This is the Signature Collection Free Range Chicken & Double Smoked Bacon Pie with Porcini, featuring a filling of free-range chicken (25%), butter pastry (11%), double-smoked bacon (6%), mushrooms, cream, white wine (2%), and porcini mushrooms (0.5%), in a white wine sauce infused with thyme.
The product presented as a circular pie with deeply crimped edges across the top. Baked in an air fryer for 15 minutes, it developed an even golden-brown exterior, with the surface garnished with dried thyme.
Initial contact delivered a crisp, flaky pastry with a rich buttery flavour. The top baked particularly well, producing delicate layers and a light, crisp finish. By contrast, the base lacked structural integrity, blowing out during cooking as the filling proved too loose to remain contained.
Through the mid-palate, the filling was dominated by a rich, creamy mushroom sauce, with porcini contributing an earthy umami depth. The double-smoked bacon imparted a rounded savoury character throughout the sauce rather than distinct, meaty pieces, while the chicken was comparatively subdued and present more as small chunks than as the focal ingredient. Thyme remained clearly evident, adding a gentle herbaceous quality with a slightly nutty impression that complemented the mushroom profile. The white wine contributed subtle acidity, preventing the sauce from becoming overly heavy.
The finish remained creamy, savoury and herbaceous, with the buttery pastry lingering alongside earthy mushroom and smoked bacon notes. While the filling delivered a well-balanced combination of porcini, thyme and bacon, its loose consistency and relatively modest proportion of chicken and bacon pieces reduced both texture and ingredient definition.
Overall, a creamy chicken pie with a progression from buttery pastry to earthy porcini, smoked bacon and thyme, supported by flaky pastry and a smooth, sauce-forward filling, resulting in a flavoursome pie let down by an overly runny filling and modest meat content.
This Signature Collection Free Range Chicken & Double Smoked Bacon Pie with Porcini contained 210 g. It was produced in Australia and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2026.