Why Fish Pie For Kids? Because I've kept this simple and used only Salmon and white fish, two fish my kids like, snuck in only a handful of spinach and smothered the top in creamy mashed potato, sprinkled a little cheddar cheese on top and let the oven do the rest. It's delicious. And a winner if you're looking to add some fish to the kids diets!
Course: Dinner, fish, healthy dinner recipes
Cuisine: Clean Eating
Keyword: fish pie for kids
Servings: 6Kids
Author: Stephanie
Ingredients
Fish Pie Mix
2Salmon filletsCut into small chunks
2White fish fillets Cut into small chunks
1handful Fresh spinach Washed, you can also swop the spinach for peas
Butter To grease the oven proof dish
White Sauce
2½tbspFlour I use white spelt or buckwheat all purpose flour
2tbspButter Salted
300mlMilk
Salt & Black Pepper To season
Mashed Potato
4Medium Potatoes Peeled and chopped into small chunks
1knobButter For the mash
Cheddar cheese To sprinkle on top of the pie
Instructions
Heat your oven to 200c or 390f depending on your oven
To cook your fish, place the fillets in a piece of foil and seal the edges so no juice can escape. Cook the fish for 16-18 minutes depending on the size of the fillets. If you have cut the fish already the cooking time will be less, around 10-12 minutes. Remove the cooked fish from the oven and leave it in the foil until you're ready to use it
Put a large pan of water on to boil and add the potato chunks to the pan when the water is boiling. Cook them until they're tender and then drain, add the butter, salt and pepper and mash until you have a smooth mashed potato. Leave to one side
In a saucepan add the butter to make the white sauce and heat it until it's melted on a low heat
Add the flour and use a wooden spoon to combine the butter and flour until you have what resembles a paste
Cook the paste for at least 2 minutes, moving it around the pan to stop it sticking
Add a ¼ of the milk to the paste and use a whisk to combine. You'll have a very thick looking mixture, make sure there are no lumps in it and then slowly add the rest of the milk, little by little, using the whisk almost continuously to make sure the sauce stays lump free and smooth
When you've added all the milk (if your mixture is still very thick you can add a little more milk, season the sauce with salt and pepper and then allow the sauce to thicken slowly, keeping the heat very low to stop it burning. The sauce will take around 3-4 minutes to thicken
Take the white sauce off the heat and add the fish to it. Combine gently to not break the fish too much and then add the spinach and gently stir through
Pour your fish pie mixture into the greased oven proof dish
Using two spoons, cover the top of the fish mixture with the mashed potatoes, creating an even layer across the top
Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes until the cheese is golden and you can see bubbling white sauce trying to escape through the mash!
Remove the pie from the oven and allow to cool slightly, then serve!