Name: Family meals: Easy fish pie recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves a family of 4-6 or makes 6-8 toddler meals
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1kg Maris Piper potatoes peeled and halved; 400ml milk plus a splash; 25g butter plus a knob; 25g plain flour; 4 spring onions finely sliced; 1 x pack fish pie mix (cod, salmon, smoked haddock etc, weight around 320g-400g depending on pack size); 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard; ½ a 25g pack or a small bunch chives finely snipped; handful frozen sweetcorn; handful frozen petits pois; handful grated cheddar

Family meals: Easy fish pie recipe

A simple fish pie recipe that’s quick and easy to prepare. Portion into ramekins and freeze for quick toddler meals or cook in a big dish for the perfect family supper

1 hr total 15 min prep 45 min cook Serves a family of 4-6 or makes 6-8 toddler meals 430 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6.
2 Put 1kg potatoes, peeled and halved, in a saucepan and pour over enough water to cover them. Bring to the boil and then simmer until tender.
3 When cooked, drain thoroughly and mash with a splash of milk and a knob of butter. Season with ground black pepper.
4 Put 25g butter, 25g plain flour and 4 finely sliced spring onions in another pan and heat gently until the butter has melted, stirring regularly. Cook for 1-2 mins.
5 Gradually whisk in 400ml milk using a balloon whisk if you have one. Bring to the boil, stirring to avoid any lumps and sticking at the bottom of the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins until thickened.
6 Take off the heat and stir in 320g-400g mixed fish, 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard, a small bunch of finely snipped chives, handful of sweetcorn and handful of petits pois. Spoon into an ovenproof dish or 6-8 ramekins.
7 Spoon the potato on top and sprinkle with a handful of grated cheddar cheese.
8 Pop in the oven for 20-25 mins or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Alternatively, cover and freeze the pie or mini pies for another time.