Easy fish pie makes for an excellent healthy weekday family dinner for 4. On the table in just one hour. It's packed full of protein and each tasty serving comes in at less than 400 calories!
Folks, I know that fish isn't always cheap. But this delicious easy fish pie is a great way of making fish go a bit further!
It's also perfect if you're trying to get your kids to like fish.
The fish is hidden under the mash and there's a portion of peas with each serving too!
They'll never know what you've got lurking beneath that mash!
I've been making this basic fish pie recipe all my life and it's never once failed to please. Either children, or adults!
For variety you could try substituting different types of fish, all of which are good sources of vitamins A and D, or maybe even try prawns too.
You could also change the mash topping to my other favourite mash toping, caper mash!
So, that's why it's easy fish pie.
Because it's quick and easy to make and you can swap the fish ingredients around to suite your taste and what's available.
It's a great dish to serve for lunch or dinner!
This simple fish pie is perfect. Sometimes nothing beats a creamy fish pie when all you need is comfort food!
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🥘 Ingredients
- White potatoes - ones suitable for mash e.g. Maris Pipers.
- Skimmed Milk - you can use full fat but it will change the nutritional label.
- Fish Pie Mix - I use a shop bought fix pie mix for convenience. If you can't get this use any mix of fish like salmon, cod or haddock made up to 340g.
- Corn Flour - you can also use plain / all purpose flour.
- Frozen Peas.
- 0% Fat Yogurt - I use Greek yogurt but you can also use plain.
- Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper
See recipe card for quantities.
🔪 Step By Step Instructions
Detailed instructions are in the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step guide of how to make this easy fish pie recipe:
Step 1 & 2
- Preheat oven to 170C fan.
- Peel potatoes. Cut into small chunks. Cover with cold water and cook until soft.
Step 3
- Poach the fish in the milk. Then remove the fish with a slotted spoon and set aside. Keep the fish liquid.
Step 4
- Add the corn flour. Stir to make a sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 5
- Once the sauce has thickened stir in the frozen peas.
Step 6
- Cover the bottom of a shallow ovenproof baking dish with the poached fish and fish sauce.
Step 7
- Drain and mash potatoes with the yogurt. Season to taste and spoon mash evently over the fish mixture in the dish.
Step 8
Bake until lightly browned. Oven times may vary. Allow to rest for 5 – 10 minutes before serving.
🥗 What Do You Serve With Fish Pie?
- There's already peas is the fish pie but extra green veggies such as broccoli or green beans go great.
- Sweetcorn is also an excellent side which kids love.
- How about some mange tout?
- Or if you're pushed for time then quickly carve up some batton carrots?
🍽 Equipment
For This Easy Fish Pie You May Need….
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- Saucepans
- Baking dish
- Chopping board
- Measuring spoons
- Kitchen knives
- Peeler
- Kitchen scale
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring jug
- Potato masher
- Slotted spoon
This is the set of pans I recommend for cooking with.
The set includes 16, 18, 20 cm saucepans, 1 x 14 cm milk pan and 1 x 24 cm fry pan.
The pans are suitable for all hobs including induction.
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💭 FAQ's
How To Make A Quick Fish Pie?
To save yourself time, as I have done with my fish pie recipe, try and get a packet of "fish pie mix". You'll see this in my recipe ingredients photograph. This saves you time and money in having to buy individual pieces of fish and cut them up.
How To Store Leftover Fish Pie?
Store any leftover fish pie covered in the fridge for a maximum of 2-3 days.
Can You Freeze Fish Pie?
Yes the pie can be transferred to airtight containers once cooled and frozen.
How To Reheat Fish Pie?
Allow to thaw overnight in the fridge. It's best reheated in your oven in an ovenproof dish covered with foil. It'll take about 15 minutes at 170C Fan.
🍤 Other Popular Fish Recipes To Try
📋 Easy Fish Pie Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 700 g white potatoes suitable for mash e.g. Maris Pipers.
- 300 ml skimmed milk.
- 340 g fish pie mix*
- 2 tablespoon corn flour mixed with 2 tbsp. cold water.
- 110 g frozen peas.
- 2 tablespoon 0% fat yogurt
- Salt and freshly ground pepper for seasoning.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170C fan.
- Peel the potatoes, cut them into small chunks, and cover them with cold water in a saucepan. Bring the saucepan to the boil, and then simmer the potatoes until soft (15 – 20mins).
- Put the milk and fish in a saucepan / poacher. Heat the milk and simmer the fish, covered for 8 – 10 minutes. Then remove the fish with a slotted spoon and set aside. Keep the fish liquid.
- Add the corn flour to the fish liquid and stir constantly with a wooden spoon over a low heat to make a sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Once the sauce has thickened stir in the frozen peas and cook for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Cover the bottom of a shallow ovenproof baking dish with the poached fish and then pour over the fish sauce with the peas in.
- Drain the cooked potatoes, tip them back into their saucepan and mash together with the yogurt. Season to taste and spoon mash over the fish mixture in the dish.
- Bake for about 25 – 30 mins until lightly browned. Allow to rest for 5 – 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
🧾 Nutrition Label
Nutritional information provided below is calculated using paid for online tools and the exact ingredients and quantities used above.
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Harold
Just made this fish pie and it's great. The kids love it. Great idea to put peas in it too!
Neil
Hey Harold. Thanks so much for making my recipe and for taking the time to rate it and comment on it too. Glad you liked it! 🙂
Joan Hewitt
Thanks Neil. Tasty as usual, easy to cook and very satisfying.
Neil
Thanks again for trying out my recipe and posting about it too Joan! 🙂