Food
Winter pie
Serves: 6Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cooking Time: 45-50 mins
Cals per serving: 296
2 tbsp butter
2 leeks, washed and sliced
1 tbsp plain flour
½ chicken stock cube made up with 250ml (8½fl oz) water
75g (2¾oz) small white button mushrooms, sliced
75g (2¾oz) light cream cheese
1 x 340g (12oz) can of Spam Chopped Pork and Ham with Black Pepper, cut into cubes
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp olive oil
3 sheets filo pastry
1. Preheat oven to 190°C/ 375°F/Gas 5. Heat the butter in a large pan. Fry the leeks for 5 mins.
2. Sprinkle over the flour. Cook for a further 2 mins.
3. Add the chicken stock gradually, stirring well. Bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 mins until thickened.
4. Add the mushrooms and the cream cheese. Stir until cheese has melted. Add the cubed Spam to the pan with the parsley. Stir well.
5. Spoon into a 1 litre (1¾ pint) pie dish. Cool.
6. Brush the edge of the pie dish with olive oil. Unroll pastry. Lay one sheet over the pie dish. Brush with olive oil. Repeat with the other two sheets. Scrunch up the overhanging pastry.
7. Brush with olive oil. Bake for 30-35 mins. Serve with green vegetables.