Turkey Pot Pie made with Turkey Dinner Leftovers
Turkey Pot Pie made with Turkey Dinner Leftovers
This Turkey Pot Pie is a great way to use up all of your turkey dinner leftovers, including turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables and stuffing!
Oh what to do with all of those turkey dinner leftovers?! Throw ’em all together and make a Turkey Pot Pie! This recipe is so easy if you have leftover turkey, stuffing, veggies, gravy and even mashed potatoes. What a great way to use up Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas dinner leftovers!
Use your leftovers:
This recipe is so versatile.
You can make this recipe so many different ways. In the recipe card I’ve given you an option to make stuffing from scratch for the crust, or you can use leftover stuffing (or even a box of stuffing). Have leftover veggies? Add those to this recipe. If you don’t, use frozen vegetables. If you have leftover gravy use that for the creamy turkey filling, but if you don’t you can use half + half cream instead. There are so many ways to make this dish.
Recipe Tips
- Stuffing Crust: For the topping you can use leftover stuffing from your turkey dinner. If you don’t have any left, or not enough to make a crust, don’t worry, you can make a quick batch as follows in the recipe card below (or make your own favourite stuffing). You can use a box stuffing too.
- Gravy: If you have leftover gravy add it to the creamy sauce, it adds such delicious flavour! If not, use half + half cream instead.
- Vegetables: If you have leftover vegetables like peas, carrots and green beans, add those to this recipe.
- Mashed Potato: Add a layer of leftover mashed potatoes if you like.
Just a quick assemble, then bake.
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Turkey Pot Pie made with Turkey Dinner Leftovers
Ingredients
Stuffing from Scratch: (or use 5 cups leftover stuffing):
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup butter
- 5 cups cubed bread I like to use a mix of white and fruit bread
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp sage
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup raisins and apples optional
Creamy Turkey Filling:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 2 carrots chopped
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups chopped cooked turkey
- 1 cup leftover vegetables beans, corn, peas or a mixture
- 1/2 cup leftover gravy or half + half cream instead
Other leftovers you can add:
- leftover mashed potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Making the Stuffing (if you’re not using leftovers)
- Sauté the celery and onions in butter until tender.
- Add the bread cubes. Mix until bread is coated in butter.
- Add salt, spices, raisins and apples. Combine well.
- Set aside.
Creamy Turkey Filling:
- Sauté the chopped celery, onions and carrots in butter until tender.
- Add the flour and spices, stir to coat vegetables, and cook for about 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in the chicken broth.
- Bring to a light boil.
- Reduce the heat to low then add the chopped turkey, vegetables and gravy or cream.
- Simmer until thickened.
- Remove from heat, and let it cool slightly.
Putting it all together:
- Transfer the creamy turkey mixture into an oven safe dish (I used a 9×9 inch pie plate).
- If you have leftover mashed potatoes you want to use, spread them over the turkey mixture.
- Add the stuffing over the top, sealing the top.
- Bake uncovered for about 45-50 minutes.
- The filling should be bubbling, and the topping golden brown and crispy.
Have a delicious day!
This looks fantastic. Great way to use leftover turkey too. Come on over and share it at Hunk of Meat Monday !
Mmm yum! I just made chicken pot pie on my blog earlier this week (www.StarHughes.com) but I think that turkey pot pie might be even better! And it’s much more original than plain old chicken pot pie 😉 Great post – I’ll definitely be trying this out soon. I love your blog!
That looks so delicious – a must-have recipe that I will be trying soon!
Whipping cream is listed in the ingredients but not in the directions. When is it added?
Sorry about that, I fixed the recipe. Just add it at the step where you stir in the turkey and peas.