Thanksgiving Leftover Pot Pie 29Nov09
I love Thanksgiving. It might be my favorite holiday due to the fact that I get to cook for a couple days straight. Last year I was planning 2 months in advance! This year, I only had 2 days but I managed to pull it off. We had the usual fixings turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, mac n cheese, cornbread and pumpkin pie.
Our fridge is packed to the brim with leftovers. Last year I made a Turkey Fritatta with our Thanksgiving dinner leftovers. Vini has been looking forward to that fritatta the whole year! This time, not only did I make that fritatta but I also came up with a Thanksgiving leftover pot pie…kind of a Shepard’s Pie as well. It’s got turkey, gravy, stuffing, and mashed potatoes all baked under a flaky puff pastry. If you still have some leftovers, you’ve gotta try this!
Ingredients:
1 cup cubed roasted turkey meat
1 cup of turkey broth (chicken or vegetable will work too)
3 tablespoons of turkey gravy
1/4 cup of stuffing
1/4 cup of mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese
1 sheet of puff pastry, cut out to the size of your baking dish
1 egg
1 tablespoon of waterPreheat oven to 350°F or 180°C
Step 1: The soup!
If you have a small stove top and oven proof cooking dish then use that. If not, use a small pot and simmer 1 cup of broth with 1 cup of cubed turkey meat over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Now add in the gravy and let that simmer on low for 10-15 minutes until it reduces and thickens. Now turn off the heat, then add in the cold stuffing and mix until combined. The bread will soak up some of the soup.Step 2: Assemble!
If you are using the same dish in the oven, scoop on your cold mashed potatoes right on top of the soup. If not, transfer your soup into a baking dish and then scoop on your mashed potatoes. You can use a spoon or if you want to get fancy, you can pipe it on. Now sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. You can place this into the oven as is if you want a Shepard’s Pie or you can add on the puff pastry dough on top for a pot pie. Make sure you slot the top of your dough with a knife so the pie can breath when it bakes. Quickly whisk together 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of water and brush on top of the pastry.Step 3: Bake!
Place the baking dish with the pastry on a baking tray. And then place that baking tray in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes at 350°F or 180°C. The pie will be nice and bubbly with a golden brown flaky crust. Your leftovers are now a brand new delicious dish!
The good news is that I’m making a tiny dent in my leftovers with all the crazy dishes I’m coming up with. Hopefully this dish will come in handy! Enjoy!
If this is Thanksgiving leftovers, chain me to the wall!
Delish!! Great way to use up those leftovers. I think I may just have to add this to my menu for the week.
Looks tasty! fantastic way of using up those delicious thanksgiving leftovers. Sadly, all of my thanksgiving leftovers are gone, we ate them the day after
I’ve been looking for chicken pot pie recipe since my family is kinda craving for it. (not turkey though cos our thxgiving in canada was over long time ago
) Your recipe seems to be very interesting to cook with turkey gravy. Must be super flavorful.
Seriously stupendous idea. Everything is better in a pie. 8/)
Delicious! I wish I had leftovers. Love it in puff pastry - perfect.
Hello, I am not familiar with puff pastry in a sheet, but rather a block. Do you suggest rolling it out and then cutting to size? What would be the thickness? Thank you, Linda
Yup just roll out the dough into about 1 cm thick sheet. Cut to fit your pot or dish size and place on top. Don’t forget the eggy wash!