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{{Short description|English meat pie}}
{{for|the Weird Al Yankovic song|Chicken Pot Pie}}
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| country          = [[United Kingdom]]
| region           = [[England]]
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| type             = [[Savory pie]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[Meat]] ([[beef]], [[Chicken (food)|chicken]], [[lamb and mutton|lamb]] or [[Turkey meat|turkey]]), [[gravy]], mixed [[vegetable]]s ([[potato]]es, [[carrot]]s, [[green bean]]s and [[pea]]s)
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A '''pot pie''' or '''potpie'''  is a type of [[savoriness|savory]] [[Pie|pie]], usually a [[meat pie]], covered by a [[pie crust]] consisting of [[flaky pastry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pot_pie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121414/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pot_pie|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2019|title=pot pie - Definition of pot pie in English by Oxford Dictionaries|website=Oxford Dictionaries - English}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/pot-pie|title=pot pie - meaning of pot pie in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - LDOCE|website=www.ldoceonline.com}}</ref> Pot pies may be made with a variety of fillings including [[meat pie|poultry, beef, seafood]] or plant-based meat substitute fillings, and may also differ in the types of crust.

==Origin== 

A British food commenter once described them as, "which they bake in pasties, and this venison pasty is a dainty rarely found in any other kingdom."<ref>{{Cite web|date=1985-07-05|title=Meat Pot Pie Has a Colorful History : Pastry Dish, an Old Standby, Goes Back to Roman Empire|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-05-fo-9260-story.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> The meat pies made by the English of that era (called pot pies in North America) included various meats such as pork, lamb, birds and game. During the reign of Elizabeth I, English cooks made pies using “chicken peepers,” which consisted of chicks stuffed with gooseberries. Soon after the pies spread across Europe, early European American settlers took them to the New World.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meat Pot Pie Has a Colorful History : Pastry Dish, an Old Standby, Goes Back to Roman Empire|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-05-fo-9260-story.html|access-date=1 March 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=5 July 1985 }}</ref>

==Preparation==
[[File:Chicken Pot Pie, cut open.jpg|thumb|Homemade chicken and vegetable pot pie, cut open]]
Pot pie can be prepared in a variety of ways including in a baking dish in an oven,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perdue.com/recipes/creamy-chicken-pot-pie/1805/s/ |title=Creamy Chicken Pot Pie |publisher=Perdue.com |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=1 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501092822/https://www.perdue.com/recipes/creamy-chicken-pot-pie/1805/s/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> or in a pie iron over a campfire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perdue.com/recipes/campfire-chicken-pot-pie/2407/ |title=Campfire Chicken Pot Pie |publisher=Perdue.com |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-date=1 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501004640/https://www.perdue.com/recipes/campfire-chicken-pot-pie/2407/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are numerous other types of pot pies including taco, coconut curry chicken, and steak and mushroom.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-10-15|first1=Julie R.|last1=Thomson|title=Great News: You Can Turn Anything Into A Pot Pie|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pot-pie-recipes_n_1962584|access-date=2020-11-18|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> The pie shell and crust can be made from scratch or can be fashioned from store-bought pie crust or biscuit dough and includes ingredients such as butter, lard, olive oil, flour, and shortening.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Homemade Chicken Pot Pie|url=https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/homemade-chicken-pot-pie/16c41885-8101-4fa8-b7e6-b6fda470d9bc|access-date=2020-11-18|website=BettyCrocker.com|language=en}}</ref> Once prepared and served, the pot pie leftovers can be stored in the freezer for later consumption.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Selasky|first=Susan|title=Ask the Test Kitchen: Freezing chicken pot pie is a breeze|url=https://www.freep.com/story/life/food/recipes/2016/11/02/chicken-pot-pie/93197760/|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie==
In the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] region, some people make a dish called "bot boi" (or "bottboi"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.padutchdictionary.com/entries/nouns/Bottboi.html|title=Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary: Bottboi|website=www.padutchdictionary.com|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>) by [[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania German]]-speaking natives. Pennsylvania Dutch pot pie is a different definition of pot pie: a stew without a full crust, but with a biscuit topping that is traditionally baked directly atop the stew, in similar manner to a [[cobbler (food)|cobbler]] casserole.<ref>Longacre, D. J. (1976). ''More-with-Less Cookbook''. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press</ref> Most commonly made with chicken, it usually includes homemade dumpling-style dough noodles and potatoes, and sometimes vegetables such as carrots or celery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lancasteronline.com/features/food/discuss-pot-pie-in-lancaster-county-is-comfort-food-minus/article_c976261a-02bb-11e8-939a-e7a5a29de9d1.html|title=Discuss: Pot pie in Lancaster County is comfort food, minus the crust|first=Erin |last=Negley |website=LancasterOnline|date=5 February 2020 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[American cuisine]]
*[[British cuisine]]
*[[Meat pie]]
*[[Pie]]

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