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Comforting and hearty, chicken pot pie is an American and Canadian savory pie that has a top crust made with flaky pastry and a filling of chicken and vegetables such as peas, potatoes, onions, and carrots. There is no set recipe, and other ingredients can be included.
As far as method goes, the pie can be prepared in the oven, on the stovetop, or in an iron pie over an open fire. Also, although it's traditionally considered that chicken pot pie only has a top crust, it's common to find double-crusted ones. Still, chicken pot pie is just one kind of pot pie, albeit the most famous one, and there are pot pies with beef, lamb, and turkey.
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View moreMichigan pasty is a traditional specialty of Upper Michigan. It contains a crust that is filled with ground beef, ground pork, rutabaga, onions, potatoes, and carrots. The filling is typically seasoned only with salt and pepper, while the crust is prepared with flour, salt, water, and shortening.
These pasties are often served with dips – there is still an ongoing debate about what to dip the pasty in – either ketchup or gravy.
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View moreCheeseburger pie is a savory American pie that’s especially popular in Kansas, the biggest producer of beef in the United States. It’s usually made with a combination of ground beef, onions, cheddar cheese, cornstarch, sour cream, milk, eggs, salt, pepper, and a pie crust.
The meat and cheese are cooked with the other ingredients, and the resulting mixture is then poured into pie shells. The pie is baked until golden brown and puffy. It’s usually served as a simple and comforting weeknight meal.
Natchitoches are traditional meat pies originating from Louisiana. These small, savory pies are filled with a combination of ground beef and pork, onions, garlic, red bell peppers, celery, oregano, red pepper, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. The pie dough is made from flour, lard, eggs, whole milk, and baking powder.
It's rolled and cut into circles that are filled and folded so the meat pies look like half-moons. The pies are fried in hot oil until golden brown, then drained and served. In the past, the pies were usually sold from street carts, but nowadays you can even order frozen Natchitoches meat pies online.
Crawfish pie is a traditional savory American pie originating from Louisiana. These pies usually consist of a pie shell that's filled with a combination of crawfish tails, bell peppers, green onions, garlic, stock, parsley, milk, butter, cornstarch, and seasonings.
The ingredients are cooked until the mixture thickens, and the filling is then poured into the pie crust. The pie is baked in the oven until the crust becomes golden brown and the filling is bubbling. This Cajun delicacy is especially popular on weekends.
Spaghetti pie is a traditional pie originating from Colorado. Although it’s often dubbed the most iconic pie of Colorado, spaghetti pie is savory and not sweet, like most other iconic state pies. It’s made with a combination of spaghetti, ground beef, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, butter, beaten eggs, and cheese such as mozzarella, ricotta, or parmesan.
Parsley, basil, and oregano are often added to elevate the flavors. Once assembled, this savory pie is topped with cheese and baked in the oven until the cheese melts and the pasta becomes golden brown.
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