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Nova Scotia Turkey Farmers

Extra Special Turkey Pot Pie

Course: Supper
Cuisine: Canadian
Calories: 565

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 medium carrot diced
  • 1 rib celery diced
  • 45 ml 3 tbsp butter or margarine
  • 45 ml 3 tbsp flour
  • 5 ml 1 tsp rosemary leaf, crumbled
  • 1 ml 1/4 tsp salt
  • 0.5 ml 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 250 ml 1 cup milk
  • 375 ml 1-1/2 cups turkey or chicken broth
  • 30 ml 2 tbsp Marsala wine (optional)
  • 500 ml 2 cups chopped cooked turkey
  • 125 ml 1/2 cup turkey stuffing
  • 30 ml 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 125 ml 1/2 cup cooked peas
  • 50 ml 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
  • 2 – 9” pie crusts
  • 30 mL 2 tbsp milk

Method
 

  1. Sauté onion, carrot and celery in butter until soft.
  2. Stir in flour, rosemary, salt and pepper.
  3. Cook 1 minute.
  4. Stir in milk, broth and Marsala.
  5. Cook stirring constantly, until mixture thickens (about 5 minutes).
  6. Remove from heat.
  7. Stir in turkey, stuffing, parsley, peas and almonds.
  8. Spoon into 6 foil pie plates (11.4 cm/4-1/2 inches).
  9. Cover with pie crust and cut steam vents in crust.
  10. Brush with milk.
  11. Bake at 180Deg.C (350Deg.F) 35-40 minutes or until it bubbles and pastry is golden.