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Super Easy & Delicious Turkey Pot Pie {Recipe}

Turkey Pot Pie recipe is super easy & delicious and combines everything you love from the grand holiday dinner all in one dish! This comfort food meal is full of juicy turkey, vegetables, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and baked in a flaky pie crust. Perfect for Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving leftover meal!

Turkey Pot Pie on table

Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

I don’t know about you, but I love planning for the biggest “foodie meal” of the year, known as Thanksgiving dinner!

Roasted turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and a variety of mixed vegetables adorn the table and are ready for piling on top of plates. But the best way to enjoy Thanksgiving turkey leftovers is by making this homemade pot pie recipe. It is one of our favorite recipes that combines everything in a homemade pie crust. I make a lot of pot pie recipes, but this one is definitely a favorite.

I have found that using pre-made pie crust or puff pastry as crust and cream of chicken soup, this cozy dinner can be ready in 30 minutes. You will add leftover Thanksgiving turkey, chicken or turkey broth, vegetables, and even frozen peas if you have them. The possibilities are endless and a great way to use up all the leftovers, including the dark meat that is still around!

Roasted turkey on table

You love our homemade chicken pot pie recipe, so I know you will love this one just as much!

Some Helpful Tools for this pot pie recipe

The best thing about this recipe is that everything on the ingredient list is pretty much pre-cooked and ready to go except for the crust. To make this dish even easier, here are some of our favorite kitchen gadgets to use:

  • Glass Pie Plate: love my Pyrex pie plate! But in a pinch, using the EZ-Foil pans are good too.
  • Measuring Cups: These are also a must-have favorite in my kitchen.
  • Santoku Knife: I use my Wusthof Santoku knife all the time. The divots in the blade make sure items do not stick when cutting.
  • Cutting Board: Make sure you are using a hardwood or composite board. This will keep your knives sharp and in good condition, making them last longer.

Turkey pot pie Ingredients 

  • 2 cups of leftover turkey (or roasted turkey), chopped
  • 1 10 oz can Campbell’s Cream of Chicken Soup
  • 1 package Pillsbury Pie Crust (I used Immaculate pie crust Brand from Whole Foods for this recipe), at room temperature
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 16 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1/2 cup water
  • garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste

Related recipes: Chicken Pot Pie with Crescent Roll Crust, Turkey Tetrazzini, Turkey Reuben, Turkey & Peach Panini

How do I make turkey pot pie with leftovers?

This is probably one of the easiest meals to make because it is using already cooked turkey & vegetables. All you need is the pre-made pie crust and a can of cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup!

Of course, you can also make this any time of year by using frozen mixed vegetables and a roasted turkey breast or rotisserie chicken you can find in the deli section of your local grocery store. 

Mixed vegetables in turkey pot pie filling

Can You Freeze Pot Pie?

“Can I freeze this?” is a question I hear all the time, so most recipes you see on this blog will have this section to answer.

Yes, you can freeze this delicious pot pie recipe. Prepare all the ingredients up to the point before baking in the oven, including cutting the slits on the top crust.

At this point, you will want to wrap the top with plastic wrap, then seal well with foil. If you are using an EZ Foil Pie Pan, you can slide right into a zip-lock bag. 

This should keep in the freezer for 4-6 months. 

bowl of frozen mixed vegetables for chicken potpie

How Do You Cook pie from Frozen?

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and remove your pot pie from the freezer. Place your turkey pot pie on a sheet pan or small baking tray. This basic step will help catch any of the creamy sauce that may bubble over on the tray rather than the bottom of your oven!

Put pot pie in preheated oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and center is bubbly.

You will see steam and bubbles in the slits you cut into the pie dough before you placed in the freezer! 

Easy Chicken Pot Pie starts with using Pillsbury Pie Crust and is filled with fresh rotisserie chicken and frozen vegetables. Perfect cozy fall meal.

Steps to Make Turkey Pot Pie

First, you will want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees. This will give you plenty of time to prepare the rest of your ingredients.

Next, you will want to place one of your room temperature unbaked pie crusts into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. It’s ok if the crust hangs over the side or just meets the rim.

Set your pie dish aside. 

refrigerated pie crust and box

Now, in a small saucepot over medium heat, melt butter. Add in the chopped onion and stir into melted butter.

I like to sprinkle just a pinch of salt on top of the onion to bring out the sweetness a little bit. If you would like to add a bit more flavor, grab a few small stalks celery and chop them up to add to the onion and butter.

Cook until onions are nice a soft and translucent. I don’t know anyone who likes to bite into a crunchy onion, do you? 

Chopped onions on a cutting board

Once the onion is ready, it’s just a matter of dumping in everything else. Add the soup, water, or chicken stock, and mixed vegetables and stir until well incorporated.

Add in your chopped turkey, stir turkey mixture gently, and let this come to a slight bubble.

Chopped turkey on board

Now the fun part! Dump your bubbly goodness into the bottom crust and spread with the back of a spoon to make it even.

Cover the top of the filling with the remaining pie crust.

Adding Chopped turkey to pot pie filling mixture

If you have excess dough, use a sharp knife to cut along the edge of pie dish. Pinch to seal crust and then make flutes by pushing your thumb between your opposite finger and thumb or gently press the tines of a fork to seal together. You can use this extra dough to create fancy designs on top of your pie crust.

Turkey Pot Pie Crust

Place your delicious pot pie on a baking sheet to catch any bubbles that may spill over and put in the oven.

Bake for 30 minutes or until the top of the crust is golden brown.

What to serve with your leftover pot pie

What should you serve with your turkey pot pie? More Thanksgiving leftovers of course! This turkey pot pie is a delicious way to use up most of the main ingredients from your dinner, but don't forget to serve with some of the other sides too like cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, and leftover gravy!

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Turkey Pot Pie on table
Yield: 8

Super Easy & Delicious Turkey Pot Pie {Recipe}

Turkey Pot Pie in glass pie plate

Super easy & delicious turkey pot pie recipe combines roasted turkey, vegetables, a creamy sauce, and a flaky buttery crust to make a comforting classic dinner in 30 minutes. This will be a family favorite for sure!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups of leftover turkey (or roasted turkey), chopped
  • 1 10 oz can Campbell’s Cream of Chicken Soup
  • 1 package Pillsbury Pie Crust (I used Immaculate Brand from Whole Foods for this recipe), at room temperature
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 16 oz bag frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1/2 cup water
  • garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. In 9-inch pie plate, place one pie crust shell in bottom of dish.
  3. In saucepot over medium heat, melt butter. Add chopped onions and cook until soft and translucent.
  4. Add cream of chicken soup and water. Stir until hot.
  5. Add frozen mixed vegetables and stir.
  6. Add chopped turkey leftovers or roasted turkey and spices and stir to combine. Simmer until heated through and bubbly.
  7. Pour chicken and vegetable mixture into pie shell.
  8. Cover with remaining pie crust shell.
  9. Seal together and slice 4 venting slits into top of cust.
  10. Place dish on sheet pan ( to catch any drips) and cook 30-35 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 286Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 477mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 14g

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Original Post 11/19: Updated 12/21 with more helpful cooking tips.

Corrie

Thursday 6th of January 2022

This was really wonderful! I made a few minor adjustments: I added about 1/2 c. of leftover gravy to make it even creamier, and I brushed the crust with a beaten egg to make it shine. Yummy!

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