Turkey/Chicken Pot Pie With Herbed Dumpling Crust

Submitted by Swan Valley Tammi

"Delicious anytime, but perfect on a cold winter's night. One of our family favourites from the 1986 Manitoba Milk calendar."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, quartered (I always just use a 10 oz. tin of mushrooms, drained)
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 cups milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 4 cups diced turkey (or chicken)
• 1⁄4 cup diced pimento (or red pepper)
• 2 1⁄2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

• HERB DUMPLING CRUST

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (or 1/2 tsp. dried)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill (or 1/2 tsp. dried)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup margarine, cold
• 1⁄2 cup milk, cold
• 2 tablespoons milk

directions

1. Melt margarine in large saucepan. Add mushrooms and cook a few minutes.
2. Sprinkle with flour and cook 5 minutes, but do not brown. Whisk in stock and milk and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat. Add seasonings and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
4. Add chicken/turkey and vegetables.
5. Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 3 quart casserole dish.
6. Prepare dumpling crust by combining flour with baking powder, parsley, dill, and salt.
7. Cut in margarine until it's in tiny bits. Sprinkle mixture with 1/2 cup milk and gather together to form dough.
8. Roll dough on floured surface to fit the top of the casserole dish.
9. Spoon poultry mixture into casserole and place dough directly on top.
10. Cut steam slits through dough and brush with remaining 2 tablespoons milk.
11. Bake 30-35 minutes.

Reviews

[LuuvBunny]

I only used the crust part of this recipe and I love it!I had some leftover turkey filling left from making turkey flips.I didn't have enough dough from that recipe so I decided to use this one as it only makes a small dough.I omitted the dill but everything else was the same.It is so tasty.I used this crust recipe to make 2 large turkey flips.It is excellent!

 

[Peachay]

Amazing!!! Absolutely loved it, the herb dumpling crust was delicious!! I will make this again! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tinkerbell]

This was enjoyed by the whole family, even though it was a little heavy on the mushrooms for me (not a mushroom lover anyway), everyone else thought they were great. I used a leftover rotisserie chicken and fresh mushrooms, but other than that followed the recipe. The dumpling crust was a real treat here, as it was a nice cross between our favorite fluffy dumplings and the traditional pie crust. Thanks for posting, Tammi! :D

 

[LonghornMama]

Delicious! Wonderful winter meal and a great use for leftover chicken. Halved the recipe and used a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with good results. Loved the herb biscuit crust. Thanks for sharing the recipe!