You can't really think about British food without thinking about pies. Chef Michael Caines brings bags of comfort with his chicken, leek and mushroom version. It's served with smooth and slightly tangy mustard mash and fresh purple sprouting broccoli tossed in a rich hazelnut beurre noisette. It's a real hug of a dish. If you want to get ahead, you can chill the pies until you’re ready to finish the side dishes.

Michael Caines
Exeter-born, Paris-trained chef Michael Caines has worked in a host of world-renowned restaurants, catered for the Williams Formula 1 team and competed in The Great British Menu. He is currently the executive chef of Michelin-starred Lympstone Manor.
1HR
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
4
For the chicken pie
2 packs
(300 g)
(300 g)
M&S Oakham Gold skinless chicken breasts
4 chicken breast fillets, cut into chunky pieces
4 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
75 g
Select Farms dry cured smoked streaky bacon, chopped
1 tbsp
olive oil
1
M&S Remarksable Value brown onion, chopped
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
1 tsp
cut thyme, chopped
200 g
button mushrooms, halved
100 ml
white wine
eg Classics pinot grigio
300 ml
chicken stock
1 tbsp
Dijon mustard
50 ml
double cream
1 tsp
cornflour
mixed with 1 tsp water
1
leek
cut into 2cm slices
25 g
cut tarragon, chopped
1/2 pack
(25 g)
(25 g)
cut flat leaf parsley, chopped
360 g
M&S handcrafted all-butter puff pastry
1
M&S large free-range egg, beaten
to glaze
For the creamy mash
800 g
M&S maris piper potatoes
peeled and cut into large chunks
50 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter
100 ml
M&S Remarksable Value whole milk
40 ml
double cream
1 tsp
wholegrain mustard
For the broccoli with hazelnut butter
2 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value salted butter
400 g
M&S British purple sprouting broccoli
or tenderstem broccoli
3 tbsp
chopped roasted hazelnuts
Nutrition per serving
Calories
1305kcal
Fat
72.0 g
Saturates
27.9 g
Sugars
8.9 g
Salt
1203.1 mg