Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Preheat the oven to 200.
First, prepare the mash. Place the potato chunks in to a saucepan and pour over water. Add a pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Cook until the potatoes are tender. Drain, add the butter and mash well until creamy.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large oven proof dish over a medium heat. Add the onions and carrots, and sautƩ for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time. Add the bacon and garlic and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the stock, bring to the boil and turn down to a gentle simmer.
Place the cornflour in a small bowl, and add the cold milk. Stir until the cornflour has dissolved. Add the flour and milk paste to the boiling stock, and stir until the stock has thickened.
Add the grated cheese, peas, chopped parsley and chicken chunks. Stir well and season with freshly ground black pepper.
With a fork, carefully cover the chicken and vegetables with the mashed potatoes, spreading evenly as you go. Using the back of the fork, create a rough top which will catch in the oven. This will give you a crusty topping. Cook for 25 minutes.
Serve with seasonal green vegetables. I love it with steamed runner beans, green beans and sugar snap peas.
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If you happen to have made some chicken stock or have any lurking in the freezer then now is a great time to use it for an additional nutrition boost. If not, vegetable bouillon or a stock cube will work just fine!”
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Posted at 18:07h, 06 SeptemberJust cooking this now… how much cheese?
Annabel Gonifas
Posted at 09:47h, 07 SeptemberHi Clare, 30g cheese! Apologies for missing it out on the ingredients list. I’ll add it now. Annabel x
JENNY Fenton
Posted at 18:41h, 22 MayHi Annabel, do I precook the chicken chunks? Thx. J
Annabel Gonifas
Posted at 14:32h, 24 MayHi Jenny, No you don’t need to pre-cook the chicken chunks. Pour over the sauce (preferably hot) and as the pie cooks it will cook the chicken.
Katy de Laszlo
Posted at 13:57h, 16 SeptemberHi Annabel
can i use a puff pastry topping? instead of mashed potato? how would this work?
katy
Annabel Gonifas
Posted at 17:43h, 16 SeptemberHi Katy, yes totally. Make the mix as normal and then layer it over the top. Brush it with a egg or milk. Can do fancy pastry lines then too! Bake in the oven for 35 minutes at 180 or until the pastry goes brown and the sauce is bubbling. Might be helpful to have a look at the Cow Pie recipe to give you an idea of how it works.