Description
If you are staring at leftover turkey and wondering what to make, this Turkey Pot Pie with Crescent Rolls is the easiest, coziest solution. A creamy turkey and veggie filling bakes under a golden, buttery crescent roll crust for a comforting dinner that tastes nothing like leftovers and comes together fast enough for any weeknight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon fat or olive oil
- 1 to 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots, peas and corn, or succotash
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2/3 cup milk or fat free half and half
- 2 cups leftover turkey or rotisserie chicken, chopped
- 1/2 cup Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese, grated
- 1 package refrigerated crescent rolls or crescent sheet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and grease an 8×11 casserole dish.
- Heat bacon fat or oil in a large skillet. Add garlic, celery, onion, and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes until tender.
- Stir in frozen vegetables.
- Add flour, salt, pepper, thyme, and Italian seasoning and whisk well to coat the vegetables.
- Slowly pour in broth and milk, stirring constantly until the mixture simmers and thickens into a creamy sauce.
- Remove from heat and fold in chopped turkey and grated cheese.
- Pour the filling into the prepared casserole dish.
- Roll out crescent dough, pinching seams if needed, and lay it over the filling. Crimp edges and cut a few slits for steam.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before serving so the filling sets.
Notes
Cover loosely with foil if the crescent crust browns too quickly. You can replace part of the broth with leftover gravy for deeper flavor. Swap crescent rolls for puff pastry, biscuits, or pie crust if desired. This reheats beautifully the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 75mg