Tuna pot pie is  a true comfort food and retro classic, with tuna and vegetables  in a creamy  cheese sauce between layers  of flaky pastry.

Tuna Pot  Pie

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

This post is sponsored on behalf of #FallFlavors. Our generous sponsors Door  County Coffee and Tea Company and Millican Pecan  have provided us with products for recipe creation and a giveaway for our readers. As always, all opinions are my own.

My recipe of the day is  for  tuna pot pie, which I am  posting with Fall Flavors week. With the weather cooling  down (hopefully very  soon!) it’s a great time to think about those favorite kind of recipes that use the oven.

A longtime favorite of mine has been a tuna pot pie- which goes back to when  I was a kid. I always loved getting the little frozen pot pies even though they seemed a little small and  light on ingredients. But hey,  they were cheap. And obviously why my mom went for them sometimes, when money was tight.

Tuna Pot Pie is a Budget  Favorite

Tuna remains a champion  for tight grocery bills. We have often enjoyed tuna salad sandwiches and many a tuna noodle casserole. But life isn’t always about sandwiches and pasta. Sometimes you just want  pie. But the sad fact is, if you want to run to  the market and grab some, you will be out of luck, since they stopped making them at some point. All retro things go their own way- doesn’t mean they weren’t good (because they were!) but new products came out and needed shelf space, and lost out maybe to chicken, beef, or turkey pies.

Many Variations  on Tuna Pot Pie

Everyone likely has their  own idea of what goes into a pot pie and I do as well. For mine, you won’t be seeing canned soup. And  while  I like mushrooms with tuna casserole, you won’t see them in this recipe at least (you might later)  as I wanted to keep this one pretty basic. I even passed on the potatoes since I put in a bottom crust, and wanted to be a teensy bit controlling of a few carbs. And since I like a pot pie with double crust,  potatoes were out for this round.

Fall Flavors

Welcome to Flavors of Fall where we celebrate all things associated with fall like squash, apples, pecans, sweaters, football; you get the idea!  Ellen from Family Around the Table and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures have gathered 24 bloggers who have over 100 recipes they’re sharing this week in celebration of cool weather and sweatshirts.  We hope you find many must make recipes so get your pinning, tweeting, and sharing fingers ready!

Here’s what we made for Monday:

Breakfast
Cinnamon Glazed Donut French Toast by Daily Dish Recipes
Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake by Family Around the Table
Ginger Pear Muffins by Jolene’s Recipe Journal
Healthy Chocolate Pumpkin Waffles by Tip Garden
Spiced Coffee Toffee Bread by Cheese Curd In Paradise

Savory
Baked Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Apples by Simple and Savory
Door County Maple Coffee-Crusted Steak by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Fig and Brie Grilled Cheese by The Redhead Baker
Java Beef Flatbread Pizza by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Pecan Crusted Chicken Cutlets with Pears by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Tuna Pot Pie by Palatable Pastime
Vegan Chili by Red Cottage Chronicles

Dessert
Apple Cheesecake Streusel Bars by Love and Confections
Caramel Apple Cookie Cups by Sweet Beginnings
Caramel Pecan Cookie Sticks by The Freshman Cook
Chocolate Cappuccino Biscotti with Pecans by Blogghetti
Cinnamon Maple Pecan Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Coffee Granita by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Irish Apple Cake by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Pecan Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie by Crumb Top Baking
Pecan Pie Bars by Books n’ Cooks
Pumpkin Bundts with Brown Butter Glaze and Candied Pecans by Our Good Life
Vegan Coffee Layer Cake by The Baking Fairy

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Tuna Pot Pie

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Tuna Pot Pie

Print Recipe

Tuna Pot Pie

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: autumn recipes, budget meals, pot pie

Author: Sue Lau

Ingredients

• 2 9- inch pie crusts
• 3 6- ounce cans tuna drained
• 1-1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots
• 1 rib celery diced
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2-1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 2 ounce jar pimientos drained
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425F.
• Fit one of the pie crusts into the bottom of a pie plate.
• Saute the peas and carrots, celery and onion in the butter until the onion softens.
• Stir the flour into the vegetables to coat.
• Add milk all at once and stir over low to moderate heat until it comes to a boil, then boil one minute to thicken.
• Stir in the pimientos, marjoram, salt, pepper, drained tuna and cheese.
• Put the filling in the pie plate and top with the other crust, crimping the edges closed.
• Cut several vent holes in the top crust.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until browned.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

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