Chicken and Mushroom Quiche

Ingredients

• 2–3 cups cooked chicken
• 1 cup mushrooms, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large egg
• 100 ml cream
• Milk, to make 1 cup liquid
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 packet shortcrust pastry
• Salt and black pepper

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Roll out the pastry.
3. Line a 9-inch pie dish.
4. Fry onion until soft.
5. Add the mushrooms.
6. Cook until moisture evaporates.
7. Shred the cooked chicken.
8. Mix chicken with mushrooms.
9. Mix egg and cream.
10. Top up with milk to 1 cup.
11. Add cornflour.
12. Season and whisk well.
13. Place filling in pastry case.
14. Pour over egg mixture.
15. Make a pastry lattice if desired.
16. Brush with reserved egg mixture.
17. Bake for 25 minutes.