Name: Fast and Easy Turkey Pot Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 1 8-inch pot pie
Ingredients: 1 (15 ounce) package pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie; 2 cups cooked turkey, cut into bite-size pieces; 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup; 1 teaspoon seasoned salt; 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper blend; 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained

Why it works: Turkey and chicken work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 688 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-decenal, which smells green, must. The science ↓

Fast and Easy Turkey Pot Pie

1 8-inch pot pie

Prep15 min

Cook40 min

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) package pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
2 cups cooked turkey, cut into bite-size pieces
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon seasoned pepper blend
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

455Calories

39 gProtein

32 gFat

2 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Vegetable	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pastry	not in our table	0
Pie	not in our table	0
Soup	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Turkey + chickentop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together688 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).
Chicken + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,312 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Cream + cheddar cheesetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,036 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Turkey + peppertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,636 recipes

Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).
Chicken + peppertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,958 recipes

Shared aroma: piperonal (bitter, coconut).

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