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Chicken, Mushroom And Bacon Pie

Puff-pastry tops let these chicken pies retain their heat, and mix their flavors.
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Puff-pastry tops let these chicken pies retain their heat, and mix their flavors.

Even the word "pie" is comforting. It would be hard to deny the very real lure of pastry, especially when — as here — you know you're going to dunk it in gravied juices till its gorgeous lightness is deliciously, soggily heavy. I concede, however, that making and rolling out your own pastry is not necessarily the speediest option, so I buy all-butter, ready-rolled frozen puff pastry and feel fine about it.

I make the pie even easier by browning the chicken and making the sauce all in one go. A gold-crusted, welcoming pie for two in half an hour is not bad going.

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