Leftover roast chicken and turkey pies
A pie is the best thing that can happen to leftover roast chicken. The meat is already cooked and seasoned, so the filling needs only a sauce and a short simmer, and the carcass can be simmered into the stock for that sauce. The same logic applies to a supermarket rotisserie chicken and to the turkey left over after a holiday roast.
Use cooked poultry within its safe window: the guide to how long leftover chicken is safe in a pie sets out the days, and why the clock starts when the bird was first cooked, not when the pie is made.
5 recipes
Leftover Roast Chicken Pie
Turn Sunday roast leftovers into a quick puff topped pie with leeks.
1 hr 5 min · Serves 4
Rotisserie Chicken Pot Pie
A shortcut pot pie built on a supermarket rotisserie chicken.
1 hr · Serves 6
Leftover Turkey Pot Pie
Christmas turkey and leftover gravy reworked into a shortcrust topped pot pie.
1 hr · Serves 4
Curried chicken hand pies
Freezer-friendly parcels with a filling built on your leftover roast.
45 min · Makes 8
30-Minute Chicken Pot Pie
A genuine weeknight pot pie: pastry bakes while the filling simmers.
30 min · Serves 4
Guides that help
How many days is leftover chicken safe in a pie?
Leftover cooked chicken is safe to use in a pie for up to 3 days after it was first cooked, provided it was refrigerated within 2 hours and kept at 5C (41F) or below.
Can you use rotisserie chicken for pie?
Yes, rotisserie chicken makes excellent pie and saves about 40 minutes of cooking.
Can you use leftover turkey instead of chicken in a pie?
Yes, leftover turkey substitutes for chicken in any pie recipe at a straight one-for-one swap by weight.
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