Best 6 Contest Winning Turkey Potpie Recipes

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Cooking a contest-winning turkey potpie is an art form that combines the perfect balance of flavors, textures, and presentation. Whether you are a seasoned home cook or just starting, this guide will provide you with expert tips, secret ingredients, and step-by-step instructions to create a mouthwatering turkey potpie that will impress your family, friends, and even the most discerning judges. From selecting the right type of turkey to mastering the art of creating a flaky, golden-brown crust, we will reveal the secrets to crafting a truly exceptional turkey potpie that will be the star of any gathering.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

TURKEY POT PIE



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This was a recipe I was a little nervous trying as I am not a pie maker...What a pleasant surprise- it turned out delicious and was a good stick to your ribs meal on a cool fall day. Update- I tried it this year with the new Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, it turned out wonderful, see the photo I took!

Provided by debbiec

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 frozen deep dish pie shell, thawed (or homemade pastry for a double crust pie, or 1 box Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts)
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1 small onion, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, diced
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper
2 1/4 cups chicken broth
2 -3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add the onion, celery, carrots, parsley, oregano, and salt and pepper.
  • Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft.
  • Stir in the broth.
  • Bring mixture to a boil.
  • Stir in the potatoes, and cook until tender but still firm.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
  • Stir in the turkey and flour.
  • Add the milk, and heat through.
  • Stir the turkey mixture into the vegetable mixture, and cook until thickened.
  • Cool slightly, then pour mixture into 1 unbaked pie shell.
  • Cover with remaining crust.
  • Flute edges, and make 4 slits in the top crust to let out steam.
  • Place on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350°F (175°C), and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Note- Cooling the filling before putting in pie shell is EXTREMELY important, if it is too hot it will make the crust mushy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.6, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 49.8, Sodium 687.8, Carbohydrate 41.4, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 2.6, Protein 17.2

TURKEY POT PIE



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A perfect way to use up left over turkey. This pie tastes yummy, and will feed up to eight hungry people.

Provided by Charlotte

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Savory Pie Recipes     Pot Pie Recipes     Turkey Pot Pie Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 recipe pastry for a (10 inch) double crust pie
4 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, diced
3 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
2 cubes chicken bouillon
2 cups water
3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 ½ cups cooked turkey, cubed
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Roll out bottom pie crust and place in the 10 inch pie pan and set aside.
  • Place 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet. Add the onion, celery, carrots, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the bouillon and water. Bring mixture to a boil. Stir in the potatoes, and cook until tender but still firm.
  • In a medium saucepan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in the turkey and flour. Add the milk, and heat through. Stir the turkey mixture into the vegetable mixture, and cook until thickened. Pour mixture into the unbaked pie shell. Roll out the top crust, and place on top of filling. Flute edges, and make 4 slits in the top crust to let out steam.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 481.3 calories, Carbohydrate 45.4 g, Cholesterol 38.2 mg, Fat 27.3 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 668.9 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

CONTEST-WINNING TURKEY POTPIE



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My family raves over this comforting dish with its flaky homemade crust and saucy meat and veggie filling. Sometimes, I cook a bird specifically with this potpie in mind-when we just can't wait for leftovers to make it! -Marie Elaine Basinger, Connellsville, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1-3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup whole milk
2 cups cubed cooked turkey
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups frozen peas and carrots
Pastry:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons celery seed
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
Whole milk, optional

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, saute onion in butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the turkey, cheese and vegetables; cook until the cheese is melted. Set aside and keep warm. , For the crust, combine flour, celery seed and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add enough water until dough forms a ball. , Divide dough in half. Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim even with edge of plate. Pour hot turkey filling into crust. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over the filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Brush tops with milk if desired. , Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 727 calories, Fat 45g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 1376mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 28g protein.

MARC PEEL'S TRUFFLED TURKEY POTPIE



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 3h45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 roast turkey carcass
2 medium carrots
3 stalks celery
3 medium onions
2 tablespoons fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
1 cup dry white wine
1 medium boiling potato
1 tablespoon flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 bay leaves
1 cup heavy cream
4 ounces unsalted butter
1 ounce fresh black truffles, slivered
4 ounces fresh foie gras, cut in tiny batons
Flaky pastry (see recipe)
1 egg
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

  • Pluck as much turkey meat from carcass as possible and set aside. You need about 2 cups.
  • Thinly slice 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery and 2 onions. Chop up turkey carcass roughly so it will fit into a large pot. Add peppercorns, bay leaves and white wine, and fill the pot with water to just below the top of the turkey bones. (Use as little water as possible.) Simmer for 3 hours, occasionally skimming foam off top. Strain stock, skim off any fat and reduce stock over high heat to about 1 cup.
  • While stock is reducing, peel potato, remaining carrot and onion and roughly dice them, along with remaining celery.
  • Dust turkey meat with flour; saute over high heat in 2 tablespoons vegetable oil until turkey crisps. Add vegetables and saute until vegetables are just barely tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove vegetables and turkey; add stock and cream to the pan and bring to boil for 5 minutes, just until it begins to thicken. Return turkey and vegetables to the pan with cream, and simmer a couple of minutes longer. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Remove and cool.
  • When mixture is cool, fill 4 10-ounce souffle molds with mixture. Top with slivered black truffles and tiny batons of foie gras.
  • Top the souffle molds with flaky pastry, rolled about 1/8-inch thick. Pierce in center with fork to allow steam to escape and seal edges with egg wash made from 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water.
  • Bake at 425 degrees until top is golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.

CREAMY TURKEY POT PIE



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A quick and easy recipe that helps use up that leftover turkey (or chicken) from the holidays. This tasty dish is from the Campbell's soup website and is made with puff pastry shells.

Provided by Crafty Lady 13

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (10 ounce) package pepperidge farm puff pastry shells
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup
1/2 cup milk
1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas and carrots
2 cups shredded cooked turkey or 2 cups chicken

Steps:

  • Prepare pastry shells according to package directions.
  • Heat oil in 10" skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until it's tender, stirring occasionally.
  • Stir soup, milk and peas and carrots in skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in turkey and cook until mixture is hot and bubbling. Spoon turkey mixture into paxtry shells. Top with pastry "tops," if desired.

TURKEY POTPIE



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No one knows when people started making pies, but they were common in medieval Middle Eastern and European cooking. "The Oxford Companion to Food" speculates that the English word may come from the word "magpie," because magpies collect random items in the way a pie often houses varied ingredients. It's appropriate, then, that this pie is here to accommodate your Thanksgiving leftovers: turkey, of course, but also leftover roasted squash or sautéed mushrooms in place of peas, chop up half a rutabaga instead of carrot and celery, or a stray leek or shallot instead of onion. Any fresh soft herbs can go in the biscuit topping. For an even simpler version, use canned biscuits arranged on top of the filling as the crust, or defrosted puff pastry with a vent cut in the middle. For a more assertive flavor, use the larger amount of mustard.

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Categories     dinner, pies and tarts, main course

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)
8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
1/4 cup thinly sliced chives
1/4 cup chopped, lightly packed fresh soft herbs, such as parsley, dill or tarragon
3/4 cup buttermilk
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small red or yellow onion, chopped
Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small or medium carrot, peeled and chopped
2 celery ribs, including leaves, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 cups chicken or turkey broth or stock
2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Juice of ½ lemon (about 1 generous tablespoon)
1 1/2 cups chopped or shredded cooked turkey or chicken
3/4 cup frozen peas
Black pepper

Steps:

  • Make the biscuit dough: In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the cold chunks of butter and toss to coat. Using your fingers, pinch, smear and squeeze the butter into the flour until the butter pieces are the size of a penny or the size of a pea. There's no need for perfection, but the butter should be evenly distributed throughout the flour, and each butter bit should be coated in flour. Stir in the chives and herbs. Pour the buttermilk into the mixture and mix it briefly and gently with a fork, just until a shaggy dough forms. Cover and put the dough in the refrigerator while you make the filling.
  • Make the filling: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. In an oven-safe 10-inch skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and shrunken, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, carrot and celery, and cook, stirring, until fragrant and slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add the flour and the onion powder, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour is completely incorporated with the vegetables, about 1 minute. Whisk in the chicken broth, mustard, Worcestershire and lemon juice, and cook, whisking, until the mixture comes to a bubble. Let it cook, whisking once or twice, until it thickens to lightly coat the back of a spoon, about 2 minutes. Stir in the turkey and the peas. Season generously with black pepper; taste and season with additional salt if desired. Remove pan from the heat.
  • Evenly scatter the biscuit dough over the top of the filling, in golfball-size clumps. (Don't press or roll the dough into neat balls, which can make the biscuits tough.) Put the skillet on a foil-lined sheet pan to catch any drips and bake in the oven until the filling is bubbling and the biscuits are lightly browned, 35 minutes. (If using canned biscuits or puff pastry, the cook time will be closer to 25 minutes. Check the package directions for a guide.)

Tips:

  • For a flavorful potpie, use a combination of dark and light turkey meat.
  • Sauté the vegetables until they are tender but still have a bit of a bite to them.
  • Don't overcook the turkey; it should be cooked through but still moist.
  • Use a good quality pie crust, either homemade or store-bought.
  • If you don't have time to make your own pie crust, you can use a store-bought puff pastry sheet.
  • Be sure to brush the top of the pie crust with milk or egg wash before baking so that it will brown nicely.

Conclusion:

Turkey potpie is a classic comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day. This recipe for Contest-Winning Turkey Potpie is a flavorful and hearty dish that is sure to please everyone at your table. With its tender turkey, savory vegetables, and flaky pie crust, this potpie is sure to be a hit.

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