Creamy Fish & Sweetcorn Pie with Spinach Mash

PREP: 10 Minutes
COOK: 45 Minutes
SERVES: 4
Skill Level: Easy

Nutrition Info (Per Serving)

747kcal Energy
71g Carbohydrate
48g Protein
15g (of which Sugar)
28g Fat
11g Fibre
12g (of which Saturated Fat)
1.3g Salt

Ingredients

1kg waxy potatoes, scrubbed

3 tbsp butter

2 leeks, trimmed and sliced

60g plain flour

600ml semi-skimmed milk + 3 tbsp for mashing

50g mature cheddar, grated

2 salmon filets, skin removed and chopped up into bitesized cubes

2 cod filets, skin removed and chopped up into bitesized cubes

165g can sweetcorn, drained

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp olive oil

260g bag spinach, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 180c/gas 4.

2. Cook the potatoes in a large pan of water for 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain and allow to dry.

3. In the meantime, gently fry the leeks in the butter for 6-7 minutes until soft.

4. Now stir in the flour and mix with the leeks and cook for 1 minute.

5. Pour in the milk, whisking continuously until smooth and starts to thicken.

6. Add in the grated cheese and stir to combine for 2-3 minutes until melted in.

7. Season to taste.

8. Add the chopped salmon, cod, sweetcorn and mustard and stir well. Transfer to a high sided ovenproof dish (28 x 20 cm dish).

8. Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl, mash with 3 tbsp milk, then add the spinach, season to taste and mix well until combined.

9. Spoon the mash on top of the fish filling. Fork the top to smooth.

10. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.

Cooking Tips

Cook’s tip: Add any fish you fancy – prawns, work well here. You can also swap the sweetcorn for peas and spinach for cavolo nero.

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