Tuna Andor Vegetable Pot Pie Recipes

TUNA AND/OR VEGETABLE POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Make crust first.
• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt thoroughly.
• Add shortening and cover with flour.
• Using 2 butter knives or pastry cutter (I've also used a waffle-bottom potato masher with excellent results) cut up shortening into flour until it resembles chunky cornmeal.
• Create well in center and sparingly add ice cold water to mixture stirring with spatula gently between pourings.
• Do this only until dough starts to form a loose ball.
• It may not be necessary to use all of the water.
• Turn dough out onto a large piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and form ball using the paper or wrap to do so and fold closed.
• Place in coldest part of refrigerator until ready to use (at least 15 minutes).
• Mix all filling ingredients well, except tuna.
• Flake tuna with fork into chunks of various sizes, the largest being bite-size and stir into filling mixture.
• *If you wish to omit the tuna for a vegetarian pie, substitute 1 large potato, peeled, cubed and par-boiled for 10 minutes.
• Take dough out of frige.
• On a well-floured board knead gently 4-5 times until the dough holds together nicely and looks marbleized.
• Cut dough in half and roll out 1 half at a time about 3/4" bigger than the pie dish.
• The key to a flaky crust is to handle it as little as possible.
• Put bottom half in dish, then filling, then cover with top half.
• Crimp edges together using your fingers and make ventilation holes in center using a fork.
• Brush top of crust and edges with egg wash (1 egg and 2 tbs water whisked together).
• Bake in oven at 425F for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375F and bake another 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
• Check every 15 minutes.
• If edges start to brown too much cover them with foil.
• Cool 10 minutes before serving.

EASY WEEKNIGHT TUNA POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent. Mix in the tuna and frozen vegetables, stirring often until the vegetables are heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the cream of mushroom soup. Pour the tuna mixture into a 9 inch pie dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Unroll and separate the crescent rolls. Lay each crescent roll on top of the tuna mixture with the point facing inward, the rolls may overlap slightly. Bake until crescent rolls are golden brown and mixture is bubbly, 11 to 13 minutes. Let the pie sit for 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

SIMPLE TUNA POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In medium saucepan, combine water, vegetables, and bouillon cube. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook for 2 minutes longer.
• Dissolve cornstarch in milk, stir into vegetable saucepan and cook until thickened (maybe a little less than 2 minutes.) Stir in tuna and cheese.
• Spoon mixture into 4 (3/4 cup to 1.5 cup) individual pie pans or casserole dishes.
• Optional step: Separate crescent roll dough into 4 rectangles, cut each rectangle into six strips. Attach crust by crisscrossing six dough strips over each pot pie and pressing down firmly; trim excess dough.
• Bakes pies at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY TUNA POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Heat soup and milk in a saucepan on low heat until smooth.
• Stir in vegetables, tuna, potato, salt and pepper.
• Continue cooking until mixture comes to a low boil.
• Transfer to a 1 1/2 quart casserole top with biscuits.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.

TUNA POT PIE

Steps:

• Line a pie pan with crust; set aside.
• Combine remaining ingredients.
• Pour into pie crust and top with the second.
• (If you choose to use biscuits, wait until last few minutes of baking so they won't burn.) Seal and crimp edges.
• Slit the top of crust to vent and bake 45 to 50 minutes at 375.