Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie
An easy, no-fuss comforting pot pie using leftovers and ingredients that you already have on hand!
I am so incredibly stoked that Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Jason and I plan on going back to LA to spend a couple days with his family along with a traditional Thanksgiving feast, and I’m in charge of the stuffing and sweet potatoes this year, my two favorite Thanksgiving side dishes!
But what I’m even more excited about are the leftovers – “moistmakers”, tacos, quesadillas – you name it! But I found a new favorite way to use up all that leftover turkey with these individual turkey pot pies. The best part about this is that you probably have all the ingredients on hand from your thanksgiving prep so you don’t even have to make that emergency grocery run!
And seriously, how can anyone resist pot pie? It’s comfort food at its best! And with that flaky puff pastry crust right on top with the creamy turkey mixture that just melts in your mouth, you’ll want to just skip over Thanksgiving and head right to the leftovers!
Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, diced
- ⅔ cup frozen corn kernels
- ½ cup frozen diced carrots
- ½ cup frozen peas
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 cups chopped leftover Thanksgiving turkey
- 1 puff pastry sheet, cut into four
- 4 1/4- inch squares
- 1 large egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil four 10-ounce ramekins or coat with nonstick spray.
- To make the filling, melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic, onion, corn, carrots and peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions become translucent, about 2 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in chicken broth, milk and thyme, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in turkey; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Divide the filling evenly into the ramekins. Top with puff pastry and gently cut 4 vents in the top of the crust. Brush each crust with the beaten egg.
- Place into oven and bake until the crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.
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This is the prettiest pot pie ever! I would love to plant my face in it. Have a great time in LA and enjoy the Holiday!! xo
You already know that I think this is a fabulous idea! I think I have shared it on all my social media channels today. I am definitely filing this one in my “make soon” folder too! 🙂
Pot pie is easily my favourite way to use turkey leftovers. Wishing I was having another Thanksgiving! (Canadian Thanksgiving was back in October) Beautiful photos!
This is making me so hungry! That filling looks perfect and love the flaky puff pastry on top!
My little boy loves pot pie, so I’m sure this one would be a big hit! Thanks for sharing, Chung-Ah!
Yes yes yes! Oh how I want some of this!
That looks amazing! And that’s great that you’ll be back in LA, if you need a place to eat pie and play cards Thursday night, you know where I live!
I don’t even celebrate thanksgiving but I want turkey just to make this pie!
Haha! I mean TURKEY pot pie!
I could totally skip the feast and go straight to the leftovers! That chicken pot pie looks delish!
So exited about this and Thanksgiving leftovers! It looks so good Chung-Ah!
the photos are stunning…girl…I dont even eat turkey but maybe I should start!
Thanks, friend! I got lucky with the lighting on this one. And thanks for the pin to the BHG board – you’re the best 🙂
Bring on the leftovers if they come with a topping of golden puff pastry!
This is almost perfect. I added some of the leftover stuffing to the mix and adjust the liquid if necessary. Delicious. Also, you can put a little cheddar cheese on top before you put on the pastry puff top.