Chicken And Broccoli Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 chicken fillets
• 440 g broccoli
• 8 medium potatoes, peeled
• 75 g butter
• 150 ml milk
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 150 ml milk
• salt and pepper
• 50 g cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 boil the potatoes until tender and mash- add butter/milk/salt pepper to taste.
• 2 poach the chicken in 1.5 pints of water for about 15 minutes remove from the poaching liquid- this stock must be kept for the sauce. cut the chicken into bite sized chunks and distribute around the bottom of a large oven dish.
• 3 steam the broccoli until tender, break into small florets and drain. pour cold water over it to keep it green. place in the oven dish with the chicken.
• 4 now for the sauce- melt the butter and cook with the flour for about 1 minute then add the poaching liquid and stir until the sauce thickens. at this point add the cream and season to your taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli and top with the mashed potato. sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
• 6 put in a pre-heated oven, about 180c for 20-25 mintes and hey presto!