Here’s this week’s Christmas recipe – chestnuts, mushrooms and butternut squash pie!
I’ve always associated chestnuts with Christmas so this lovely festive recipe reminds us that Christmas is fast approaching!
Have you done your Christmas shopping list yet?:)

Mummy’s Fast & Easy

Ingredients:

  • 400g chestnuts, roasted and peeled
  • 800g butternut squash, cooked and mashed
  • 250g chestnut mushrooms, roughly shopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 200g feta cheese, crumbled
  • 300g shortcrust pastry 
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1tbsp chili flakes
  • 2tbsp thyme
  • salt and pepper
  • 1tbsp olive oil

Mummy’s Fast & Easy

Preparation:

Heat a pan wit the olive oil and place the onion and mushrooms.
Cook for about 10 minutes until soft.
Season with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
In a baking tin roll some of the pastry so it covers the tin.
Place the onions and mushrooms.
Then add the whole chestnuts.
Season with chili flakes and thyme.
Cover with the mashed butternut squash and finish with the feta cheese.
Close the pie with the rest of the pastry and wash it with the beaten egg.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until nice and golden.

Enjoy!

Mummy’s Fast & Easy

Tip: Serve with some yogurt on a side.