Try This Easy Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
By: Stephen Dalton
Tags: Recipe, Thanksgiving, Cooking, This Happened To Me, Turkey

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Try This Easy Turkey Pot Pie Recipe

Typically, there are no turkeys in the grocery store where we shop in the Philippines. But this year, I bought a huge bird. Stephen Dalton Follow Dec 4, 2020 · 4 min read

Turkey Pot Pie Image Credit Catherine Kilburn

We usually have to go to a specialty store where foreigners shop to get a turkey. I was prepared to do that, but while we were shopping on the first of November, I found a frozen turkey in our regular grocery.

Notice how I said, “a frozen turkey”? That’s because there was only one, and it was a 20-pounder. At first, I thought, “We don’t need anything that big with just six of us, so I’ll just wait and go to Rustan’s.”

But then I thought, “Why drive all that distance? We can freeze some of what’s leftover for later and make some turkey club sandwiches with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and all the goodies.”

Leftover turkey is not a bad thing. I can use the carcass for bone broth and soup. So, into the cart, it went.

The Turkey Pot Pie

So, just as I figured, there was a lot of turkey leftover. So too, were there mashed potatoes and gravy, but I knew that wouldn’t last long. I decided I would pack some of the turkey away in the freezer, some in the fridge for sandwiches, and I would make a pot pie with the rest, which I had never tried before.

While I was talking to my sister on the phone that morning, she said she wanted to make a turkey pot pie. From this, an idea sprang to life about cooking one of my own even though I had never done it before.

Then, I saw my friend post a picture (the one above), so I asked her for the recipe. It turns out her daughter is the one who made it and gave me the recipe.

Isn’t it funny how one thing leads to another from different parts of the world? It if weren’t for social media, would we still get these ideas and recipes from friends? Probably just local friends.

NOTE: This recipe was given to me by my friend Jamie Craft, who found it online a few years ago, and she doesn’t remember the original recipe’s creator (So, if it is your recipe, let me know, and I will give your credit). Her mother, Cat, my best friend since childhood, took the picture above as the pie sat cooling. I would have used my pie image, but hers was so much prettier with the smile and all.

The Recipe

The first thing to do is to make your pie crust. I dreaded doing this because I thought it would be too difficult, and I had never made a pie crust. I usually buy one premade in the store, or the whole pie would be store-bought, but I did not have that option here in the Philippines, or at least I have never seen a pie in the store.

I Googled “easy pie crust” and found Natasha’s Easy Pie Crust Recipe with Video. I figured if there was a video, even I could do it.

I will not go into all the particulars or rewrite her recipe; I will suffice it to say that all you need is flour, salt, sugar, butter, and water. Chances are, if you cook at all, you have these ingredients. And it really was easy.

For the filling, you need:

1/3 cup © of butter

1/3 c of chopped onions

1/3 c of All-Purpose flour

½ teaspoon (tsp) of salt

¼ tsp of pepper

1 ¾ c of broth or stock

½ c of milk

2 ½ c of shredded turkey (you can change this to chicken or any meat you like)

2 c of frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

Directions:

— Preheat the oven to 425°F or 218.33°C

— In a two-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and sauté the onions until tender, stirring frequently.

— Stir in flour, salt, and pepper until blended.

— Gradually stir in milk & broth until the mixture is bubbly & thick.

— Stir in the meat and veggies & mix thoroughly.

— Remove from heat.

— Line the pie plate with one pie crust, fill with mixture, lay the second pie crust over, and seal the edges with a fork or your fingers, whichever you prefer.

— Cut small slits into the top crust.

— Bake for 30–40 minutes; I did 30 because my oven heats up quickly.

— After 15 minutes, take the pie out and cover the crust edges with foil to prevent burning.

— Let the pie cool for 5 or 10 minutes.

— Cut & eat!

So, there you have it. If you have turkey leftovers, make a pot pie. You could even season it with pot if that’s allowed in your neighborhood. Or you could season the chef with pot during that 30-minute wait for it to cook.

This really was easy, so if you have turkey leftover from Thanksgiving, make a pot pie, or you could use chicken or other meat. I think I will try a mincemeat pie next.

About the Author Photo by Jean Springs from Pexels

Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a Certified US English Chicago Manual of Style Editor. Top Writer in Fiction, Short Story, VR, Design, & Creativity. Editor of Pop Off, Top Dalton’s Blog, 100WordStory, B.O.S.S., and SportsShorts100WordsOnly

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