Enjoy this easy turkey pot pie recipe. We speed things up using a ready-made pie crust but you can use a homemade flaky pie crust. The filling is a perfectly seasoned creamy sauce and filling that uses leftover turkey to maximum deliciousness!
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
- Our creamy turkey pot pie is easy to make and pure comfort food.
- A great way to use Thanksgiving dinner leftovers to make a delicious meal.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- medium onion
- all-purpose flour
- poultry seasoning
- fresh thyme leaves
- Kosher salt
- black pepper
- chicken or Instant Pot Turkey Stock
- half and half
- frozen mixed veggies
- cooked turkey
- 2 9-inch pie crust, store-bought or homemade flaky pie crust
- egg
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Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe with step-by-step photos. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
Step 1: Warm the large skillet over medium-high. Once it is warm, reduce heat to medium and add and melt the butter.
Step 2: Stir in onions and cook for about five minutes to soften the onions. Once they become translucent, stir in flour.
Step 3: Mix in poultry seasoning, thyme, salt, and pepper. Continue to stir until everything is incorporated with the flour. The mixture will thicken slightly.
Step 4: Alternate pouring in small amounts of half-and-half and chicken broth into the onion mixture. Continue to do this until all the broth and half-and-half have been added.
Step 5: Mix in the shredded turkey to combine ingredients.
Build the Pot Pie
Step 1: Place one pie crust on the bottom of your pie plate. Pour in your turkey pot pie mixture. With the back of a spoon smooth out the pot pie mixture so that it is even in the pie dish.
Step 2: Place the other pie crust on top and pinch together the sides of your pot pie.
Step 3: Using a sharp knife cut lines in the top of your pie crust to vent.
Step 4: In a small bowl, beat the egg with a whisk to make an egg wash. Brush the egg mixture over the top and sides of the crust to create a seal.
Step 5: Place your pie in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the crust is lightly brown. The filling will begin to bubble. Cool the pie for 15 minutes before serving.
Storage
Be sure to cover your pot pie with plastic wrap or foil and store it in the fridge for up to three days.
Freezer Instructions:
This pot pie can be stored in the freezer baked or unbaked. To freeze wrap your pot pie in plastic wrap and then in foil. It can be frozen for up to three months.
To bake a frozen pot pie you will need to adjust your cooking time by adding 10 to 15 additional minutes when you bake the pot pie per the directions below.
Expert Tips
Expert Tip: If your crust starts to brown too much loosely cover the crust with aluminum foil.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cook the pie in the oven at 400°F/204°C for 40 to 50 minutes.
Turkey pie can be reheated in the oven at 350°F/177°C for 10 to 12 minutes. Or use a microwave for a single serving for about one minute.
You can use any type of vegetable but I like carrots, potatoes, peas, corn, and green beans.
Turkey pot pie will last in the fridge for up to three days. Or in the freezer for three months.
Variations
- Cooked chicken is another great protein to use in this pot pie recipe.
- Rotisserie chicken can also be used to make this a chicken pot pie.
- Fresh vegetables can be used instead of frozen, but you will need to cook them until they are tender-crisp first.
- Also, Thanksgiving leftover vegetables can be added to the turkey mixture.
- Leftover Thanksgiving turkey makes a great option for the cooked turkey in this pot pie.
- Store-made pie crusts work well. If you have extra homemade pie crust available, feel free to use them.
- Heavy cream can be used in lieu of half and half.
Serving Suggestions
Our juicy and tender Oven Roasted Turkey is an easy recipe to follow for an amazing turkey dinner.
Use this Smoked Turkey recipe to make the cooked turkey if you don't have leftovers on hand.
Slow Cooker Turkey and Gravy is another great recipe to use the leftover for this dinner
Arugala Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette is a great side salad with this recipe.
Air Fryer Biscuits always goes well with any dish including this pot pie.
Oven Roasted Green Beans are a great way to add more vegetables to your meal.
Holiday Swirl Cheesecake is always a dessert to end your meal with.
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Turkey Pot PIe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ medium onion, peeled and diced
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme remove leaves from stem and discard stem
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup chicken or turkey broth Note 1
- ⅔ cup half and half
- 20 ounce bag, mixed veggies thawed Note 2
- 2 cups cooked turkey, shredded Note 3
- 2 9 inch pie crust, homemade or store-bought Note 4
- 1 large egg, beaten
Instructions
Make the filling
- Preheat your oven to 400°F
- Warm your skillet over medium-high. Once it is warm, add butter to melt. Stir in onions, cook for about five minutes to soften the onions. Once they become translucent, stir in flour.
- Mix in poultry seasoning, thyme, salt, and pepper. Continue to stir until everything is incorporated with the flour. The mixture will thicken slightly.
- Alternate pouring in small amounts of half-and-half and chicken broth into the onion mixture. Continue to do this until all the broth and half-and-half have been added.
- Mix in the shredded turkey to combine ingredients.
- Place one pie crust on the bottom of your pie plate. Pour in your turkey pot pie mixture. With the back of a spoon smooth out the pot pie mixture so that it is even in the pie dish.
- Place the other pie crust on top and pinch together the sides of your pot pie.
- Using a sharp knife cut lines in the top of your pie crust to vent.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg with a whisk to make an egg wash. Brush egg mixture over the top and sides of the crust to create a seal.
- Place your pie in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the crust is lightly brown. The filling will begin to bubble.
- Allow your pie to cool for about 15 minutes before cutting into it.
- Serve and enjoy!
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