Winter Comfort Food: Veggie Pot Pie Recipe

Most of the East Coast was affected by the winter storm Jonas this past weekend. Here in Atlanta, we only saw a few flurries and had a dusting of snow that promptly melted the next day. Even though I’m from Chicago, and I think what Atlanta experiences in terms of winter is pretty much no winter at all, my family still has to prepare when a storm is headed our way. Most of Atlanta shuts down because the south is simply not prepared for ice and snow. So on Friday I made my way to my local farmers market to shop for a weekend of not leaving the house unless necessary until the weather cleared up. 

Prior to my shopping trip, my husband and I decided we would test out a week of meat free meals. Since the first of January I have been meal planning. I planned out the entire month, but it made me realize that my family is most likely not eating enough fresh vegetables. We’re really looking for ways to cut back on spending at the grocery store, plus we want to be healthier overall. I decided our first meat free meal would be this Veggie Pot Pie which was perfect for the cold weekend.  

*Recipe below*

 I used mostly organic items, but non-organic is equally fine to create this meal. 

All of the vegetables smell delicious being sauteed. I cooked the veggies through, but not enough for them to be mushy. 

Once I add the vegetable stock to the pot, this turns into a hearty meal. 

This was my first time using whole wheat filo dough. It was very flaky, but went well with the dish. 

Veggie Pot Pie Recipe

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Ingredients

1. One large onion diced
2. 5-6 red potatoes cubed
3. 6 carrots peeled and diced
4. 3 celery stalks chopped
5. 3 garlic cloves minced
6. 1 leek sliced
7. 1 bunch of parsley chopped
8. 1 quart of vegetable broth
9. 1 tablespoon of flour
10. Olive Oil for sauteing
11. 1 package of filo dough
12. Melted butter for brushing dough
13. Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. First saute onions, carrots, leeks, leeks and celery until translucent.
3. Next sprinkle veggies with flour and continue to mix.
4. Add vegetable broth to create a thickened stew.
5. Put in cubed potatoes and simmer until they are softened.
6. Add salt and pepper to your liking.
7. Line baking dish with filo dough. I used a 15x10 Pyrex
8. Pour stew into baking dish.
9. Cover with 6 slices of filo dough.
10. Slice off any access dough that hangs over the side of the baking dish.
11. Create small slices on top of dough to allow in air.
12. Brush top of dough with melted butter.
13. Bake pie at 375F for 10-15 minutes until brown.
14. Enjoy!

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My family loved this veggie pot pie. They went back for seconds and thirds, and there were no leftovers. 

I’ll be adding this Veggie Pot Pie Recipe to my winter meal plan rotation. It was so good, we didn’t even think about it being a meat free meal. We’re on day four of our meat free meal week, and it’s been going well! I may share a few more meat free recipes on the blog. 

Has your family tried going without meat in your diet? 

Ashley