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Seafood and Mushroom Pie

A simple fish pie can be transformed into a feast by the addition of shrimp and mushrooms. Serve this seafood and mushroom pie with a colourful medley of steamed vegetables, such as snow or sugar snap peas, carrots and baby corn.

Cook Smart for a Healthy Heart, Reader's Digest Canada

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Place the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and cook for 15–20 minutes or until tender. When the potatoes are done, drain them well and mash with the yogurt. Set aside and keep hot.
Meanwhile, melt the margarine in a flameproof casserole dish, add the onion and cook gently for 5 minutes or until soft. Place the fish on top, pour over 1 3⁄4 cups of the milk and add the bay leaves and parsley. Cover and poach in the oven for 15 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.
Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes, or according to the package instructions, until just al dente. Drain and set aside.
Place the cornstarch and mustard in a saucepan, add the remaining milk and mix to a smooth paste. Strain the poaching milk from the fish into the saucepan, reserving the onion, and add nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until thick.
Flake the fish, discarding the skin and any bones. Stir the fish, reserved onion, shrimp, mushrooms, drained pasta shells and chopped parsley into the sauce, and season with pepper. Return the mixture to the casserole dish. Spoon the mashed potatoes over the seafood mixture, spreading the potato evenly, right to the edge of the dish. Fork up the surface. Bake for about 20 minutes or until bubbling and browned. Serve hot.

preparation time 15 mins
cooking time 45 mins
serves 4

Ingredients
550 g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
5 tablespoons Greek-style yogurt
1 tablespoon reduced-salt margarine
1 small onion, sliced
400 g white fish fillets
2 cups low-fat milk
2 bay leaves
4 sprigs parsley
80 g small pasta shells
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1⁄2 teaspoon mustard powder
freshly grated nutmeg to taste
120 g cooked peeled shrimp
80 g mushrooms, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons chopped parsley
pepper to taste

Nutritional Information

PER SERVING

424 calories
42 g protein
9 g total fat
3 g saturated fat
130 mg cholesterol
44 g total carbohydrate
11 g sugars
4 g fibre
310 mg sodium

Plain yogurt is often used as an alternative to cream. This has the advantage of helping to lower the fat content of a recipe. In addition, yogurt provides more calcium than cream.

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