It's pie weather and nothing warms a house up better than a savoury pie. Whether it's a butter chicken pie, an easy cassoulet pie, a Finnish rice pie or a classic lamb and mint sauce pie. And we haven't forgotten vegans too with a vegan "chicken" pot pie!
It's no secret that I'm a little curry obsessed. One of my favourite pie fillings is butter chicken. Make these individual pies to take on a picnic (well if picnics are permitted where you live, thanks 2020) or make it as one large pie. Just make it! ;)
This cassoulet pie is perfect for winter. Chicken, sausage and smoked meats are cooked with cannellini beans, tomato, bay leaves and thyme to produce a surprisingly easy version of cassoulet. Top it with some buttery puff pastry and you won't hear a peep of complaint from anyone.
I was surprised at how popular these were on the blog but I think that many Finns were wanting to give these a try while others were curious about Finnish food. "Karjalanpiirakka" or Finnish Rice Pies are my absolute favourite Finnish food. These delicious savoury pastries are made using rye flour and a rice filling and served with egg butter. This is a family recipe by Mr NQN's aunt Sisko.
Well these little lamb pies will give you a come hither - come eat me look like no other. After I made a big batch of these, I ate one, and then another, and then unable to resist the rich, soft meat and the sweet mint sauce and pastry I ate another. It's filled with slow cooker lamb and seasoned with a wonderful mint sauce!
Make this pot pie with either chicken or jackfruit! In this post I'll show you how to use jackfruit to mimic chicken - I promise you won't be able to tell that this isn't chicken!
So tell me Dear Reader, what is warming your house today? And which pie do you think sounds best?
Published on 2020-08-02 by Lorraine Elliott.
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