Turkey Pot Pie Recipe

Leftover turkey is one of my favorite things, especially after Thanksgiving. If you have leftovers you don’t know what to do with, let’s turn it into a turkey pot pie!

Although it’s February, three months after Thanksgiving, I recently discovered my leftover turkey in my freezer. I had completely forgotten about the leftovers my mom gave me that I stashed in the freezer. Needless to say I was so pumped to use them to make a pot pie.

We are in the middle of winter in Newport News and it’s been cold and dreary. The last two weekends it has been freezing, windy, and snowing. Today, it was especially cold and rainy, so when I discovered my leftover turkey, I was craving a delicious and comforting pot pie. Let’s hope the groundhog was wrong about six more weeks of winter, because I can’t wait for warm weather!

This turkey pot pie recipe is flavorful, delicious, and easy to make. Shout-out to The Pioneer Woman for her turkey pot pie recipe I used as inspiration. I made my own modifications, so feel free to add or substitute any ingredients you have in your fridge.

Turkey Pot Pie

Yields: 6-8 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick of butter

• 1 carrot, sliced

• 1 stalk of celery, sliced

• 1/2 cup, chopped onion

• 4 cloves of minced garlic

• 2 cups leftover turkey, diced into small pieces for pot pie

• 1/4 cup canned corn

• 1 cup diced baby bella mushrooms

• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

• 1/4 cup flour

• 1 package of refrigerated roll out pie crusts (I used the great value brand)

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Thyme to taste

• Parsley to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Cut/dice carrots, celery, onion, and garlic.

3. Using a medium size pan or cast iron skillet, melt 1/2 stick of butter over medium high heat. Sauté carrots, celery, onion, garlic and mushrooms for about 2-4 minutes until translucent.

4. Add turkey to the pan, mix well with vegetables and cook for 1 minute.

5. Add seasonings (salt, pepper, thyme, or any seasonings you prefer) and mix well.

6. Sprinkle flour over meat and vegetables and stir for about 1-2 minutes, constantly stirring

7. Slowly pour in chicken broth and mix. Pour in the heavy whipping cream and stir until evenly incorporated.

8. Once the mixture is boiling, set heat to low and let simmer for about 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened.

9. Taste the broth and add additional seasonings as needed.

10. Place one pie crust on the bottom of a pie dish and press the pie crust onto the sides of the dish

11. Pour mixture into the pie pan (I bought a Pyrex pie dish from Walmart) and spread evenly.

12. Place second pie crust on top of the turkey mixture and press edges along the side of the dish.

13. Bake pot pie for 35 minutes, or until the top is golden and inside is cooked through.

14. Let turkey pot pie cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!

Turkey Pot Pie

** Recipe Notes: Feel free to sub or add additional ingredients if you wish. Please leave a comment below if you tried this turkey pot pie!