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Leftover Turkey Pocket Pies

27/03/2015 By Katrina

Easter is just around the corner, and it’ll be a toss up for cooking a turkey or a ham in most houses. If you’re cooking turkey though (and maybe this will be the push you needed, even if you *just* had turkey for Christmas), here is a super easy way to use up those leftovers.

You don’t have to use leftovers though. You could just saute a cubed chicken breast and make these babies whenever you feel like it.

Last week I made a turkey because I know my mom is making roasts for Easter, and I needed my quarterly turkey fix (no lie, I usually have three of them in the freezer at any given time). I also made some creamed spinach for Bo, and had a bunch of baby spinach leaves left over. Add in a few slices of brie cheese, some cranberry sauce, gravy, and some walnuts for texture, and I was really on to something.

This is my go-to pie crust. It makes a double crust pie though, which is twice what you need for 4 pocket pies, so just half it. The lemon meringue pie on that page is pretty badass too. Just saying.

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leftover turkey pocket pie

leftover turkey pocket pie

leftover turkey pocket pie

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Servings 4 pocket pies

Leftover Turkey Pocket Pies

20 minPrep Time

20 minCook Time

40 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust
  • ¾ cup cooked and chopped turkey (or chicken)
  • 4 tbsp cranberry sauce
  • 4 tbsp turkey gravy
  • 4 tbsp chopped spinach leaves
  • 4 thin slices of Castello brie cheese , or other brie of your choice
  • 4 tsp chopped walnuts
  • 1 egg, beaten

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425ºF with a rack in the middle position, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Roll your pie crust out to ¼" thick. Cut four 4" circles (bottoms), and four 4½" circles (tops) from the pastry.

Place the 4" bottoms on your lined baking sheet.

In order: Spread 1 tbsp of cranberry sauce on center of a pie crust, leaving a ½" border around the edges. Top with 1 tbsp of chopped spinach leaves, ¼ of the turkey, 1 tbsp of gravy, 1 tsp of chopped walnuts, and 1 slice of brie. Repeat with the remaining 3 pie crusts.

Top with the 4½" circles, pinching the two edges together. Use a fork to crimp the edges to ensure nothing leaks out. Cut a small slit in the top of each pie, then brush with the egg wash.

Bake for 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Enjoy warm

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  1. Last Minute Mothers Day Gift Ideas | Kitchen Trials says:
    05/05/2015 at 11:21 am
    […] Next up, Pocket Pies by Pamela Clark. I love making meals that we can just grab and go with. It’s so easy with the kids, they can cart it out to the backyard or even in the car if we’re heading out somewhere. The book isn’t just filled with empanada style food though, there are lots of individually baked meals (think chicken pot pie), and amazing appetizers and party food (caramelized leek and brie tartlets, or feta and spinach filo bundles anyone?). Don’t even get me started on all the incredible sweet options it has too. Every one of the 116 recipes is this book (160 pages) has a gorgeous photo attached to it (something that’s getting rarer and rarer in food publishing these days). Want to pair it with something? I picked up this Nordic Ware 6 mini pie baking pan a few months ago and love it. The Gooey Chicken, Brie, and Cranberry pies in this book were the inspiration behind my leftover turkey pocket pies too. […]
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Hi, I’m Katrina…

I used to be a graphic designer who slept in every Saturday and ate out more than in. Now, I'm a stay at home mom of three little kids who loves cooking great tasting meals at home. I hoard a ridiculous amount of cookbooks, have been known to bbq in three feet of snow, and am obsessed with keeping things organized (though you'd never know it by the state of my house). More about me here...

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