Is there anything more tempting than a hot, freshly baked pot pie? There's something alluring about concealing something delicious inside something tasty that spins it's own foodie magic. Crisp, golden pastry and a steaming, mouthwatering filling? Pretty much food Heaven.
Perfect for family dinners or weekend lunches, these yummy recipes are so good that we recommend cancelling everything and having a good old-fashioned baking session!
1. Vegan chicken pot pie (h/t The Edgy Veg)
This awesome video takes you step-by-step through making perfect little 'chicken' pot pies. Packed with veggies and topped off with puff pastry, these pies are healthy as well as hearty!
2. 1-hour vegan pot pies (h/t Minimalist Baker)
All your favorite vegetables simmered in a rich, creamy broth and baked underneath a flaky, buttery biscuit crust... completely delicious. This easy-peasy recipe lets you choose from homemade or store-bought biscuit dough, so just make whichever suits you best!
3. Healthy vegetarian pot pie (h/t Happy Kitchen. Rocks)
Filo pastry is just so good when it's cooked...all of those crispy, buttery layers that crunch down when you bite into them...perfect. This recipe makes a pillow-shaped pie, with that pastry concealing vegetables in tarragon-scented béchamel sauce. Irresistible!
4. Slow cooker veggie pot pie (h/t Slow Cooker Gourmet)
What a fantastic idea - crockpot pie! Leave the veggies and canned-soup sauce (switch out the suggested chicken broth for cream of mushroom) to blip away for a few hours and finish off in the oven for just 10 minutes for an easy, nourishing pie!
5. Best veggie pot pie
Pot pie is usually quite an indulgence. This version is vegetarian, however, and full of vegetables, so you can feel good about making and devouring it all in the same night. Get the full recipe here.
6. Mushroom and lentil pot pies (h/t Epicurious)
The filling of these pies is lovely - mushrooms, lentils and herbs combining to delicious effect - but it's the topping that you might go nuts for! The biscuit lid is rich with with butter, buttermilk and Gouda cheese and tastes just amazing with that mushroom filling!
7. Oh-so-easy vegetarian broccoli and cheddar pot pies (h/t Oh My Veggies)
Melting cheese and broccoli pot pies in 30 minutes? You're welcome. These mouthwatering, creamy pots of yum are topped with ready made puff pastry for the easiest way to pot pie satisfaction ever!