Turkey Pot Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked turkey, chopped
• 4 tablespoons butter (or sub part vegetable oil)
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup frozen peas (or sub fresh)
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (or sub a combo of thyme, sage and marjoram)
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• pepper, too taste
• 2 cups hot chicken broth, plus extra if needed
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 cup shortening or 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed
• 1/3 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 melt butter in saucepan and add vegetables. add the peas now if fresh, otherwise wait to add them.
• 3 saute the veggies about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the seasonings and flour.
• 5 stir until thoroughly combined and bubbling.
• 6 add chicken broth and cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
• 7 add turkey (and peas if using frozen) and stir until thoroughly combined.
• 8 pour into a buttered 8-inch square baking pan or casserole.
• 9 combine the flour, baking powder and mustard.
• 10 cut in the butter with a pastry blender until butter is incorporated and the mix has that coarse crumbly look.
• 11 add caraway seed and toss to mix.
• 12 add milk and mix until dough can be shaped into a ball.
• 13 roll out on floured surface into a 9-inch square; prick with a fork for steam vents.
• 14 fit over filling on the baking dish.
• 15 bake 20-25 minutes until crust is nicely browned.