Creamy mushroom pot pie

Creamy, fragrant mushrooms encased in crisp, buttery pastry makes this creamy mushroom pot pie the perfect vegetarian comfort food.

It’s Monday and once again, we’re entering this week with rainy, overcast and miserable weather. Not that I’m complaining though. It’s a known fact that I am much more of a cold weather person than a warm weather person (but please can we have some blue skies in two weeks when the twins will be celebrating their 6th birthday!!) Plus, when the weather is grey and gloomy I get to make comfort food and we all know that I have a serious infatuation with comfort food.

Last week when we were faced with another grey day, I was craving pastry. Crisp, buttery, golden pastry filled with, well…whatever really. I didn’t care what was in the pastry, I really just wanted the pastry. I also didn’t really feel like eating meat and so decided to make a creamy mushroom filling flavoured with fresh thyme, garlic and a squeeze of lemon would make for a perfect mushroom pot pie. Just imagine that for a second. Crisp, buttery pastry giving way to creamy, fragrant mushrooms. Are you drooling yet? Only me? What I love about this so much is that it delivers big time on flavour, it is 100% comforting and it’s really quick to knock together. Plus it’s vegetarian. Creamy mushroom pot pie for everyone!

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Creamy mushroom pot pie

Creamy, fragrant mushrooms encased in crisp, buttery pastry makes this creamy mushroom pot pie the perfect vegetarian comfort food.

Course Comfort food, Dinner, Pie, pot pie

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 4 -6

Author Alida Ryder

Ingredients

for the filling

• 750 g mixed mushrooms roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 5 sprigs fresh thyme leaves removed
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 200 ml vegetable stock
• 200 ml cream
• squeeze of fresh lemon juice
• salt & pepper to taste

for the pie

• 1 roll ready-made puff pastry thawed
• 1 egg yolk beaten

Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 180°c.
• In a large frying pan, sauté the mushrooms in a splash of olive oil/butter until golden brown.
• Add the garlic and thyme and sauté for another minute before stirring in the flour.
• pour in the vegetable stock and cream and whisk until the sauce is smooth. Allow to simmer gently for 5-10 minutes then season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Transfer the creamy mushrooms to individual oven-proof ramekins/bowls.
• Roll the pastry out on a floured surface and cut out circles big enough to fit the ramekins.
• Press the pastry onto the sides of the ramekins and crimp the sides. Cut a small slit into the pastry to allow steam to escape then brush with the egg yolk.
• Place in the oven and allow to bake for 15-20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and cooked through.
• Remove from the oven and serve.

More vegetarian comfort food recipes you will love:

Vegetarian lasagna with basil pesto

Mushroom and black truffle risotto 

Healthy Coconut curry pumpkin soup