Turkey, leek and mushroom pie

Average rating:

This filling pie, packed with tender turkey pieces and fresh vegetables, makes a heartwarming family meal. Tuck in!

Ingredients

Still got leftover turkey breast? Use it to make a simple-but-tasty stir-fry.

Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F, gas mark 7). Heat oil in a frying pan and brown the turkey. Add the leeks, mushrooms and thyme leaves and fry for about 10 mins until softened and slightly caramelised.
Meanwhile. make a white sauce: melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the flour, stirring well with a wooden spoon to make a paste. Cook for 1 min. Pour over the milk a little at a time, whisking continually until you have a thick sauce. Crumble in the stock cube and season with pepper to taste.
Mix the turkey mixture with the sauce and pour filling into a deep pie dish.
Grease the edges of the pie dish with a little butter. Roll out the pastry and transfer to the pie dish to make a lid. Trim the pastry from around the edges and press down to seal.
Brush milk or egg over the pastry to glaze it. Prick it with a fork and place in the oven at 220°C (425°F, gas mark 7) for 15-20 mins. The pastry should be risen and golden brown when you take it out.
Allow the pie to stand for 5-10 mins, then serve with a simple boiled vegetable accompaniment.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

Rate this!

Average rating:

Barbara, posted 1 year ago

I have made thie original recipe right after I saw it on telly, and it was fantastic. But now I have just gone to look it up, and found this one is not the correct one. Could you please put the one you made over the Xmas period on the net for me. Many thanks in anticipation.

Report comment
Lynda Paine, posted 1 year ago

I did see the program and wrote a few things down, first he used 2oz of butter and 2oz olive oil to fry the leeks with a little sage, he then added the turkey with 2 pints of stock which he boiled the leaks and turkey in, at some point he added some cremefFresh and covered for 30 mins, after that he strained off the juices and kept it to one side as gravy.

Report comment
Judith Elford, posted 1 year ago

I watched the program on Thursday evening and this is not the right recipe - similar but not correct. Thursday's recipe was much better but I missed the first part when he was cooking the leeks etc for 30 minutes and then adding the turkey. The pastry had chestnuts added during the rolling process. Has anybody got the right recipe?

Report comment