Turkey Pot Pie Recipe With Homemade Crust

Turkey pot pie is just one more reason why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

We like to make this easy turkey pot pie recipe with a homemade pie crust or but it's even faster if you want to use a store-bought pie crust.

Either way, it's a great way to use leftover turkey or even a recipe for leftover chicken!

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About this recipe

In our household of six boys, there is are a few things that go over very well, anytime.

Among them, snuggling with our little dog, Buddy, playing Minecraft until all hours of the night, and sitting down at the table to a serving of pot pie.

Sometimes I think that our guys could eat pot pie seven days a week.

O.K., maybe their dads could as well.

If you've ever wondered what to do with leftover turkey, this is your answer.

Ingredients and notes

• Chicken broth
• Leftover turkey
• Frozen peas
• Frozen corn
• Flour
• Pie crust
  • Store-bought or
  • Homemade pie crust

How to make it

I'm going to show you step-by-step how to make a turkey pot pie.

I'm also going to show you how to make a homemade pie crust.

The good news is if you want to take the easy road and use a store-bought pie crust, go for it!

Remember, we never judge.

1.  Start by mixing three to four cups of leftover turkey meat with some broth and then add some frozen peas.
2. Toss in a cup of frozen corn.
3. Mix it all.
4. Stir in just a little flour to help thicken things up.

At this point, you can put the turkey pot pie together with a store-bought crust, or put on your apron and make an easy homemade pie crust.

How to make a pie crust from scratch

Store-bought pie crusts are convenient and cheap.

If you want to save a little time and mess, go that route.

If you're feeling slightly more adventurous though, making your own pie crust is rewarding and fun!

I don't mind throwing a crust together; in fact, I always prefer that over buying a prepared one in the grocery store.

They don't take long to make and they are always better tasting.

Ingredients for a homemade pie crust

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg  (plus 1 egg for egg wash)
• ⅓ cup ice water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

1. Start by measuring 3 cups of all-purpose flour.
2. Add a teaspoon of table salt.
3. Measure and add 1 cup of shortening.
4. Use a table fork to mash it into a crumbly consistency.

5. In a separate bowl, add one egg

6. Measure out a tablespoon of vinegar

7. Use a fork to beat the egg and vinegar together.

8. Measure and add ⅓ cup of ice water and mix it with the egg and vinegar.

Now, you want to quickly add the egg and ice water mixture to the flour and shortening mixture.

Take a fork and mix it all together until it is just combined.

Don't over-mix!

This is where making your own pie crust starts to get fun!

Divide the pie dough into two equal parts.

Start with one ball of dough and roll it out on a lightly-floured hard surface.

I use to wath with wide-eye wonderment as my mom would do this.

She made it look so easy!

Starting at one end of the rolled-out pie dough, roll it up on to your rolling pin.

Place the rolling pin over the pie plate and unroll to dough over the plate, for the  bottom of the homemade pot pie.

Use your fingers to shift and shimmy the dough so that there are no air gaps between the dough and the surface of the pie plate.

Now, fill that baby up!

Spread the pot pie filling evenly throughout the pie dough-lined pie pan.

Next, put the top layer on the pot pie, using the same technique that you did with the bottome layer.

Use a kitchen scissors to trim the edges of the crusts and then crimp away!

The last two steps of making a turkey pot pie before baking it are also fun.

Beat an egg and use a pastry brush to give the top layer of your pot pie a nice egg wash. This will give it a beautiful golden sheen as it bakes in the hot oven.

Finally, use a paring knife and carve out a few ventilation slits. Be artistiic if you like, cave out out w curvey que or any design that you like.

This helps to keep the hot turkey pot pie from bubbling over, all over the bottom of your oven!

You might want to place a foil-lined cookie sheet under the pot pie just in case you do get a little spillage.

Bake your homemade pot pie in a hot oven at 400° F for an hour until it is golden brown. And then let it rest for 10 minutes or so. Then admire this work of art that you have put together!

I grew up eating pot pie.

More times than not out of the freezer case (out of a matter of convenience, I'm certain) but sometimes out of my mom's oven.

There was never any comparison between the two. She always made hers in a large, old oven-safe bowl. Back then, as a kid, that bowl seemed huge to me, and I don't ever recall her using it for anything else.

My sister has that bowl now, and every time I lay eyes on it, my mind goes back 40-some years to the goodness that my mom poured into it.

Her pot pies were to die for, always chicken, and always from one of our own hens.

I'm happy to say that pot pies are fairly regular food at our table. I'm even happier to say that our boys have never seen a frozen one from the grocery store.

Besides the taste, a great thing about pot pies for our family is the leftover factor. They are the perfect vehicle for just about any leftover meat you can think of.

Beef, pork, chicken, and after this past Thanksgiving holiday - turkey.

I wish you could have joined us for this one, leftover turkey from Thanksgiving never tasted so good.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, have you stopped to give thanks for all the goodness in your life? Put this pot pie together soon and you will have one more thing to add to the list.

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Updated from the original post of December 6, 2014