Plant-Based Chick'n Pie With Mash And Green Beans

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7, then boil a full kettle

Peel your potatoes and chop them into large, bite-sized pieces

Add the chopped potatoes to a pot with plenty of boiled water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 12-15 min or until fork-tender, then drain and return to the pot to steam dry

Reboil half a kettle

Peel and finely dice your brown onion[s]

Top, tail, peel and dice your carrot[s] finely

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil and a knob of butter over a medium heat

Once hot, add the diced onion and diced carrot and cook for 3-4 min or until beginning to soften

Combine 100ml [150ml] [200ml] milk and 200ml [260ml] [340ml] boiled water in a measuring jug with your Marmite and vegetable stock mix – this is your Marmite stock

Once softened, add 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] flour with the chopped garlic and your dried thyme and cook for 1 min or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add the Marmite stock with a generous grind of pepper and cook for 4-5 min or until thickened – this is your pie mix

Meanwhile, dust your work surface with a generous sprinkling of flour, then unwrap your puff pastry and roll it out with a rolling pin until it is large enough to cover an oven-proof dish

Shred your meat-free chick'n using two forks, then add to the pie mix and stir it all together

Transfer the pie mix to an oven-proof dish (or two!)

Top the pie mix with the rolled pastry and crimp round the edge with a fork

Score a cross in the middle of the pastry and put it in the oven for 15-18 min or until puffed up, golden and cooked through – this is your plant-based chick'n pie

Return the potatoes to a low heat with a knob of butter and a splash of milk

Season with a smalll pinch of salt and mash until smooth – this is your mash

Trim, then add your green beans to a pot, cover them with boiled water (just enough to cover them)

Bring to the boil over a high heat and cook for 3-4 min or until tender