Yummy winter warming pie...

Being a bit behind on my posting has led to me telling you about this scrummy winter warming Chicken, leek and bacon pie a tad too late as the weather has *just* decided to start behaving in a more Spring like fashion. Not that I'm complaining of course, I'd begun to think I'd never feel warm again!

This pie was really easy to make and is perfect for the cold miserable days we've become accustomed to this winter.

I actually cheated very slightly and used a pack of Leek and potato pie mix from the supermarket. Which isn't really cheating, so much as making it much quicker and cheaper (it cost £0.85) to make a filling nutritious dinner.

I cooked two chopped chicken breasts and two chopped slices of bacon (fat removed) until cooked right through, I then turned down the heat and added the Leek and potato mix, two cloves of crushed garlic and two handfuls of chopped button mushrooms. I left this on a low/medium heat until the veg had sweated down and softened. I didn't add any of my own herbs to the mix as the shop bought veg mix had herbs in it and I didn't want to overwhelm them. Also, I really like garlic, so used 2 cloves, if you wish you could just use 1 or leave it out completely.

To make a creamy sauce I used some cornflour and milk mixed together and heated gently until thickened and poured this over the meat, vegetable mix.
The pastry I already had in my freezer, as leftover from mince pies at Christmas, I just about had enough to cover the pie! Phew! It was just a simple non sweet shortcrust pastry, rolled out to the thickness of a £1 coin. With the offcuts I made a few fancy snowflakes and my initials (just because). I brushed the pastry with beaten egg and baked the pie in the oven for around 25 minutes until the pastry was a nice golden brown.

Believe me, the photo doesn't do it justice! It was scrummy, even Littlest baker like enjoyed it and she usually shys away from Leek!