Turkey Pot Pie recipe, easy and delicious, using leftover turkey. Options to use biscuits or pie crust. You choose! Perfect for leftover turkey from Thanksgiving!
This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our Lovefoodie supporters, Dave Weigel.
In true Dave style, he's made a super-tasting recipe for us all, and full of wonderful ingredients. This is also a great way to use up leftover turkey, chicken, and you could even add extras as you like, such as ham etc. You can make this pie using Buttermilk Biscuits for the top, or pie crust. Simply follow the recipe and enjoy!
We've got several different pot pie recipes so be sure to check them out too!
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So let's see how Dave makes his wonderful dinner
Recipe by Dave Weigel
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1) Prep Time
2) Cook Time
3) Yield
4) Ingredients
5) Instructions
6) Recipe Card
7) Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
8) Recipes Using Leftovers
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 - 20 minutes
Yield
6 - 8 Persons
Ingredients
For the turkey filling:
2 litres or 2 Quarts turkey stock
2 leeks
2 stocks celery
4 medium carrots
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup kernel corn
1 cup frozen peas
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon parsley.
½ cup flour
½ cup butter
1 ½ cup turkey
For the Buttermilk Biscuits:
4 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
12 tablespoons frozen butter that has been grated with a cheese grater
2 cups buttermilk
If you would like a pie crust top, you can buy frozen or ready rolled pastry and simply cover the top of the pie dish and follow the recipe as normal, or use our u003ca href=u0022https://lovefoodies.com/quick-and-easy-flaky-pastry/u0022u003equick and easy flakey pastry recipeu003c/au003e.
Instructions
To make the filling:
1. Dice the following; 2 leeks, tops removed, 2 sticks of celery, 4 medium carrots
2. Sauté above vegetables in 2 tablespoons butter until leeks are translucent.
3. Add 1 cup kernel corn and 1 cup frozen peas
4. Add turkey broth and simmer until veggies tender with 2 bay leaves, 1 tablespoon dried thyme and parsley.
5. In a frying pan over medium heat combine ½ cup flour and ½ cup butter and cook until a smooth texture making a blonde roux.
6. Chop 1 and ½ cup turkey and add to the broth then thicken with the roux. Pour mixture into greased baking pans and top with buttermilk biscuit top as follows;
Depending on how deep your pan is, you may need two 9 x 13 pans or larger. This will make approximately 20 biscuits of average size. If using pie crust, have enough to cover your oven dish!
To make the Buttermilk Biscuits:
1. Combine 4 cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons salt.
2. Add 12 tablespoons frozen butter that has been grated with a cheese grater and 2 cups buttermilk mix until just combined.
3. Roll out on floured surface and use a biscuit cutter to cut biscuits and place on top of pot pie mix.
Bake at 450 F in the middle rack of the oven for approx. 15 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
Recipe Card
Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
Yield: 6 - 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Turkey Pot Pie Recipe, easy and delicious, using leftover turkey. Options to use biscuits or pie crust. You choose! Perfect for leftover turkey from Thanksgiving!
Ingredients
For the turkey filling:
- 2 Quarts litres or 2 turkey stock
- 2 leeks
- 2 stocks celery
- 4 medium carrots
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup kernel corn
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 leaves bay
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon parsley.
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup butter
- 1 ½ cup turkey
For the Buttermilk Biscuits:
- 4 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 12 tablespoons frozen butter that has been grated with a cheese grater
- 2 cups buttermilk
Instructions
To make the filling:
- Dice the following; 2 leeks, tops removed, 2 sticks celery, 4 medium carrots
- Sauté above vegetables in 2 tablespoons butter until leeks are translucent.
- Add 1 cup kernel corn and 1 cup frozen peas
- Add turkey broth and simmer until veggies tender with 2 bay leaves, 1 tablespoon dried thyme, and parsley.
- In a frying pan over medium heat combine ½ cup flour and ½ cup butter and cook until a smooth texture making a blonde roux.
- Chop 1 and ½ cup turkey and add to the broth then thicken with the roux. Pour mixture into greased baking pans and top with buttermilk biscuit top as follows;
To make the Buttermilk Biscuits:
- Combine 4 cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons salt.
- Add 12 tablespoons frozen butter that has been grated with a cheese grater and 2 cups buttermilk mix until just combined.
- Roll out on the floured surface and use a biscuit cutter to cut biscuits and place on top of the pot pie mix.
- Bake at 450 F in the middle rack of the oven for approx. 15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 961Total Fat: 50gSaturated Fat: 30gTrans Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 161mgSodium: 2130mgCarbohydrates: 98gFiber: 6gSugar: 11gProtein: 30g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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