Okay, I will admit it, I hate throwing away food. Being wasteful is something that bothers me quite a bit and I try making sure that everything we make is used up. This means that I make quite a bit of leftovers to make sure we have plenty of variety for both lunch and dinner. During the holiday time, I even freeze extra turkey so I can reuse it later in various dishes for us and Reya (see our turkey dog biscuit recipe). Recently, however, I couldn’t decide what to make with the extra turkey we had in the freezer but I knew I had to use it soon since it was already thawed. While thinking of different things I could do, I remembered that some of my friends made pot pies. This seemed like the perfect way to use up our leftover turkey and some of the frozen vegetables in our freezer.
After a bit of trial and error, I finally came up with the perfect pot pie recipe. Not only was delicious, but filled with lots of yummy vegetables. How can you not like a tasty, warm, comfort food with this horrible cold temperatures! Best of all, it is super easy to make, allowing you to sit back and relax most of the week as your family enjoys a yummy turkey pot pie!
- 1 Package of Frozen Mixed Vegetables (if a large pack, only ½ the bag)
- 1 Head of Celery (chopped)
- 1 Sticks of Butter
- 2 Small Onions (chopped)
- 1 Cup of All Purpose Flour
- Dash of Salt
- 1 Teaspoon of pepper
- 1 Teaspoon of Oregano
- 1 Teaspoon of Basil
- 1 Teaspoon of Sage
- 1 Teaspoon of Rosemary
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 2 Cups of Chicken Broth
- 1½ Cup of Milk
- 4 Cups of Turkey
- 4 Unbaked Pie Shells
- Preheat the over 400 degrees.
- Fill a stockpot about ⅓ to ½ with water. Once it is boiling, put in the frozen vegetables, celery, and the bay leaves. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking, place the onions and butter in a saucepan. Let cook on medium high heat until translucent.
- Once onions are finished, mixed dry seasonings and flour in with the butter and onions and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Pour chicken broth in with the onion mixture. Cook for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- When vegetables are finished, pour water out with a strainer and make sure to remove bay leaves.
- Mix the vegetables and onion mixture together thoroughly.
- Prepare two - 9" pie dishes for the mixture by molding a pie shell to the bottom of the dish.
- Put half the filling in each of the pie dishes. Make sure its smooth on top to make placing the top pie shell on easier.
- Top the two pie dishes with the last two pie shells. Once they are sealed, please four slim cuts in the center so that the pie can vent.
- Cook in the oven for 30 - 35 minutes.
- When finished, cool for a 30 - 35 minutes before serving.
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My favorite part of pot pies are the crust and yours looks yummy!
i agree I love the crust… im going to try it tomorrow night,,
I hate throwing away food as well, it is definitely something to be avoided. This turkey pot pie looks yummy, I can’t wait to give it a try. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Yummy, thanks for sharing this. I love comfort food like Turkey Pot Pie. I probably will be making one soon.
my babysitter used to make the best pot pie! This brings back such memories 🙂
This sounds great. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
I’m always looking for recipes like this. Now that I no longer eat meat, I can use substitutes for those and still have a satisfying meal. Thank you for sharing!
I am thinking of making this with just the veggies. I’m thinking maybe broccoli instead of the turkey 🙂
This looks so good! I am pinning it! I love that you use already made pie crusts. It will make it easier for me as I have a disability and it is hard for me to roll make & roll out pie dough.
I love doing everything homemade but pie crusts are very hard when you have limited room or injury. It is also sometimes so much cheaper! (I get mine as Aldi.)
This looks super easy and delicious! I have never made my own pot pie before but cannot wait to try it out!
This sounds good. I like pot pies. Great meal for the family
Oh boy, that looks delish. I love any kind of pot pie but turkey is especially luscious. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks really good. Thanks for the recipe.
I usually do with with left over turkey or chicken leftover from my rotisseri delicious!!
Not only does it look yummy….but easy as well! Love your turkey dog biscuit recipe as well!!
You are very welcome! 😀
This looks amazing!! I’ve never made a pot pie so this is being added to my list!
Yummy, this looks perfect, and easy too! Defiantly adding this to my books!.
I never know what to do with our leftover turkey. I am going to try this recipe it looks amazing
This looks good and filling. Turkey makes is healthier than chicken I think.
I wish I couldl make this in secret because I love pot pie – too bad my husband hates it!
Looks delish and really easy to prepare.
I love chicken and turkey pot pies and this looks delicious!
I’ll be trying this tonight1 Looks delicious love me some pot pie
I actually wish I had some leftover turkey right now! LOL This is definitely a keeper recipe. Thank you for sharing. Next time I make turkey, this will help with the leftovers!
This looks and sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it!
Yum, I know what I’m making for dinner later in the week. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
This looks like a great recipe…I love pot pies…It is even better with home made pie crust!! Thank you for sharing!
Your pot pie looks so delicious. This is a great way to avoid wasting food.
This potpie recipe looks delish!! I like the fact that you can substitute veggie ingredients.
I love pot pies, Ive never had homemade turkey pot pie before, my granny only every made chicken but will definitely have to make this one day 🙂
I absolutely detest turkey, it’s too gamy. Anyways, this is a good basic recipe. I would just replace the turkey with grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts.
I was in search of a turkey pot pie recipe for next week… this looks great! Thank you!
This sounds really good and I like that it makes 2 so I can freeze one for later. I usually add mushrooms to pot pie recipes to get a little more vegetable matter in them and give them a fuller flavor. It’s a nice twist that most people enjoy.
I love pot pie and I have never had it with turkey. This sounds really good.
that looks so good,ive got to try this,,will be cooking a turkey soon,have one in the freezer
Im always trying to find what to do do with the left over turkey from holiday dinners. I usually just wind up making mashed potatoes and gravy with some turkey on top of texas toast. I may have to try this next time.
It sure looks good to me! I have always loved pot pies, even the frozen kind, lol.
This is going on the menu for this week! It’ll be perfect for the cold weather blues and would be such a fun surprise!
i LOVE potpies and have since a child. they are the ultimate comfort food and so filling!!!
yum! This is perfect… I love making a turkey, but with just 2 of us in the house, that’s a LOT of bird! This recipe will help with the leftovers for sure!
This recipe looked so good, I copied it down. I am due to make this this Saturday. I thank you for the share.