

Karen's Chicken & Mushroom Pie
A delicious award-winning pie that won two gold stars in the Great Taste Awards – this is real comfort food. The creamy base & crispy top complement each other perfectly. Inspiration was taken from Joe Wick’s Chicken & Leek Pie & the marinade adds a whole new dimension to the dish.

Serves: 4
Cook time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- Butter
- Large onion cut into chunks
- Pack of chestnut mushrooms quartered
- 2 large chicken fillets
- Two heaped tablespoons of Karen’s Spicy Marinade
- 250ml chicken stock
- 100ml single cream
- Half small pack of baby spinach chopped
- 3 sheets of filo pastry
- McDougalls Thickening Granules
Method
Preheat your oven to 220 degrees & place the chicken fillets into a loaf sized tin & add the marinade, coat all surface & place into the oven, uncovered for 25 minutes.
Cook onions on medium heat for 5 minutes then turn down the heat & add mushrooms, cook for a further 5 minutes. Add stock & cream & heat till simmering. Check chicken & if ready (keeping the oven on), cut into bite sized pieces, then mix well with all the juices & add to the pan. Bring to a slow boil. Add thickening granules (start with just a little til desired thickness), remove from the heat & add the spinach. Mix well & place into a 20cm x 22cm casserole dish. Tear up filo pastry into pieces & place on top. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown as all ovens vary
NOTES
This is considered a light pie & you could substitute the butter for water to cook the onions & the single cream with creme fraiche or quark too to make it even lighter! I have made this with both shortcrust & puff pastry … amazing!
Method
Preheat your oven to 220 degrees & place the chicken fillets into a loaf sized tin & add the marinade, coat all surface & place into the oven, uncovered for 20 minutes.
Cook onions on medium heat for 5 minutes then turn down the heat & add mushrooms, cook for a further 5 minutes. Add stock & cream & heat till simmering. Check chicken & if ready (keeping the oven on), cut into bite sized pieces, then mix well with all the juices & add to the pan. Bring to a slow boil. Add thickening granules (start with just a little until the desired thickness for a pie filling), remove from the heat & add the spinach. Mix well & place into a 20cm x 22cm casserole dish. Tear up filo pastry roughly into pieces & place on top. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown
NOTES
This is considered a light pie & you could substitute the butter for water to cook the onions & the single cream with creme fraiche or quark too to make it even lighter! I have made this with both shortcrust & puff pastry too & all were amazing!
Keep an eye on this dish when browning in the oven especially if using filo pastry as it cooks very quickly & can burn quickly
Ingredients
- Butter
- Large onion cut into chunks
- Pack of chestnut mushrooms quartered
- 2 large chicken fillets
- Two heaped tablespoons of Karen’s Spicy Marinade
- 250ml chicken stock
- 100ml single cream
- Half small pack of baby spinach chopped
- 3 sheets of filo pastry
- McDougalls Thickening Granules