Pot Pie Recipe

Pot pies are delicious comfort food that are perfect fare year round. Using fresh seasonal ingredients and a variety of dough styles, home chefs can create light or hearty dishes certain to please hungry diners. Pot pies can be filled with fresh vegetables, poultry, and seafood and topped with any number of dough types including puff pastry, pie crust, biscuit mixes, and instant potatoes. While pot pies can be made from the freshest ingredients, they are also a great vehicle for turning leftovers into something special.

Pot pie dough can be elaborate or simple, and the key to a great pot pie. Since pot pies can be created in individual serving dishes, or as a whole pie ready to cut and serve, the dough choice can be anything from simple homemade dough or puff pastry, depending on the application. Dough makes the pot pie. Learning how to make different dough for different pies allows you to create different dishes at the drop of the hat, with items on hand.

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Featured Recipe

Home Style Turkey Pot Pie

Ingredients -

1 tablespoon Butter
1 small Sweet Onion, chopped
1/2 cup Carrots, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup Potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup Celery, chopped
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
1/2 teaspoon Dried Rosemary, crushed
pinch Black Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
2 cups Turkey Broth
1/3 cup Flour
1 cup Frozen Peas
2 cups Cooked Turkey, chopped
2 (9-inch) Pie Crusts
2 tablespoons Milk

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.

2. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.

3. Stir in chopped sweet onion, chopped carrots, chopped potatoes and chopped celery.

4. Cook vegetables until soft, about 5 minutes.

5. Stir in salt, pepper, dried thyme, dried rosemary, bay leaf, and 1-1/2 cups turkey broth.

6. In small bowl, combine 1/3 cup flour with remaining ½ cup turkey broth.

7. Stir flour mixture into hot vegetables.

8. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer 8-10 minutes.

9. Stir occasionally.

10. Remove bay leaf.

11. Stir in frozen pea and cooked turkey.

12. Place pie crust in glass pie plate.

13. Spoon pot pie mixture into pie crust.

14. Place 2nd crust over top and crimp to seal edges.

15. Cut slits in top crust.

16. Brush top pie crust with milk.

17. Bake 10-15 minutes, or until top crust is golden brown.

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