pot-pie

Filling under pastry

A pot-pie is a savory pie with a top crust (and sometimes a bottom) enclosing a filling of meat, vegetables, and gravy: chicken pot-pie, beef pot-pie.

The dish is comfort food, associated with home cooking and American diners.

The filling is typically cubed meat in thick sauce with peas, carrots, and potatoes.

comfort

homestyle

Simply prepared, like family cooking

nourishing · satisfying · nostalgic · winter · homemade · grandmother · soul-food · warming · rustic · welcoming

filling

chicken

Domestic fowl for eating

gravy · peas · carrots · potatoes · celery · onion · mushroom · corn · broth · chunks

crust

pastry

Buttery baked dough

dough · puff · shortcrust · lattice · crimped · vented · baked · tender · layers · eggwash

cooking

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

preheated · temperature · timer · roasted · individual · deep-dish · frozen · reheating · cooling · recipe

Opposites
dish structure (enclosed vs. open)

pot-piecasserole

Slow-cooked oven dish

shepherd's pie · stew · hot dish · gratin · cobbler

pie filling type (savory vs. sweet)

pot-piefruit pie

apple pie · cherry pie · custard pie · cream pie · pumpkin pie

Family

pot, pie, pots, potted, teapot, flowerpot, potting, clay pot, stewpot

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G