Chicken or turkey pot pie is the epitome of a homey meal. This recipe takes leftover or pre-cooked poultry (great for using up those Thanksgiving leftovers) such as chicken or turkey, and leftover gravy + a few added veggies to make a delicious homey meal. Of course, you can make your own pie crust but store-bought pie crust from @MetroOntario works amazingly in this recipe and makes for an easy meal prep.
Chicken or Turkey Pot Pie with Leftover Gravy
Pie crust on the bottom, rich savoury thick chicken or turkey filling, that is topped with another crust baked to golden perfection. For the veggies you may use frozen, leftover cooked veggies, or fresh veggies in this pot pie. Try out this recipe! It is extremely delicious and makes for great leftovers. Feel free to add additional seasoning to this pot pie if the turkey used to make your leftover gravy was not seasoned heavily.
Ingredients
- 1 2 to 3 pounds whole cooked chicken and meat removed or about 2 1/2 cups of shredded cooked poultry like turkey
- 1/3 cup Selection Unsalted Butter divided
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup diced carrot
- 1 cup sliced mushroom
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup green beans chopped (leftover green beans or frozen green beans will work)
- 1 ¼ cup leftover gravy (up to 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup Selection chicken stock or more as needed
- 3 tablespoons Selection cream for filling
- leaves from 2 thyme stalks
- 2 9 inch deep dish frozen pie crusts, thawed or handmade pie crust
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pan add half of your butter. Toss in chopped onion, and sautée until soft and onions translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Add your celery, carrot, and mushroom and saute for at least 10 minutes. Add the rest of your butter, if necessary, and add in your garlic and saute for an additional 5 minutes, stirring constantly until the veggies are brown and fragrant. Add your cooked green beans (add these earlier if you are adding frozen or raw beans).
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
- Add your tablespoon of flour and mix until flour is cooked and beginning browning which will take about 1-2 minutes. Add your stock and stir until a bit of gravy forms around the veggies
- Add the rest of your leftover gravy and mix so that everything is combined.
- Remember, you may not need to add flour and stock in step 4, if you have a lot of gravy leftover (at least 2 cups). The addition and extra flour and stock is not needed.
- In the same pan add shredded cooked chicken or turkey and heat up and break up meat for about 2 minutes or less.
- Add your cream and mix until the mixture is combined. Add a splash of chicken broth to thin your pie filling if necessary.
- Pour your pie filling in one pie crust, I bake directly in the foil tin the crust comes in. Cover your filling with the other crust. I let my second pie crust thaw completely, then roll it out slightly on a floured surface before using so the crust fits snuggly over the filling.
- Seal the edges with your fingers.
- Make an egg wash with one egg and 1 tablespoon of cream. Brush this over your pie.
- Cut a small steam hole in the top crust or poke holes with a fork.
- Bake in the preheated oven, on a baking pan, in case there is filling that bubbles over, for 30 to 35 minutes or until the crust is brown.
- Remove from the oven when golden brown on top, let cool for 5-10 minutes and enjoy hot.
