As this week marks National Pie Week, naturally Marks and Spencer have created the pie of all pies - and we wouldn't expect anything less.
In a UK first, Marks and Spencer have combined two of the nation’s favourite dishes – the Chicken Kiev and a Pie. M&S has combined all the flavours of our iconic Kiev into a ground-breaking garlicky, buttery pie.
This epic hybrid is made with succulent British chicken in a creamy garlic butter sauce, topped with crunchy panko breadcrumbs, encased in all butter shortcrust pastry, with a puff pastry lid for the ultimate crunch.
Our mouth is salivating already…
The Gastropub Chicken Pie-Ev priced at £3.75 and serves one, is available widely at M&S stores now. To find your nearest Marks and Spencer Food, we’ve popped the store locator here for ease. You’ll also find opening and closing time information listed there as well.
If you don't live close enough to a Marks and Spencer store, you can shop a variety of their most loved items through Ocado.
In 1979, M&S revolutionised the UK’s eating habits with the launch of the first chilled prepared meal – the Chicken Kiev. Becoming an immediate bestseller, this iconic dish has become a British staple and M&S currently sells five Chicken Kievs every minute.
Due to its immense popularity, M&S has continued to develop variations such as their Best Chicken Kiev (the first sharing Kiev) and their trailblazing Plant Kitchen Chicken Kiev (their most popular vegan line within the market-leading range).
A match-made in heaven, pies are another customer favourite at Marks and Spencer - they sell 275,000 pies per week. Top sellers include the Gastropub Chicken, Leek & Bacon pie and the Best Ever Steak Pie.
M&S Pies (and Pie-Ev) Product Developer, Bethany Jacobs, said: “Customers LOVE our pies and they LOVE our iconic Kiev so we had to create this match-made in heaven… just in time for British Pie Week! We’re famous for our innovative hybrids (and for having a bit of fun!) so when we had the idea for a Pie-Ev we knew it was a winner - it’s a garlic lover’s dream! We all need a bit of comfort food at the moment and this pie is set to be the MUST-HAVE of the season.”
M&S is excited about their newest launch and, with forecasters predicting a ‘snow bomb’ on the way, there’s nothing for it but to wrap up and enjoy what is set to be the must-have comfort food of the season.
Is your mouth watering at the thought of this Chicken Kiev and pie hybrid? Or have you tried it already? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below.
