Lynseys Chunky Chicken And Mushroom Pie Recipes

Steps:

• For the pies: Place a large sheet pan on a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, tossing the mushrooms occasionally, until they soften and turn golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chicken, mustard and chives. Add the cream cheese and stir until the cheese is melted. Remove from the heat.
• Lightly flour a work surface and roll the pastry into an 11-inch square. Cut the pastry in half. Divide the chicken and mushroom mixture in half and place each half on one end of each rectangle of pastry, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides.
• Brush the border with the egg and fold over the other half of the puff pastry. Use a fork to crimp and seal the edges. Cut slits in the tops of the pies to vent. Brush the tops of the pies lightly with the egg. Transfer the pies to the hot baking sheet and bake until deep golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the salad: Whisk together the lemon juice, oil and mustard in a large bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Fold in the thinly sliced onions and toss occasionally to soften, 5 to 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, toss the lettuce and chives into the dressing.

Steps:

• First heat the oil in a frying pan.
• Add the chicken, cut into bite size but still chunky, pieces.
• Stir-fry it until it is white all over, then add the mushrooms and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is golden in places and the mushrooms cooked.
• Add the garlic, stir for 1 minute then turn out the heat.
• In a separate, preferably nonstick, saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the flour.
• Continue to stir for 3 minutes over a fairly low heat.
• Mix together the stock and milk.
• Pour this gradually onto the flour, whisking all the time to avoid lumps.
• Allow to cook over a low heat for around 5 minutes, whisking frequently.
• Add the parsley, season with salt and nutmeg.
• If you find the sauce is too thick, gradually whisk in a little extra stock or milk.
• It should just coat the back of a spoon.
• Now add this to the pan with the chicken and mushrooms, mix and then pour into a pie dish.
• Top with the rolled out pastry- I like to decorate with mushroom shapes cut out of pastry scraps, and brush with beaten egg.
• Now bake for 20-25 minutes in a hot oven, about 200°C until golden brown and smelling delicious!
• I like to serve this with steamed broccoli and buttered jersey new potatoes.

Steps:

• Pre heat oven 200c 400f.
• Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile heat the oil in a non stick fry pan and fry the onion and mushrooms untill soft then add the chicken and tarragon stir well and sprinkle the flour on and cook for an other two minutes.
• Stir in the stock and the milk gradually and stir until the sauce thickens and set aside.
• add the beans to the potatoes and cook for five minutes, drain and mash together with the butter season with salt and pepper to your taste.
• Put the chicken mixture in a greased dish and top with the mash.
• Fluff up and bake for 20/30 minutes until brown and crispy.

Steps:

• FOR CRUST:
• Mix flour and salt in medium bowl.
• Add butter and rub with fingertips until mixture forms coarse meal.
• Mix in enough water by Tbsp to form moist clumps.
• Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
• Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, about 45 minutes.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead; keep refrigerated.) Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round.
• Transfer to 9-inch glass pie plate; crimp edges.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Line pie crust with foil.
• Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Remove foil and beans.
• Bake until crust is set and begins to color, piercing bottom with fork if puffy, about 15 minutes more. Transfer to rack and cool.
• FOR FILLING: Place porcini in small bowl.
• Add enough hot water to cover.
• Let soak 30 minutes.
• Drain mushrooms.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add shallots and garlic and saute 1 minute. Add fresh mushrooms and saute until tender and liquids evaporate, about 5 minutes.
• Add porcini and saute 2 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Set aside. Whisk eggs, half and half, basil and thyme in medium bowl until blended.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle half of cheese on crust. Top with mushroom mixture and remaining cheese. Carefully pour egg mixture over mushrooms.
• Bake until center is set, about 40 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
• Garnish with parsley.
• Cut into wedges and serve. NOTE: such as crimini, chanterelles and/or stemmed Shiitake, thickly sliced

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 220°C.
• Fry the lardons (without oil, the lardons provide the fat).
• Move the lardons to one side.
• Add the chopped shallot and crushed garlic, warm through until the shallot is soft.
• Put the puff pastry in the oven.
• Add the chicken, pepper and thyme to the frying pan, cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Add the white mushrooms, cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Add the wild mushrooms, cook on low heat for 8-10 minutes.
• While the chicken is cooking, make the white sauce with chicken stock added.
• Add the peas and white sauce to the chicken, heat gently for 2-4 minutes to mix thoroughly.
• Serve the chicken and shrooms with the puff pastry lid placed on top.

Steps:

• Remove pie shells from freezer; turn 1 shell out of foil pan onto waxed paper and let thaw for 10 minutes; press gently to flatten.
• In a medium skillet, cook garlic in hot oil, stir in artichokes and mushrooms; spoon mixture into bottom of the pie shell still in the pan.
• In a small bowl, combine eggs, cheeses, olives and pepper; pour over vegetables.
• Place flattened shell on top, turn under and crimp edges; cut slits in the top.
• Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes; let cool 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.