chicken mash top pie ...

Whoa - i have not blogged in a while and i'm about to go home for easter - so the next couple of weeks may be lacking in blogs too ... seeing as i have a mother-in-law who is awesome at cooking.

Anyway i made this the other day ... and totally forgot to take photos ... so theres just a few silly ones of my wonderful friends showing there appreciation for my pie.

Enjoy - it was an easy dinner ... I made it in advance and freezed it for a week which was great ... however it was not defrosted by tea (having just got it out in the morning) so i think you may need to get it out the night before ... or just make it and bake it!

It's a bit of a rough recipe ... I'm one of those people that doesnt always measure what i'm doing ...

Ingredients:

3 Chicken breasts (cut into bite-size chunks)
tsp paprika
tsp pepper/salt
tsp thyme
1 1/2 onions
carrots, diced and pre-cooked for about 8 mins (4-8 depending on the size) 
mushrooms - as may as you want to use (i know some people dont like loads, I used 3 big handfulls)
stock and gravy
1 bay leaf
12 large-ish potatoes (but it does depend how much mash you like ... we like lots)

peel you potatoes, cut them and put them on to boil (about 20 mins)
start to fry your chicken, adding the paprika, salt, pepper, and thyme .... slice your onions, and add them once the chicken is almost cooked ... then add the mushrooms and carrots.
make up the stock, (about 1/2 pint) i thicken it with gravy granules.
When your potatoes are ready strain them and pour them back into the pan, mash them and put about 2 tbs of butter into the pan and a splash of milk ... then mash (add more milk if the mash is still a bit lumpy).

Put your chicken mix into the bottom of your oven dish and cover with mash, i dollop it on and spread it with a palette knife to smooth it out.

Cook it on 200 degrees for about 40 mins.

proof it was yummy