This Turkey Meat Pie is a classic French recipe called Turkey Veronique. It may look sophisticated and difficult, but trust me, it is super easy.
Ground turkey, grapes, and a white wine cream sauce, under a rustic lattice crust. Perfect for any night of the week. Great for Thanksgiving.
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RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this turkey mince pie are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Turkey Meat Pie Without Vegetables
A fancy pot pie seems like the perfect midweek winner dinner. You will need:
- ground turkey
- onion
- (affiliate)Provencal Herb seasoning (the classic French seasoning)
- salt and pepper
- white wine (you can omit this if you like)
- evaporated milk
- flour
- mayonnaise
- seedless green grapes
How To Make A French Meat Pie
The flavours of France in an uncomplicated and budget-friendly dinner. Perfect for leftovers too. Fancy enough for dinner parties.
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Cooking Channel shares some French pantry essentials:
French cuisine is justly esteemed for its sauces, and brandy and wine form the foundation of many of them. Even if you don’t want to spend a lot of energy on saucing, a few tablespoons of a quick pan sauce can make the difference between something ho-hum, and something really special: Sauté a piece of meat, chicken or fish, and remove it from the pan; deglaze with a little wine or brandy to pick up the flavourful browned bits that cling to the bottom of the pan. Add a touch of cream, or a bit of butter, to thicken and enrich the juices, and you’ve got something that tastes like you spent all day on it.
This recipe is a 3-step process. The recipe card below has all the detailed instructions.
- Make the pastry for the topping.
- Cook the filling. This combines the ground turkey, a cream sauce and green grapes.
- Place the lattice crust on the turkey pie and bake.
RECIPE TIP: Be sure to make the pastry FIRST. Wrap in plastic and set aside until ready to roll. Letting the pastry rest makes it easier to handle. I just leave it on the counter while I make the meat pie filling.
How To Lattice
Latticing creates a basket weave appearance. The openings allow the steam to escape while the turkey veronique bakes. It is really easy.
- Roll the dough so the strips are long enough to cover your casserole dish. I like my crust on the thicker side since it is only on the top of the pie.
- Cut into 1-inch strips.
- Pick the strips up and lay them vertically and evenly on the top of your meat pie filling. Leave enough room to allow for the steam to escape.
- Fold alternate strips (every other strip) backwards to almost the end of the casserole dish.
- Pick up another strip off the counter, and place ACROSS (in the opposite direction) over the strips that are left on the pie.
- Now unfold the strips over the entire casserole. (These are the strips you have folded backward).
- Next, you will FOLD BACK the opposite stips you did the first time around. You will only fold back until the strip you just put across the dish.
- Continue these folding/crossing strips until the entire pie is covered.
- Fold in the dough along the edges of the casserole dish.
Need a visual? Check out this post from Sallys’ Baking Addiction.
For cutting these long strips, (affiliate) a pizza cutter is fantastic. You can use a very sharp knife if you like.
When rolling the pastry out, I LOVE using my (affiliate)*silicone mat. It makes it so much easier to pick up the pastry off the counter.
FAQ
Yes, this homemade meat pie freezes well. Place in a sealed container and freeze for 2-3 months.
Absolutely. If you do not want to make the homemade pastry, frozen store-bought will do the trick. Thaw and cut into strips.
Yes, you certainly can, and this recipe will be just as delicious.
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Ground Turkey Meat Pie
Ingredients
For the Pot Pie:
- 1 pound of ground turkey
- ¼ cup small onion (diced)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoon Provencal Herb seasoning
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- ¼ cup flour
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup seedless green grapes (cut in ½)
For the Pastry Topping:
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ butter (melted)
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 egg (beaten with 1 tablespoon of water)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º F.
- Grease a dish (round, square or rectangular) and set aside. 11×13 is around the size of the pan I used.
- In a measuring cup combine the evaporated milk and flour till smooth.
- Add the salt, pepper and Provencal Herb seasoning, combine and set aside.
To make the Pot Pie:
- In a skillet heat oil over med-high heat.
- Sauté the turkey until no longer pink (about 5 minutes).
- Add the diced onion and sauté for another 5 minutes.
- Add the wine and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the flour/milk mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes until thickened.
- Remove from heat and stir in grapes and mayonnaise.
- Place meat mixture into prepared casserole dish and set aside.
To make the Pastry Topping: (Make first, and wrap until ready to use)
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Add milk and butter, and combine to form a ball.
- Wrap in plastic and rest until ready to roll.
Rolling the Pastry:
- On a floured surface, knead dough several times.I like to use a silicone mat to roll on.
- Using a rolling pin, roll to about ¼ inch thickness (or thinner if you prefer)
- Using a knife (or pizza cutter) cut the dough into ½ wide strips.
- Place strips on top of casserole forming a lattice (directions in the post)or just crisscross the strips if that is easier.
- Beat the egg and water, and brush the top of the pastry.
- Bake for approximately 23-25 minutes.
- Pastry should be browned, and meat mixture should be bubbling.
- ENJOY!!
Luca
This is such a mouthwatering dish. It looks really yummy and can’t wait to try this out for tomorrow’s lunch!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
What a great lunch, I am sure everyone will want to give it a try.
Julie
I was looking for something unique to make and this was it. I love how the turkey was prepared for the pie and the flavors in this really pop. Such a tasty recipe!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I will say this is a unique way to use ground turkey. ENJOY!
Toni
My family loved this!! It is so good and packed full of flavors!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
So glad this French meat pie was a hit in your house.
Amanda Dixon
Now this is what I call comfort food! The filling was so nice and creamy, and I love the flavor the Provencal her seasoning added, and that flaky top was perfection.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I agree, this is comfort food at the highest level. The best part is that it is so easy to make.
Claudia Lamascolo
This sauce sounds over the top yummy, I need to get out and get a few things but this surely looks like dinner tonight!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I know you will love this classic French meat pie. ENJOY!
Sherry Ronning
I live on a farm and we always have an abundance for turkey meat. I have been looking for some good ground turkey recipes and came across yours. Wow, is this ground turkey meat pie amazing!! I cheated and used a pre-packed crust. My family asked me to make it again!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Cheating is certainly allowed. So glad your family loved this turkey meat pie.
Claire
This was a really interesting and delicious dinner!
I was unsure about the grapes in the pie and was worried that the kids would turn their noses up. But 4 out of 5 loves it (the 5th doesn’t like the texture of meat so getting her to even try it was a win!)
Thanks for a great new dinner idea!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Well I am impressed your kids liked this pie. This is a winner in our house too.
Anna
Fantastic recipe, I honestly could not recommend it enough! At first, I wasn’t sure about the grapes in the pie, but oh my gosh, it works sooo well! Delicious meal, my whole family really enjoyed it!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I have to agree with you. The first time I had a recipe with grapes in crepes I was not sure either. It works!!
Trish Bozeman
The turkey. The grapes. The cream sauce. So perfect for a slightly lighter dish for the holidays. Delicious.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
It is so easy, you can make it any night of the week. Hope you give it a try soon.
Donna
Well this is definitely something new for me but it went down a treat!! LOve the hint of sweetness from the grapes, such a great pairing.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
That was exactly the way I felt the first time I had the grape/chicken combination. So glad I tried it.
Dana
I grew up on meat pies (tortieres) with ground beef thanks to my French Canadian mother! Though I’ve never had this sort and this is so much more up my alley since ground beef certainly isn’t my favorite thing. I can’t wait to give this a whirl!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
Well I think you will enjoy this for sure.
Jenni LeBaron
Much of my family is from Canada, so I always love learning about French Canadian cuisine. This savoury Turkey Veronique sounds lovely and you’re right, sometimes a regular wednesday is worthy of special occasion dinners. I can’t wait to try this classic dish!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
We do have some unique dishes for sure. Hope you give this fancy for super easy meat pie a try for dinner.
Melissa
Yum! We have definitely been in a dinner rut and have been looking for new fall recipes! I do ground turkey pretty regularly, so I love that this is made with it. Love the lattice top!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
This is such an easy recipe to make. Love when fancy really isn’t fancy to make.
Marisa F. Stewart
Well my mouth is watering just reading about the recipe — this is a dish I have to make ASAP!! The idea of the grapes with the turkey is genius! And your lattice on top turned out fantastic. I could see this as a luncheon dish with some white wine and a salad. YUMMY!! Can’t wait to make it.
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
It would make the perfect little lunch celebration for sure. Hope you give it a try soon.
Denise
This looks delicious. I bet the grapes add an amazing taste and texture, and your crust looks so buttery!
Gloria | Homemade & Yummy
Some people think this is a weird combination. I did the first time I tried it. It works!! Hope you give it a try.