy this recipe i think the tarragon gave it a very funny tatse my 6 year old son even asked why does it taste funny

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  • Binder photo Dania

    16 September 2009

    Dania rated and commented on this recipe

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    GREAT dish. I loved it. Very soft & creamy and comforting. I didn't have roasted chicken so I boiled some chicken breasts (in water, adding a bay leaf & cinnamon stick) and then cut into small pieces. other than that, I followed the recipe & it tasted GREAT!

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    24 September 2009

    Joy rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very easy and very tasty!

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  • Binder photo Coen83

    17 October 2009

    Coen83 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    added parsley & seasoning instead of tarragon. this was so easy and I thought very tasty, i think I needed to leave my sauce to thicken a little bit more

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 small chicken , roasted
  • 25g butter
  • 2 bunches of spring onions , finely sliced, dark green ends discarded
  • 150g chestnut mushrooms or button mushrooms, quartered
  • 150g shiitake mushrooms (or more chestnut mushrooms), halved
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 250ml milk
  • 142ml carton double cream
  • 2 tbsp chopped tarragon leaves
  • 500g pack of puff pastry (use butter puff or brush ordinary puff with a little butter before you use it)
  • 1 egg , beaten
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Per serving

920 kcalories, protein 39g, carbohydrate 54.7g, fat 62.1 g, saturated fat 28.5g, fibre 1.7g, salt 1.44 g

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