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Chicken and Mushroom Pie

Chicken and Mushroom Pie is a family favourite comfort food classic. This one takes the pot pie approach using shop bought puff pastry for a quick and simple midweek dinner.

Square image of a Chicken and mushroom pie in a blue pot pie pot with potato wedges

Chicken and Mushroom Pie!

It would seem that food from my youth is increasingly becoming a thing at the moment. This chicken and mushroom pie recipe joins my recent Mutton Hotpot, Scotch pie and broccoli and stilton soup.

That is ignoring the wondrous treats I have for you in the pipeline.

I suppose it is no surprise to me that my inner ‘Brit’ comes out in a food sense when we hit autumn.

Soups, stews and pies really are what us Brits do best when it comes to food, particularly if you are of a certain age… And that age is not particularly ancient!

The filling for this chicken pie recipe is wonderful and really simple.

The clue really is in the name it really is just a chicken and mushrooms with a creamy sauce. They are classic flavours that I also play with in my chicken en croute and chicken forestière recipes.

The addition of spinach and mustard rounds out the creamy filling, which makes a cracking sauce for the wedges I served it with!

If mushrooms ain’t your thing then you should check out my chicken and leek pie and chicken and bacon pie recipes!

Portrait image of a Chicken and mushroom pie on a blue plate with potato wedges

Is it OK to Use Store-Bought Puff Pastry?.

I have a complicated relationship with pastry. Sure I can make it but it always seems like a boatload of work for very little positive gain.

I only insist on making two types of pastry from scratch. Hot crust pastry for a pork pie and the like and suet pastry for steak and kidney pudding… Which despite the name is definitely a pie!

Although I have taken to making shortcrust pastry for my cheese and onion pies and Cornish Pasty recipe. But if I could buy it locally I certainly would!

But when it comes to things like this easy chicken and mushroom pie recipe then store-bought puff pastry is fine. In fact, it is not just fine, it is perfect!

Good quality store-bought puff pastry will likely be superior to anything you can make at home.

Mechanisation is not always a bad thing.

The ability to keep everything cold and work the pastry very little is very important. It leads to a better pastry than you can make in your hot kitchen!

I am sure there are many out there that consider this sort of chicken and mushroom pie cheating!

You will be surprised to know that I really don’t care…

A pie entirely encased in pastry is a wonderful thing. However, a simple puff pastry topping to a great filling is good enough for a recipe to tick the pie box for me!

Tall image of a Chicken and mushroom pie on a blue plate with potato wedges with half of the pastry removed to expose the pie filling

British Pie Recipes.

In the main, the word pie to most British people means a savoury recipe. There are notable exceptions like apple pie or lemon meringue pie.

Whether it be a pasty like these Cornish pasties, which would be called hand pies in the US or a beef and ale pie our pie tastes are definitely savoury.

In the UK pies are available everywhere, whether that be pub menus through to bakers shops and of course the halftime pie at football matches.

Of course, there are then the infamous pie and mash shops in the east end of London, sadly a dwindling tradition!

But not all of our pies are pastry based, the mutton hotpot I mentioned earlier is a free-form kinda pie…

And if you tell a Brit that a shepherds pie or cottage pie is not a pie you will be shunned… And rightly so!

This easy Chicken and Mushroom Pie recipe is an all-time classic British pie, this one takes the pot pie approach using shop bought puff pastry for a quick and simple midweek dinner.
Yield: 2 Pies

Chicken and Mushroom Pie

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Chicken and Mushroom Pie is an all time classic pie, this one takes the pot pie approach using shop bought puff pastry for a quick and simple midweek dinner

Ingredients

  • 250 g (9 oz) Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • 50 g (1/3 Cup) Banana Shallot
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 50 g (2 Cups) Spinach
  • 1 Tsp Cooking Oil
  • 125 g (1 1/4 Cup) Mushrooms
  • 1/4 Tsp Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • 1/4 Tsp Dried Thyme
  • 175 ml (3/4 Cup) Double Cream
  • 1 Tbsp Grainy Mustard
  • 1 Sheet Puff Pastry
  • 1 Egg

Instructions

  1. Finely dice the shallot and garlic, then slice the mushrooms.
  2. Cut the chicken thighs into 1-1.5cm chunks.
  3. Heat the cooking oil in a heavy based pan over a medium heat and fry off the shallot for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Now add the garlic and cook for a further 30 seconds.
  5. Turn up the heat a little and fry off the mushrooms for 3-4 minutes.
  6. Add in the chicken and repeat the frying process for 3-4 minutes and season with salt and pepper.
  7. Throw in the spinach and thyme then add a lid until wilted which should take no more than a couple of minutes.
  8. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream and grainy mustard then transfer to your pie dishes.
  9. Run a little beaten egg around the edge of your pie dish and then place over a piece of puff pastry larger than your dish.
  10. Trim with a sharp knife and use a pastry brush to brush the top with some beaten egg and place in the oven at 200°C or 400°F for 20-25 minutes.

Notes

This recipe makes two individual pies each pie dish holds 250ml of water as a guide.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 712Total Fat: 52gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 345mgSodium: 714mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 4gSugar: 9gProtein: 40g

Calorific details are provided by a third-party application and are to be used as indicative figures only.

Did you make this recipe?

If you made this recipe, I'd love to see what you did and what I can do better, share a picture with me on Instagram and tag me @krumplibrian and tell me how it went!

Elizabeth | The Recipe Revival

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

Wow! This looks delicious! I love how creamy the inside looks and how golden brown the crust is. Perfect! :)

Brian Jones

Friday 3rd of November 2017

Thanks Elizabeth

Tina Lindquist

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

This looks like it would be fun to make with my daughter. Thanks for sharing this recipe:)

Brian Jones

Friday 3rd of November 2017

Thanks Tina

Kate | Veggie Desserts

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

I love a nice comforting pie, particularly at this time of year!

Brian Jones

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

Thanks Kate.

Dannii

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

Oh this pie looks so comforting and chicken and mushroom is such a classic combo. Perfect autumn food.

Brian Jones

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

Thanks Dannii

Emily

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

This is my favourite kind of pie to eat at this time of year, creamy chicken and mushroom is just pure comfort food. love this!

Brian Jones

Tuesday 31st of October 2017

Same here :D

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