Creamy Bacon Fish Pie w/ Potato Topping

This English classic originated in small fishing villages as a way of using up the surplus catch. After poaching, baking then adding cream sauce and potatoes, the quality and the cut of fish used really doesn’t matter.

Like its cousin, the shepherd’s pie, fish pie is a comforting, homey affair of savory stew, topped with cheese laden mashed potatoes.

Traditional fish pie makes use of white fish such as cod, haddock and halibut. However, salmon and prawns can also be used. Vegetables such as mushrooms and leeks will help to make the pie even tastier.

I found, adding bacon to the filling made it a really flavorful meal. You know that expression ….. ‘bacon makes things better’!

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Creamy Bacon Fish Pie w/ Potato Topping

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

American, European

Keyword

bacon & fish pie w/ potato topping

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter,
• 160 gm (about 2 slices) bacon
• 1 medium leek, trimmed, thinly sliced
• 100 gm mushrooms, sliced
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup milk
• 30 gm Parmesan cheese, grated
• salt & pepper to taste
• 454 gm white fish, salmon, shrimp (your choice), coarsely chopped
• 100 gm broccoli florets, steamed for about 30 seconds in microwave
• 200 gm (1 medium) potato, cooked & mashed
• 60 gm (about 1/2 cup) cheddar cheese, grated

Course Main Dish Cuisine American, European Keyword bacon & fish pie w/ potato topping Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1/4 cup butter, 160 gm (about 2 slices) bacon 1 medium leek, trimmed, thinly sliced 100 gm mushrooms, sliced 2 Tbsp flour 1 1/4 cup chicken broth 1 cup milk 30 gm Parmesan cheese, grated salt & pepper to taste 454 gm white fish, salmon, shrimp (your choice), coarsely chopped 100 gm broccoli florets, steamed for about 30 seconds in microwave 200 gm (1 medium) potato, cooked & mashed 60 gm (about 1/2 cup) cheddar cheese, grated

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Butter a casserole dish or individual ramekins; set aside.
2. In a saucepan, sauté bacon until partially cooked then add leeks & mushrooms. Sauté, while stirring until leeks & mushrooms are cooked. Remove from saucepan & set aside. Wipe out saucepan with paper towel. Melt butter; add flour & cook until mixture bubbles & thickens. Gradually stir in chicken broth, milk & grated Parmesan cheese. Stir over heat until mixture boils & thickens. Season to taste; add fish & steamed broccoli along with bacon mixture. Gently stir until combined & heated thru.
3. Spoon into casserole dish or divide between ramekins. Top with cooked, mashed potato & sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake uncovered, about 25 minutes or until browned lightly.