Savory Turkey Pot Pie!

Well hello everyone! Sorry I have not posted anything in quite some time, the last month has been a whirlwind! I sure hope you all had an absolutely wonderful Thanksgiving! Speaking of, I thought I'd share with you one of my all time favorite leftover recipes, turkey pot pie! With that said, grab all your Thanksgiving leftovers hanging out in your fridge and join me! Here's what you need:

Turkey Pot Pie
2 cups turkey, shredded or chopped in cubes. I prefer shredded.
Turkey gravy
Leftover mashed potatoes, or 3-4 diced red potatoes, boiled about 10 minutes (or until soft)
Half an onion, diced
2 large carrots, diced into 1/2" cubes
3 celery stalks, halved and cubed
Salt and Pepper to taste
about 1/2 tsp ground sage to taste

Biscuit Topping
Adapted from Pauladeen.com
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (one stick) very cold butter, cubed
3/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Now, you can either do these pot pies in ramekins, or in a big casserole dish. I use my two 8" x 8" cake pans. Use what you have, right? Here we go!

If you haven't already, boil your potatoes till tender. While your boiling, chop up your onion, carrot, and celery.

Then, add your vegetables to your handy cast iron, (or regular pan if you don't have one) and saute in a little olive oil and butter mixture till warmed through and starting to soften. Add your salt and pepper if you prefer. This will help those veggies sweat it out!

While this is happening, warm your gravy! This is my FAVORITE part of pot pies! Quick tip: If your gravy is too runny, add a couple tablespoons of butter to your pan first, melt it, and then add a couple tablespoons of flour to make a rue. Then stir until all flour is incorporated, and warm for a few minutes before you SLOWLY start to whisk the gravy in. Keep whisking! It will seem like forever, but you don't want that gravy to be lumpy! 

By now your veggies have started to soften. Add in your leftover turkey and warm it through for a few minutes. This is the time to season! If you want to season with salt and pepper again for the turkey, you absolutely can. Add your sage.

Time to assemble! Drain the potatoes, and put a layer down in your pan(s).

Then, add your turkey and veggie mix. Drizzle your gravy over the top! Just until it almost covers your all the goodness going inside these babies!

Now, its time to whip up the biscuits! Add all your dry ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk together, and make sure everything is very well mixed. Cut in with a pastry cutter, or fork, your very cold butter till about pea size. It is important to make sure the butter is really cold! It makes for fluffier biscuits! Once you have completely cut in the butter, add your milk slowly and stir. I had to finish stirring it together with my hands because the dough became sticky. This is a good thing though! Make sure all your ingredients are incorporated. Lastly, grab pieces of your dough and start to layer it on top of all your turkey, veggie goodness!

This is what mine looked like. Then bake about 20-30 minutes, until golden brown on top! Then grab a bowl, and dig in!

I hope you all enjoyed this recipe! Leave your comments below if you tried it!

-A