Budget busters, Chicken, leek and corn pie

[riv_mum]

Chicken, Leek and corn pie,
Budget busters book
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[CreamPuff63]

Must say RM that was the shortest sweetest review I have seen.... Did you enjoy it, or wAs it ho hum...

[Thermomixer]

LOL - sounds like it was so good that Sheree just had to go and finish the rest off before filling in more details. 

[cookie1]

I've made this and we enjoyed it.

[riv_mum]

LOL!!!
Funny, I started this one ages ago but something happened and comp crashed. I didnt even think it would publish and havent had time to go back and do it again!

I was delicious anyway. No changes apart from using 1 leek instead of 2.
I made it into pot pies instead of one big one. It made 3 full ramikans and 3 half ones for the kids.
Everyone loved them. Very easy and quick too.

5/5, will be making them again.

[Thermomixer]

Boy it looks like it got better with age - went from 4 to 5/5 ??   

[Cornish Cream]

I made this for our supper this evening,we all enjoyed it.I used chicken thighs,DH isn't keen on sweetcorn so I used half sweetcorn and half frozen peas.Topped the pie with Cookie's Cream Cheese Pastry,which is so easy to make Next time might add a splash of white wine to the sauce 

[Lellyj]

Oops I just reviwed this on the recipe book review thread . . . didn't realise this was here.  But it was a 5 out of 5 for an easy family meal from us too.

Here's Lelly's review

Tweaks:put mix in 6 large ramikins and covered with a quarter sheet of puff pastry, sprinkled with egg wash and sesame seeds to make little mini pot pies.

Verdict:  All happy!  Yummy and easy.  Have found that many pot pie recipes from pre Thermomix days were quite runny and watery so I thought the filling of the consistency was great. 

[Kath]

Thanks for this review! I just came here looking for this recipe, I am making it for a friend but I don't eat meat so won't be doing taste testing! 

[mcmich]

Will be trying this one out for guests on the weekend. Am going to post photo.

[goldfish]

Thanks for this.  Many years ago (as my chn would say, " . . back in the day . .!") when I was living in the US, I came across a little paperback called "365 ways to cook chicken" . . This was a goldmine - lamb chops - on which I was raised along with the 2-3 veg - just being way too expensive in NYC .  Also the US lamb tasted very differently to the Auss lamb I was used to.,, but that is yet another story.

I'm now looking at doing my own "365 ways to cook chicken"  and maybe also a fish version . . of TMX recipes as in the last year or so I've developed an allergic reaction to red meat.  It started out with a beautiful lamb dish my DD had prepared.  Half way through the night I woke thinking the house had been invaded by millions of microscopic stinging residents of the insect world.  Torso, arms and thighs became a replication of a relief map of the ancient world - raised and red  . . . and itching and burning!  No amount of metho, white vinegar, etc etc etc and showers brought any relief.

We analysed (well, tried to) the ingredients, the wine, etc etc.  Another try with lamb and it happened again and again.  Then it came after  a piece of steak for dinner one night.  I changed butchers (at least 3x), blamed additives, you name it.

Ok, I thought . . . chicken and fish it is.  A recent visit to both a homeopath and to a GP (for other reasons) brought the identical question: "Have you ever been bitten by a tick?"  Well, yes I had - one in 2009 and a really nasty one in 2010 on the back of my head.  Apparently, these little critters can produce this reaction when one consumes red meat  quite some time after the assault - not everyone -   I was just one of the lucky ones!  One theory is that it might depend on what the tick has been feasting on before it bites you . . .(lovely thought - we won't go there!)  Must say though, it's good to have a feasible explanation!

So, if you live in a tick area please take extra care!  Most things on God's earth seem to have a purpose . . . I'm yet to find any purpose for these little monsters having almost lost one dog one year and almost her brother the following season (despite precautions) . . and now this.

Now for these chicken pies . . . .!!!!  (Not game to try the beef and ale from FFS but it sounds mouthwatering! . . .I wonder if I sub.ed chicken . . . . will give it a go and let you know!)

 

[judydawn]

Good luck goldfish.  I'm sure I could live on chicken and fish alone as we don't eat a lot of red meat but I daresay if I wasn't allowed to have it I would desperately crave for a piece of lamb or beef.  It's a blessing when the problem is finally diagnosed though so if you stay away from these meats, you should suffer no more.  I hate ticks and the damage they can cause to aminals and humans.

[cookie1]

Goldfish that is scarey. DH's car club has bush all round it and he has come home with a tick a couple of times.

I'm sure you could make any pie by replacing the meat with chicken. Perhaps with the Beef and Ale pie use white wine instead of ale.

[Merlin]

Can someone please pm this recipe to me. I have the budget busters book somewhere and have misplaced it- more likely the kids have stuffed it somewhere sneaky. I have done this recipe before but can't remember the method, so until I find my book (hopefully I don't have to buy another) I would be very grateful for the recipe.
Cheers

[goldfish]

Hi JD - becoming quite used to it now . . I used to crave lamb chops (hmmm . . must not think . . .must not think . . about lamb chops!!) . . and find that chicken and fish go a long way - also vegetarian type dishes are good too.  

Cookie - thanks for the suggestion about the beef and ale pie!!  I appreciate that and  I'll give it a go.

Merlin . .will PM you.