7 Awesome Pot Pie Recipes You Need To Make Now (2024)

This comfort food goes way beyond boring chicken, with fillings inspired by everything from beef stew to onion soup.

By Lynn Andriani

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The Vegetarian Dinner That'll Win Over Any Skeptic

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Chef April Bloomfield, whose new cookbook A Girl and Her Greens is quite a departure from her earlier, meat-centric books, loves savory pies as much as any pub-goer. Yet she admits to feeling "a bit sluggish" after eating one. Enter this just-a-touch-lighter mushroom version, which calls for sturdy Portobellos (they add bulk) and wild mushrooms (for texture), plus a splash of cream for richness. There's Swiss chard, too; its vibrant taste brightens the entire dish.

Get the recipe: Mushroom Pies with Swiss Chard

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The French Country Pie

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Julia Child may never have paired boeuf bourguignon with pastry, but she did supposedly advise that, "In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude." Like her classic beef dish, this one, from Pamela Clark's Pocket Pies, starts with beef chuck steak that you brown in a frying pan. Next, you add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, tomatoes and fresh thyme, and cook everything in red wine and beef stock. The sour-cream pastry topper is lovely, thanks to its light texture but substantial flavor.

Get the recipe: Beef Shiraz Pies

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An Easy Dish For Pie Newbies

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Here's a wonderful beginner's pot pie -- even if you've never made any version of the dish, we're confident you can handle this. Clark's from-scratch crust comes together with just four ingredients (one of which is ice water). And the filling gets mega-flavor from sausage, which is already seasoned. Thinly sliced fennel and grated apple also pull their weight, adding a subtly sweet note.

Get the recipe: Pork Sausage and Apple Pie

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The Soup Lover's Pie

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If you're a fan of the deep, savory taste of French onion soup, you'll fall in love with these individual pies from Clark, which combine red onions that you've caramelized in sugar and a cup of beer with mushrooms, ground beef and a bit of tomato paste (for body). The topping is puff pastry, and you can tease what's inside by decorating the top of each pie with a few onion slices.

Get the recipe: Beef and Caramelized Onion Pies

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The East Coast Pot Pie

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This hearty dish reminds us of a thick, New England-style chowder, with puff pastry standing in for the oyster crackers. It's got the requisite bacon and potatoes, but is even easier to make than many of those traditional soups since you don't have to bother with shelling clams and can instead use firm, white-fish fillets, such as pollock, catfish, grouper, haddock, cod, halibut and/or striped bass.

Get the recipe: Fish Chowder Pies

The Pie With An Under-the-Radar Ingredient

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Cooked pearl barley is tender, chewy and way more versatile than it gets credit for being (our love of beef-barley soup notwithstanding). In this meatless pie, the grain is a perfect match for onion, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and white beans. Although the overall effect is much lighter than with your average pot pie, it's still plenty filling.

Get the recipe: Vegetable-Barley Pot Pies

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The Standard That Doesn't Need A Thing

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Straightforward and wonderfully homey, this chicken pot pie recipe is a classic that you'll keep coming back to. It starts with a thick and bubbly base made with shredded, roasted chicken; chopped red bell pepper; shallots; milk and cream. In goes some dry white wine, peas, carrots and potatoes; then you cover the mixture with puff pastry and bake. Simple and satisfying, this one never disappoints.

Get the recipe: World's Greatest Chicken Pot Pie

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What is the sauce made of in chicken pot pie? ›

Butter, Onion, & Garlic: The aromatic flavor base for many sauces and soups, including creamy chicken noodle soup. Flour: Flour thickens the sauce. Seasonings: We're flavoring this pot pie filling with salt, pepper, and thyme. Chicken Stock/Broth: Feel free to use vegetable broth/stock instead.

How to make a banquet chicken pot pie? ›

Banquet Chicken Pot Pie
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cut slit in top crust.
  3. Place pie on cookie sheet or toaster oven baking tray.
  4. Bake in center of conventional oven 30 to 33 minutes or toaster oven 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown.
  5. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Can you refrigerate uncooked chicken pot pie before baking? ›

Make and assemble the whole pie and leave it in the fridge ready to bake. This works great if you want to make dinner earlier in the day.

Why do you not use a bottom crust on chicken pot pie? ›

[If you don't,] the bottom gets soggy and not crisp. Simply par-bake the crust with baking weights, such as dry beans, so that it does not puff up. Once your bottom crust is 75 percent baked, remove it from the oven, take the weights out, add your filling, and then add the top crust.

Should I bake the bottom pie crust first? ›

You do not need to pre-bake a pie crust for an apple pie or any baked fruit pie really, but we do freeze the dough to help it stay put. Pre-baking the pie crust is only required when making a custard pie OR when making a fresh fruit pie. you should probably get: Pie weights are super helpful to have for pre-baking.

How do you keep the bottom crust of a chicken pot pie from getting soggy? ›

How to Prevent a Soggy Bottom Pie Crust
  1. Blind Bake the Crust.
  2. Choose the Right Rack in the Oven.
  3. Brush the Bottom with Corn Syrup or Egg White.
  4. Put the Pie on a Hot Cookie Sheet.
  5. Make a Thicker Crust.
  6. Add a Layer.
  7. Consider a Metal Pie Pan.
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What is a pot pie from KFC? ›

KFC's savory chicken pot pies are freshly prepared in restaurants and filled with tender bites of KFC's world-famous fried chicken, diced potatoes, peas and carrots, covered in a savory sauce and baked in a flaky, golden crust.

Is it safe to eat chicken pot pie left out overnight? ›

Leaving cooked chicken out for more than two hours, whether it is covered or not, is not safe. There may be enough bacteria present to give you food poisoning.

Is it better to freeze pot pies cooked or uncooked? ›

We suggest freezing your chicken pot pie filling unbaked. You can pre-cook it and then freeze and then re-bake to reheat, but if you do that, you may want to under-bake your pie crust just a little before you freeze.

Can a chicken pot pie sit out overnight? ›

With frozen food if they contain meat and poultry, like a chicken pot pie, they should be discarded if they have exceeded 40 degrees fahrenheit for two hours or more. It can only safely be refrozen if it still contains ice crystals and feels as cold as if it were refrigerated.

How do you thicken a pot pie filling? ›

Stir a tablespoon of cornstarch into 2 tablespoons of cold water and add it to your filling mixture to thicken it.

Why is my pot pie so watery? ›

Watery filling

Water can be released from your pie filling while cooking in the oven. To avoid turning your pie into a sloppy mess, add flour to the filling or add some nuts to thicken it up, like in our Chicken and Leek Pie. This will help to absorb any excess water while it's cooking and will keep the pastry crispy.

Why do you wrap a pot pie in foil? ›

The foil has protected crust from burning, allowing the center crust to brown and the inside of the pie to reach the recommended internal cooking temperature.

What is the sauce made of in chicken pot pie without? ›

Here's how I make this comfort food classic. Yum! What is the sauce made of in chicken pot pie? Butter, flour, broth, a little heavy cream, and a splash of white wine, if that's your kind of thing.

What does a pot pie contain? ›

Pot pie
TypeSavoury pie
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Region or stateEngland
Main ingredientsMeat (beef, chicken, lamb or turkey), gravy, mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, green beans and peas)
Media: Pot pie
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What is pan pan sauce? ›

Pan sauces, as the name suggests, are made in the exact same pan you've used to sauté shrimp, sear a steak, or brown some onions. After cooking your meat, fish, or vegetables, those little leftover particles stuck to your pan's bottom—called the fond—transform into a silk smooth sauce in a process called deglazing.

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