Chicken and mushroom potato-topped pie

Our healthy chicken and mushroom potato-topped pie makes for the perfect family dinner! With crispy potato all the way round and gorgeous tender meat in the middle, this pie is the ultimate comfort food!

Serves: 6

Time to make: 45 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon oil, plus spray oil
1 green capsicum, sliced
3 cups mushrooms, halved
2 tablespoons plain flourall purpose flourX
½ teaspoon Tuscan seasoning
1 ½ cups reduced-salt chicken stock
1 ½ cups skim milk
¼ cup cornflourcornstarchX
300g cooked chicken breast, diced
2 carrots, sliced
Potato top
700g potatoes, boiled and mashed
2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread
2 parsnips, boiled and mashed
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
⅓ cup parmesan cheese, grated
To serve
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
2 cups frozen peas or spinach, or combination

Instructions

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1 Heat oil in a non-stick pan and cook capsicum and mushrooms with seasoning until softened, adding a little oil spray if necessary.

2 Stir in flour and cook for a few minutes. Add stock and ¾ of the milk, a little at a time, stirring over a gentle heat as the sauce thickens. Mix remaining milk with cornflour to make a paste. Add the paste to pan and stir until thickened. Add chicken and carrots. Heat for 5 minutes, stirring.

3 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spoon the chicken mixture into a pie dish. Mix the pie topping ingredients together. Season and spread over the chicken. Use a fork to make a pattern on the top of the potato. Bake for 25 minutes, or until lightly golden. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve with vegetables.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free gluten free flour and check Tuscan seasoning, stock and cornflour are gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 563 cal

Kilojoules 2360 kJ

Protein 38 g

Total fat 19 g

Saturated fat 6 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 15 g

Dietary fibre 11 g

Sodium 570 mg

Calcium 340 mg

Iron 5.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.