Chicken and Mushroom Quiche

When you want a quick and easy supper, but don’t know what to make, this chicken and mushroom quiche is the answer. The filling is made with only 3 main ingredients and you can even use shop-bought pastry if you want to. Try it tonight – the family will love it!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 - 3 cups shredded cooked chicken (OR 250g chicken breasts)
• 1 cup (150g) white button mushrooms (coarsely chopped)
• 1 large onion (chopped into 1cm dice)
• 1 large egg
• 100 ml single cream
• milk (To make 1 cup when mixed with egg and cream)
• 1 teaspoon cornflour
• 2 Tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 packet frozen short-crust pastry
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Roll out pastry and line a 9" pie dish. Trim the edges and reserve the trimming for the pie topping.
2. 2Pre-heat oven to 200°C / 400°F
3. 3If using raw chicken, place in a pan of cold water, season with salt to taste and bring to the boil.
4. 4Once the chicken reaches boiling point, remove from the heat and allow to stand and cool while you fry the onions and mushrooms.
5. 5Fry chopped onions gently in 2 tablespoons sunflower oil until translucent. Do not allow to brown.
6. 6Add chopped mushrooms and continue to fry gently until all moisture has evaporated.
7. 7Shred the chicken and mix with the onions and mushrooms.
8. 8Break one large egg into a measuring up and add 100 ml cream. Top up with milk until you have 1 cup of liquid.
9. 9Add 1 teaspoon cornflour. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly to combine the egg with the milk and cream and to remove any lumps.
10. 10Place the chicken in the prepared pastry case and pour over the egg and milk mixture. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the milk mixture to egg wash the quiche before baking.
11. 11Make a lattice on top of the quiche with the pastry trimmings.
12. 12Brush with the reserved milk mixture.
13. 13Place in a pre-heated oven for 25 minutes until the pastry is golden.
14. 14Remove from the oven and either serve hot with mashed potatoes and peas or allow to cool and serve slices of the quiche with a side salad.