Tips For A Tasty Sauce For Chicken & Leek Pie

[Patsy33]

I've been thinking of making a Chicken & Leek pie (maybe some ham, too) I would just like to make a tasty sauce to mix in. Not sure what I should use except for flour & milk. Any ideas? Thanks.

[albaqwerty]

Would you consider "cheating"?

A plain dolmio (other brands etc etc) sauce has been used often in this house with no complaints :)

Alternatively,  again cheating, but a tin of chicken and mushroom soup......

[gingejbee]

If you don't want to cheat...use Marigold bouillon and tarragon (fresh or dried) to "up" the flavour.

[Patsy33]

Thanks albs. I don't mind cheating! 😁I watched someone on face book making the sauce but it was so quick, wasn't sure of all ingredients.

[Patsy33]

Thanks ginge😀

[237SJ]

You could add wholegrain/dijon mustard or grated parmesan.

[Patsy33]

Nice 237

[Patsy33]

How would any of you make the basic sauce??

[Vagus]

I really wouldn't bother making any sauce from scratch these days, there are so many really tasty and very easy alternatives.

A tin of campbells concentrated soup tarted up with a bit of cream and /or grated Parmesan. Or a pack of cream cheese, flavoured or plain, melted down in a pan. Or a jar of stuff, tweaked with flavours of your choice or just by itself.

These days, I find life's too short to make a sauce from scratch when there are so many tasty alternatives.

[albaqwerty]

I agree with Vagus :)

Especially as the joints and fingers play by their own rules these days. 

Used to start a basic sauce with marg, plain flour and milk.

[Vagus]

I agree with Alba 😉 Nice to see you x

[Patsy33]

Oh yes, I'm all for an easy life. Thanks Vagus. There are some lovely tasty ideas out there.

Yes lovely to see you Albs x

[Vagus]

We shop in Sainsbury's and I have a number of pots of their sauces in the freezer, ready and waiting to be used. Quick, easy and very tasty 😋

[Canary42]

I prefer to make sauces from scratch although I have been known to use tinned soups.  I try to avoid processed food as much as possible (there didn't seem to be so much cancer and Alzheimers in the old days before processed food became so common - no evidence, just saying).

[Vagus]

I've got to an age where I'd rather risk any of that, canary, than use up my reserves of energy and enthusiasm standing in the kitchen making a sauce from scratch...

[curlyfries81]

Butter and flour made into a roux, adding chicken stock, cream, white wine and sherry and some dried thyme. If you want specific quantities just shout. 

[Patsy33]

Thanks curlyfries. Good to know, just in case I can be bothered! 😁

[Buenchico]

This might help:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chickenandleekpie_90191

[Patsy33]

That looks very nice, and easy! Thanks Buen 😀