French Chicken And Mushroom Pie (Tourte)
Oct 26, 2025 02:31 AM
Known as a “Tourte”, this homemade French Chicken and Mushroom Pie is a comfort food classic through and through. It features two flaky sheets of puff pastry (homemade or store bought), encasing a creamy filling of mushrooms, bacon and chicken breast pieces, flavored with thyme and Dijon mustard. This is a wonderfully hearty dish, perfect for autumn or winter.
In France, the term “Tourte” is commonly used to designate a savory two-crusted pie. A Tourte usually includes a filling of meat and/or vegetables, encased between two layers of pastry – either puff pastry or pastry dough.
Tourte is a very popular winter dish in France, with countless regional variations. Some of its most famous ones include the “Bisteu” from Northern France, the “Tourte Lorraine” (filled with white-wine marinated ground pork and veal), or the “Tourte Niçoise’, a sweet variation filled with Swiss chard and pine nuts and topped with icing sugar to serve as a dessert.
This French Chicken and Mushroom Pie isn’t affiliated to a particular region, but is very popular all throughout France, especially in the Fall and early Winter. Unlike typical American or British chicken pot pies that usually include carrots, celery and peas, the French version traditionally features mushrooms in a creamy sauce, flavored with Dijon mustard and herbs.
This recipe is a staple in our household – it is always a hit!
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 170g each)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp (60g) unsalted butter, divided
- 200g bacon (4 strips/7 ounces), cut into ¼-inch-thick slices
- 1 lbs (450g) mushrooms (cremini and/or various types), sliced
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
- 6 tbsp (50g) plain/all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup + 1tbsp (195ml) chicken stock (ideally, low sodium)
- 3/4 cup + 1tbsp (195ml) milk (2% minimum)
- 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 2 (13-oz [370-g]) packets ready-rolled puff pastry
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp (15ml) milk
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Total Time:
70 minutes
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