Chicken Mushroom Pie

3-4 chicken breasts, diced

500g button mushrooms (I only had frozen porchini mushrooms)

1 onion, chopped

1 clove of garlic, crushed
Oil for cooking

Handful of fresh thyme

50g butter

2tbsp flour

200ml milk

200-400ml stock

Salt

Pepper

2rolls ready made puff pastry (frozen, defrosted)
1egg, beaten

Set oven to 180°C

Chop up the onions, mushrooms and crush the garlic. Cut up the chicken into bite size pieces or shread it, as you like. 

Heat the oil and cook the onions until transparent, then add the chicken pieces and brown them, then add the garlic and mushrooms. 

In a seperate saucepan make the white sauce, melt the butter then slowly add the flour then the milk, mix well and bring to the boil. Add the smooth sauce to the chicken. Then add half of the broth, see how much you need. I only used 200ml because i used frozen mushrooms which left lots of liquid, it should be creamy not liquid, add the rest of the broth if needed. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and add the thyme. Let it simmer until the chicken is cooked thoroughly 25-30 min

While the chicken is simmering away, roll out the ready made pastry on a floured surface, and flour the pastry, things might get sticky. Line a pie dish with one portion of pastry. Roll out the second portion and leave it for later. When the chicken has finished cooking let it cool.

Fill the pastry lined pie dish with the cooled creamy chicken and mushroom mixture.

Cover it with the second portion of pastry and fold in and genty press the edges. Cut 2-3 slits in the pie, to let steam out, then brush the top with the beaten egg. Place in the oven at 180°C for 30min or until the pastry is golden brown.

Let it cool for 10min before serving

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Nutrition 140g chicken breast skinless

• Riboflavin 10%
• Niacin 59%
• Vitamin B6 23%
• Phosphorus 23%
• Selenium 45%

%Daily Value*   (these are approximate amounts)

Chocolate Brownies

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This is my all time favourite dessert, easy to make and oh so decadent.  I love chocolate and these brownies satisfies my cravings completely. 

250g Butter

200g Dark chocolate 70 - 85%, broken up

80g walnuts, toasted

70g cocoa powder, sifted

75g plain flour, sifted

1 teaspoon baking powder

250g Sugar

4 large eggs, beaten

Set the oven to 180°C
Baking time 20-25min

Melt the butter and chocolate. I placed a steel bowl over a pot of boiling water. Once melted let it cool.

                              

Toast the nuts in the oven for about 10min

Sift the dry ingredients, mix well. Flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder.

Add the nuts, melted chocolate mixture and beaten eggs to the dry ingredient, mix well until it is smooth.

Line a baking tin with oven paper

    

 Pour the mixture into the tin and spread it evenly. Bake for 20-25min.

                                 

Brownies, unlike cake, should be a bit sticky and moist, the toothpick shouldn't come out clean. Let it cool then cut into squares and sprinkle with some iceing sugar.

                                 

Mmmmmn Buon Appetito!

I enjoyed mine with some cream ice-cream and extra nuts.

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Nutrition: 100g Dark chocolate 70 - 85%

Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure and is packed with antioxidants.

• Fiber 44%
• Potassium 21%
• Copper 89%
• Magnesium 58%
• Iron 67%

% Daily Intake Value* (these are approximate amounts)