This Turkey Pot Pie with Puff Pastry is going to be your new favorite way to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey! It's rich, creamy, and finished with the best buttery pastry crust. All you need is 15 minutes to prep and a cast iron for baking!
If you love my Steak and Onion Pie (British Pub Style), you will love this pot pie recipe. It's the definition of hearty, delicious comfort food and helps you clean out the fridge at the same time.
And if you've got extra puff pastry, you can't go wrong with making my quick and easy Air Fryer Berry Toaster Strudels for dessert!
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🌟Why You'll Love this Recipe
- Best use for leftover Thanksgiving turkey! Once Thanksgiving passes, it can be difficult to figure out how to use up the rest of the turkey in ways more creative than a cold turkey sandwich. This simple and delicious turkey pot pie with puff pastry is sure to please the whole family.
- Made with pantry and kitchen staples. You'll find no out-of-the-ordinary recipe ingredients here. Just the simple classics.
- No soggy crust! Double-crusted pot pies can easily become soggy on the bottom. This pot pie is made with just a top puff pastry - no need to worry about blind baking a bottom crust.
🥘Ingredients and Substitutions
- Cooked turkey - This is the perfect recipe following the holidays when you're in no mood for Ground Turkey Spaghetti or Turkey Enchiladas. Make sure to use cooked turkey - raw turkey will not work.
- Vegetables - A simple blend of onion, garlic, celery, and carrot makes a classic mirepoix and an essential base of pot pie flavor.
- Flour - Thickens the pot pie filling into an ultra-creamy consistency.
- Cream - Similar to the flour, adds creamy richness. If preferred, full-fat coconut milk will work well, too.
- Puff pastry- I opt for store-bought to make this recipe quick and easy. It can be found in the freezer section. Thaw the puff pastry in the refrigerator or at room temperature until pliable.
- Egg - Used to brush the top of the puff pastry and makes it golden.
See the recipe card below for the remaining ingredients and quantities.
📖Variations
- No turkey? Cooked chicken will work well, too.
- Prefer frozen vegetables? Substitute the diced carrots and celery with a frozen vegetable blend. Peas and green beans would taste great here, too!
- Puff pastry variation: Place the entire sheet of puff pastry over your turkey pot pie filling instead of cutting strips. Cut a few small holes for ventilation in the top, then bake as usual!
- Flour substitutes: Cornstarch or arrowroot powder will both work well to thicken this pot pie filling.
🔪Instructions
- Sauté the veggies. In a large dutch oven or pot, heat the olive oil and butter. Add in the onion, carrots, and celery. Stir and sauté until soft and translucent. Add the garlic, flour, salt and black pepper and stir to combine.
- Add turkey, broth, and herbs. Stir to combine then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, turn off the heat and stir in the cream.
- Transfer to a cast iron skillet. Using a spatula, spread until smooth and even.
- Layer the puff pastry and bake. I like to cut the puff pastry into strips and layer it in a lattice on top of the filling. Brush the puff pastry with an egg wash, then bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.
- Serve. Allow it to cool for a few minutes to set before serving and enjoying with additional salt and pepper to taste.
💭Recipe FAQs
The filling will continue to thicken as it bakes in the oven, but if you find your pot pie filling seems thin or runny, add a cornstarch slurry made of 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water to the pot. Continue to simmer to thicken until your desired consistency is reached.
Although both are used to make pastries, puff pastry and phyllo dough are not the same and should not be used interchangeably. Phyllo dough has flakier layers and is better suited for making recipes like baklava and spanakopita.
If we are only considering price, making your own puff pastry is significantly cheaper. Making puff pastry at home only requires butter, water, salt and flour. But it is important to note that making puff pastry is not the easiest, low-maintenance recipe and purchasing it is incredibly convenient and guaranteed to turn out great. If you'd like to give making your own puff pastry a try, here is a simple, well-reviewed recipe!
👩🏻🍳Chef Tips
- Don't skip the egg wash. This is the key to a perfectly golden, shiny puff pastry crust. Without the egg wash, you'll have difficulty getting your puff pastry to turn crispy and a beautiful golden brown.
- Dice the vegetables uniformly in size. This will encourage even cooking and blend the filling ingredients together easily.
- Use fresh herbs. The flavor of fresh herbs simply cannot be achieved with dried herbs. Use your leftover rosemary to make my Thanksgiving Margarita Pitcher!
🥗Side Dishes to Serve with Turkey Pot Pie
Turkey pot pie with puff pastry is rather hearty and perfectly fine to serve on its own. If you'd like to serve an additional side of veggies, here are a few of my favorite quick and easy side dish recipes.
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🍳Recipe
Cast Iron Turkey Pot Pie with Puff Pastry
Equipment
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ⅓ cup flour
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 3 cups shredded leftover cooked turkey
- 2 cups chicken broth or chicken stock
- 1 sprig fresh sage leaves
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 cup heavy cream or canned full-fat coconut milk
- 1 puff pastry sheet, defrosted and cut into strips
- 1 egg whisked for an egg wash
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot or Dutch oven.
- Add diced onion, carrots, and celery to the pot. Sauté for a few minutes until the veggies begin to soften and the onion is translucent.
- Next, add the garlic, flour, salt and black pepper. Stir to combine.
- Add the cooked turkey to the pot along with the chicken broth and herbs. Stir, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Pour in the heavy cream or coconut milk and turn off the heat.
- Fill your cast iron pan with the filling and layer the cut puff pastry sheets on top diagonally. Brush the pastry with egg yolk and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.
- Let rest for a few minutes, then enjoy!
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Notes
- Don't skip the egg wash. This is the key to a perfectly golden, shiny puff pastry crust. Without the egg wash, you'll have difficulty getting your puff pastry to turn crispy and a beautiful golden brown.
- Dice the vegetables uniformly in size. This will encourage even cooking and blend the filling ingredients together easily.
- Use fresh herbs. The flavor of fresh herbs simply cannot be achieved with dried herbs. Use your leftover rosemary to make my Thanksgiving Margarita Pitcher!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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