Mini Pot Pies with Leftover Turkey (day after Thanksgiving meal)

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If you’re like me, you probably have tons of leftover turkey after Thanksgiving dinner. These mini pot pies are a fun way to turn leftover turkey meat into a new exciting meal. But if you don’t have leftover turkey, don’t worry. You can use rotisserie chicken instead and make these mini pot pies all year round!

I used a muffin tin to make these mini pies. The mini size makes these pies easy for little kids to eat. These mini pies fit comfortably in little hands. Or toddlers can easily cut the pies into even smaller bites by using Grabease stainless steel fork, knife, and spoon set. I love how these utensils are lightweight, and the handles are round with grooved finger guides. Some other stainless steel toddler utensils felt a bit bulky and heavy.

Cayenne pepper adds a wonderful kick to these pies if your child can tolerate a bit of heat. To my surprise, my youngest enjoyed subtly spicy food even before her second birthday. Obviously, we want to stay moderate, but I’m a big fan of introducing strong spices early on. Then I can cook foods our whole family enjoys, not just my kids.

You can use any frozen vegetables you have on hand for the vegetables. For the crust, I used store-bought pie crusts and cut them with a 4″ diameter biscuit cutter. If you don’t have a biscuit cutter, you can use a lid from a jar of peanut butter. I love how flaky they turned out in the muffin tin, making it very hard to stop eating. 

I served these mini pot pies on a Grabease silicone suction cloud plate. It’s made of 100% food-grade silicone that is safe for dishwasher and microwave. My daughter calls it her “flower” plate and adores it.

I hope you enjoy this recipe, and please let me know in the comments if you give it a go.

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Mini Pot Pies with Leftover Turkey

If you're like me, you probably have tons of leftover turkey after Thanksgiving dinner. These mini pot pies are a fun way to turn leftover turkey meat into a new exciting meal.

Course Kid Finger Food, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword pot pies, thanksgiving, turkey

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 12 mini pot pies

Author whiteblankspace

Ingredients

• 1 cup mixed frozen peas and carrots
• 1 1/4 cups shredded turkey or rotisserie chicken
• 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• optional 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• optional 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3/4 cup + 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 package pie crust package 2 X 9″ pie crust
• baking spray

Instructions

1. Position rack in the middle and preheat oven to 425 F.
2. In a large bowl, place frozen peas and carrots, cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
3. Add turkey, heavy cream, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and 3/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Mix to combine.
4. Coat a muffin tin using a baking spray.
5. Unroll the pie crusts. Cut out circles using a 4″ biscuit cutter (or similar sized lid). Insert them into muffin cups. The pie crust will fill up to about half of the muffin cup.
6. Divide the filling into each cup. Sprinkle the rest of the cheddar cheese on top.
7. Bake for about 15 minutes until the top is golden and bubbly.
8. Let the pies cool in the muffin tin for 5~10 minutes before carefully taking them out.

Recipe Notes

You can use substitute peas and carrots with other frozen mixed veggies.