Name: Chicken, leek & mushroom pies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes enough filling for 6 individual pies
Ingredients: 50g butter; 3 leeks washed and finely sliced; 1 thyme sprig; 100g button mushrooms sliced; 20g dried porcini mushrooms roughly crumbled; 6 skinless and boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks; 30g flour; splash of white wine (optional); 300ml chicken stock; 100ml double cream; ½ lemon juiced; 1 quantity pie pastry (see 'Goes well with' below), or use shop-bought

Chicken, leek & mushroom pies

Make these creamy chicken, leek and mushroom pies from scratch or use up leftover roast chicken and make a stock from the bones. They require a little extra effort, but they're worth it

1 hr 20 min total 25 min prep 55 min cook Makes enough filling for 6 individual pies 1051 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the butter in a shallow pan and gently cook the leeks with the thyme for 8 mins, or until soft. Add both types of mushrooms and cook for 5 mins more, then turn up the heat a little, add the chicken and stir until the chicken starts to brown. Scatter over the flour and stir to make a paste and continue to cook for 2 mins.
2 Splash in the wine, if using, and sizzle for 1 min, stirring, then pour in the stock, cream and lemon juice, season and simmer for 10 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Leave to cool, then pop in the fridge to chill. Can be made up to two days ahead. Assemble the pies as directed in Tom's pie pastry recipe, decorating the tops with any trimmings, if you like.