Pigs in blankets pot pie recipe
This hearty pie hides all your favourite Christmas flavours under a buttery shortcrust pastry. Pigs in blankets, leeks and sprouts join a creamy sauce for a warming winter meal. Serve with red cabbage and apple to complete the festive feast for two.
See method- Serves 2
- 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
- 918 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 375g pack ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 210g Tesco Finest 10 pigs in blankets
- 1 leek, sliced
- 100g sprouts, halved or quartered if large
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 tsp chopped fresh sage
- 15g butter
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 300ml chicken stock
- 100ml single cream
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 1 egg, beaten, to glaze
- 300g pack red cabbage & apple
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 3830kJ 918.0kcal
- Fat
- 53g
- Saturates
- 22g
- Salt
- 3.9g
- Sugars
- 27g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 74.2gProtein 33.5gFibre 11.1g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Take the pastry out of the fridge.
- In a large saucepan, heat the oil and fry the pigs in blankets for 2-3 minutes until browned. Scoop out of the pan and tip into a 21cm enamel pie dish.
- Add the leek and sprouts to the pan with the thyme and chopped sage and fry for 3 mins or until beginning to colour. Remove the thyme sprigs and add to the pie dish with the pigs in blankets.
- Melt the butter in the pan, add the flour and cook, stirring, for 1-2 mins until a dark golden-brown colour.
- Add the stock to the pan, a little at a time, stirring until smooth and combined. Add the cream and mustard, season and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 mins until thickened.
- Pour the sauce over the veg and pigs in blankets. Brush the edge of the tin with beaten egg, unroll the pastry and lay it over the dish. Use a sharp knife to trim around the dish, removing excess pastry. Use your fingers to crimp around the edge of the dish to seal. Use the excess pastry to decorate with if you’d like. Brush all over with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 20-25 mins until the pastry is a dark golden-brown colour. Meanwhile, heat the red cabbage and apple according to pack instructions and serve alongside the pie.
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