Name: Cooking with kids: Mini cheesy fish pies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 450 g fish pie mix; 100 g peas; 15 g slightly salted butter; 15 g plain white flour (all purpose flour); 500 ml whole milk; 1/2 lemon (juice only); 1/4 tsp mustard; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 100 g mature cheese (grated)

I’ve got a lovely fish recipe for you that transforms a family classic into a super-quick meal that even the smallest of hands can help to make.

These mini cheesy fish pies are made with frozen fish pie mix, peas, cheese sauce and mashed potato

Using frozen fish in your cooking is so convenient; you avoid all the messy preparation that skinning and boning requires, and you can just grab what you need from the freezer, helping you reduce waste. You’re also using a product that has been frozen within hours of being caught, so it’s as fresh as you can buy.

Today I’m showing you how to use frozen fish pie mix to whip up some brilliant mini fish pies. A creamy, cheesy fish filling with a fluffy potato topping; quick and easy for kids to make, and super-tasty too.

You might be thinking fish pie is a complicated dish to make; not this one. Using frozen fish mix takes away all the hard work. To make things even easier, I'm adding frozen peas and topping with frozen mashed potato.

Here's to make eight mini cheesy fish pies.

Ingredients

450g fish pie mix
100g (3.52 oz) frozen peas
15g (0.52 oz) butter
15g (0.52 oz) plain flour
500ml (16.9 fl oz) milk
Juice of half a lemon
1/4 tsp mustard
pinch salt and pepper
100g (3.52 oz) mature cheese, grated

Instructions

Defrost the fish pie. This will take an hour or two, depending on the temperature in your kitchen.

To make the white sauce, put the milk, flour and butter in a saucepan and whisk over a medium heat until it thickens slightly.

Preparing ingredients for the mini cheesy fish pie sauce

Mix in the lemon juice, salt, pepper and mustard.

Mix in the half the cheese and set aside to cool.

Adding cheese to the white sauce for your mini cheesy fish pies

White sauce, for your fish pies, in a saucepan

If you're making a family size fish pie, you can use the fish straight from the pack, but as these are mini pies for kids, use kitchen scissors to snip the fish into half inch pieces.

Prepare your fish pie mix for the mini cheesy fish pies

Divide the fish between eight pie moulds. You may get one or two more or less depending on the size of your moulds - use your judgement and don't over fill them.

Divide the peas between each mould.

Pour the cooled sauce into each mould, stopping about 1cm from the top.

Cook the potato in the microwave according to the pack instructions.

Cook your frozen mashed potato as instructed

Top the pies with the potato and the remaining cheese.

Your mini cheesy fish pies are ready to bake!

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling. Enjoy!

Delicious mini cheesy fish pies, shown on a serving board

Make sure the pie moulds are cooled enough to be safe before serving to children, or spoon the pie onto the plate.

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Cooking with kids: Mini cheesy fish pies

Cheesy, delicious mini fish pies. These are great for kids.

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time55 mins

Course: Lunches and quick-cook meals

Cuisine: British

Servings: 8 mini pies

Author: Emily Leary

Ingredients

450 g (15.9 oz) fish pie mix
100 g (3.5 oz) peas
15 g (0.5 oz) slightly salted butter
15 g (0.5 oz) plain white flour (all purpose flour)
500 ml (1.1 pint) whole milk
1/2 lemon juice only
1/4 tsp mustard
1 pinch salt and pepper
100 g (3.5 oz) mature cheese grated

Instructions

Defrost the fish pie. This will take an hour or two, depending on the temperature in your kitchen.
To make the white sauce, put the milk, flour and butter in a saucepan and whisk over a medium heat until it thickens slightly.
Mix in the lemon juice, salt, pepper and mustard.
Mix in the half the cheese and set aside to cool.
If you're making a family size fish pie, you can use the fish straight from the pack, but as these are mini pies for kids, use kitchen scissors to snip the fish into half inch pieces.
Divide the fish between eight pie moulds. You may get one or two more or less depending on the size of your moulds - use your judgement and don't over fill them.
Divide the peas between each mould.
Pour the cooled sauce into each mould, stopping about 1cm from the top.
Cook the potato in the microwave according to the pack instructions.
Top the pies with the potato and the remaining cheese.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until golden and bubbling. Enjoy!
Make sure the pie moulds are cooled enough to be safe before serving to children, or spoon the pie onto the plate.

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