Leftovers show their versatility baked in golden brown puff pastry. Todd Schiller, Research & Development Chef for Whole Foods, uses cooked turkey, peas, carrots, celery, spinach, mashed potatoes, onions - a veritable kitchen sink of colorful vegetables - along with fresh herbs for his casserole-style steaming pot pie that serves 4-6.
1 cup leftover vegetables (peas, carrots, green beans, spinach)
1½ cups leftover cooked turkey, chopped
1 sheet puff pastry, room temperature
1 egg yolk, beaten with few drops of water
Special Equipment
9" x 5" loaf pan
pastry brush
How-to
Preheat oven to 425º
Melt butter in a pan and add onions and celery. Sauté until tender, about 3-4 minutes
Add herbs, salt and pepper and sauté for 1 minute
Dust with flour and cook for 3 minutes. Stir continuously so you don't burn the flour
Add stock and milk and bring to a boil, let it simmer for 5 minutes
Spread mashed potato on the bottom of a casserole dish, add a layer of vegetables, then the turkey and pour the sauce over the top
Top with room-temperature puff pastry. Pinch the edges around the side of the dish and cut off extra dough. Brush the dough with the beaten egg yolk and water using a pastry brush and slice a few vents in the top of the pie
Place in 425º oven for 15 minutes. The turn oven down to 325º degrees for 20 minutes. Serve nice and warm!
Note - Turkey Pot Pie can be frozen. Just be sure to let all the ingredients come to room temperature before putting in the freezer. Be sure to defrost before baking and add another 5 minutes or so to baking time
Todd Schiller spent much of his culinary training with world-class chefs throughout the Washington, DC area. He not only perfected his kitchen skills, but also learned the "soup-to-nuts" of quality service. Today Todd's job includes defying his mother's advice of "not playing with your food" in the Everett, MA Whole Foods test kitchen as Research & Development Chef. His culinary creations are reproduced for 49 Northeastern Whole Foods stores.
Leftovers show their versatility baked in golden brown puff pastry. Todd Schiller, Research & Development Chef for Whole Foods, uses cooked turkey, peas, carrots, celery, spinach, mashed potatoes, onions - a veritable kitchen sink of colorful vegetables - along with fresh herbs for his casserole-style steaming pot pie that serves 4-6.