While the big day of Thanksgiving is tomorrow, it is not a bad idea to start thinking about what you are going to do with all the leftovers, and pot pie is always a crowd pleaser.
Any turkey you have leftover should be eaten or frozen by Monday. I recommend freezing your leftover turkey in 1-2 cup portions. This is how much you would typically use in a meal and can safely defrost to use in your recipe.
One of my favorite things to do with leftover turkey is to make a pot pie. This pot pie is great fresh, or frozen for when you want to enjoy a warm homemade meal on a busy night.
It’s a lot easier to make than you may think, so don’t be intimidated by it. Most of the vegetables can be frozen, or they can be fresh veggies you already have on hand. To make it even easier, you can also use a store-bought pie crust to speed up the process.
This recipe can be made gluten free and allergy friendly if you choose to make a homemade crust. You can also substitute the turkey for chicken if you don’t have turkey on hand.
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Turkey or Chicken Pot Pie
Equipment
- Sauté Pan
- Pie Pan
- Measuring Cups
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Chop celery, carrots, onions, and garlic.Place them in a sauté pan to begin cooking.
- Add butter.Once the butter is melted, add the flour and let it cook for a few minutes.
- Add chicken stock and continue stirring to create a gravy consistency.
- Add chopped turkey and milk to the gravy mixture, continue stirring all ingredients together.
- Season with salt, pepper, parsley, sage, and thyme.
- Allow the mixture to cook down for a few minutes.
- Add frozen peas at the end so they do not overcook, mix with the rest of the pie filling.
- Place pie crust in pie pan. * see notes belowPour filling in the pie crust.
- Add the top layer of pie crust and brush with egg wash (1 egg + 1 tsp water).Cut a few (3 or 4), ½" slits in the top layer of the crust to vent.
- Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Video
Notes
- Be sure to taste your filling to make sure it tastes good and you have all of the seasonings correct before you put it in the pie crust.
- The Cross Legacy provides estimated nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is collected from the USDA database via Spoonacular, when available. If not available, nutrition information is pulled from other online calculators. Ingredients can vary and The Cross Legacy can make no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
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