Monday, October 27, 2008

Turkey Pot Pie



What to do with your Thanksgiving left overs??? Try this wonderful pot pie recipe. It is easy and everyone will want a pie for themselves!

This makes about 4-6 pies. Depending on the type of pans you make them in.

Ingredients:
Chunks of turkey meat (no bones, no skin and no fat)
5-6 large potatoes, diced into cubes
1 large onion, diced well
1/2 stick of butter
7-8 carrots, sliced and cut in half moons
6 stalks of celery, sliced
1 can of corn
1 can of peas
Juice from the cooked turkey (if you didn't save it-then use chicken broth, about 1 1/2 quarts)
Pillsbury Dough pie packages (they even have ones with pie tins) They are in the freezer section.

Fry onion, butter, carrots, potatoes for about 10 minutes
Add corn, peas, celery, and chicken stock
Boil for 10 minutes
To thicken you can add either gravy or corn starch. (when adding corn starch be sure to add little at a time to minimize on clumps)
Add turkey meat
Keep a boil for 10 minutes
Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes
Let cool

Then follow the pie instructions on the box. Remember to pre-cook the bottom of your pie before you fill it! And don't forget to cover the edges of the pie with foil so they don't burn, then uncover for the last 5 minutes. They package explains it all.

Also you can make a kinds of neat designs on the top of the pie with the extra dough and using a knife to make slits.

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