Chicken Asparagus Pie

Name: Chicken Asparagus Pie
Ingredients: 2 carrots, peeled and diced; 8 boiling onions or 8 white pearl onions, peeled; 1/4 lb button mushroom; 1 ounce unsalted butter; 3/4 ounce plain flour; 15 fluid ounces milk; 1 lb cooked chicken, cut into strips; 6 ounces fresh asparagus; salt & freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons table cream; 1/2 lb puff pastry; egg wash

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 carrots, peeled and diced
8 boiling onions or 8 white pearl onions, peeled
1/4 lb button mushroom
1 ounce unsalted butter
3/4 ounce plain flour
15 fluid ounces milk
1 lb cooked chicken, cut into strips
6 ounces fresh asparagus
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons table cream
1/2 lb puff pastry
egg wash

Directions

1

Saute the carrots, onions and mushrooms in the butter, cook for 5 minutes.
2

Stir in the flour and gradually add the milk stirring until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth.
3

Add the chicken, asparagus, seasoning and cream to the sauce.
4

Pour the mixture into a 11/4-quart pie dish.
5

Roll the pastry to the same size as the dish, dampen the rim and cover with the pastry.
6

Brush with egg wash.
7

Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.