A perfectly Pukka Pie! (Pukka Chicken and Mushroom Pie)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Pukka Chicken and Mushroom Pie
Date:	10/10/09 (83 review reads)
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Disadvantages: None

When it comes to pies I'm really fussy about what I will eat. Actually I never used to be but since watching Sweeny Todd I have been lol (no lie actually lol).

For weeks my Mum has said she's doing pies for dinner and I've been turning my nose up till she specifically got me one of these that was on offer at the time in our local Tesco store for a pound (usually priced about £1.35 each) so I though I should at least try it.

The Packaging:

Black square, deep box and on the top of it there is a picture of the pie and on that I'm told it is Pukka-Pies 'Our best baked Chicken & Mushroom Pie' and on the bottom of that I'm told it contains no hydrogenated fat, the best before date is clearly stamped on and I'm told 'Don't compromise'. Other information on the box includes telling me a bit about the pie, I'm told how to heat it up and how to store it (it is freezable), nutritional information is listed along with ingredients and allergy advice and contact details for Pukka Pies is listed. Nice enough, informative box..this is.

A Bit About The Product According To The Information on The Box:

Pukka Pies is an independent company with a passion for pies. They are made with the finest ingredients in stringently hygienic conditions by dedicated and caring people. They are full filled in a light puff pastry; they taste great and have true flavours. The proof is in the eating. Try one...don't compromise.

No hydrogenated fat.
No artificial flavouring, artificial colouring or preservatives.
Typically less salt that government revised maximum target for meat pies of 1g per 100 grams.

The Pie Itself:

Yummy! I love these and adore this particular flavour! To cook it all you do is leave the round, deep pie with it's rippled lid in it's foil container and place it on a baking tray and heat it for 25-30 minutes from chilled or for about 50 minutes from frozen (fan assisted ovens may vary).

So it looks a bit boring when it goes in the oven, comes out a lovely light golden colour with an aroma of chicken to it.

Now this is a very deep pie. The pastry is quite thick but remains light to the taste and slightly flaky in part and the inside is crammed full of a thick white sauce that is well seasoned and creamy tasting with lots of thick pieces of well cooked and chunky, juicy chicken (which looks like breast) and pieces of well cooked and flavoursome mushrooms are also in abundance.

This simply is a great quality pie that tastes of what it says it will. It's incredibly filing as well as flavoursome and I like it because it isn't full of too any spices or anything to detract from the natural flavourings.

Everything about it is lovely from the nice melt in the mouth pastry that isn't too messy to eat to the yummy filling which is plentiful without making the pastry all mushy. A great pie....if you haven't tried it why not? lol.

Nutritional Information Per Pie:

Energy: 475g
Protein: 17.2g
Carbohydrate: 35.5g
of which sugars: 0.7g
Fat: 29.2g
of which saturates: 11.3g
Fibre: 7.9g
Sodium: 0.90g
Salt: 2.25

Available in all good supermarkets etc.

Summary: Yum!