Could you turn 4 servings into 6 servings

[Ang3leyes]

You make fish pie with 500g of fish in a cheese sauce with garden peas, spinach and onion, topped with lots of mash in a casserole dish. This would ordinarily serve 4. Do you reckon you could get 6 or 7 servings out of it if you added a handful of broccoli per portion.

It’s really not, it’s a small portion, a portion should be 140 grams.so making it for 7 folks would be 70 grams and very small half portion.

Extra potatoes,carrots and sweetcorn, serve with the broccoli

We always add eggs to fish pie, nothing to do with cost, just find it goes really well together

My two kids would eat that between them
With a pile of veg

Add shredded leeks (a lot of them) to the fish pie and shredded cabbage and carrots to the mash.

They are not the answer to everything. Delicious but would ruin a fish pie.

@LIZS

Ewww, no

Serve each portion with a good dollop of baked beans. As per Jamie...

I always put quartered eggs in, not trying to stretch the portions - it adds interest to the texture. Secret is to not overcook them first.

For me, eggs are a massive NO in fish pie. I would add some diced carrots and sweetcorn, increase the mash, top with plenty of grated cheese and serve with peas, green beans and broccoli.

I didn’t say they are the answer to everything, did I? However, if the op is genuinely trying to make her pie more filling, they could be a good option. I add green lentil to shepherds pie which works very well. I imagine cannellini beans could work well in a fish pie along with egg as many others have suggested.

But it's only a half portion of carbs...?

Yes and if you add some veg as a side it will fill the plate more

No, a handful of broccoli wouldn't make up for the reduction.

Yes you’re right. I’ve decided not to stretch the fish, it’s ridiculous. I’ll just keep it to four portions with broccoli on the side, adding eggs. I hope this thread helps someone

I would add some sides eg chips, other veg to increase the size of the meal so that people had a smaller portion of the fish pie. I wouldn't put eggs in, that sounds horrible.

Im really surprised that people haven’t had eggs in fish pie - it’s traditionally served like that and completely delicious. It doesn’t particularly stand out as a flavour among the sauce.

Why ewww? I love eggs in fish pie. And green veg.

I know right! It's so normal.

I’ve just seen this come up in active, but my mum always put eggs in fish pie, I thought that was normal? (My DP is allergic to fish so we never have it.)

I would add prawns if you don't already include them. I've never had boiled eggs in fish pie but will try that next week.

It really isn't quite a lot. A portion would be around 125 - 150g of fish per person.

Agree, what's the mumsnet obsession with adding lentils to everything.

Boiled eggs are very common in fish pie.

Boiled Eggs in a fish pie are great. If I had to add extra people last minute I would also go with the garlic bread option. It allows everyone to fill up, you don’t have to eat it yourself. Use the bake at home baguettes and make your own garlic butter and it’s not too unhealthy.