Favorite Savory Pie Recipes

Pie for dinner? Why not? Whether you’re craving hearty veggies or a rich and flavorful seafood or meat pie, this collection of savory pie recipes is sure to have the dinner pie you’re looking for.

10 Favorite Savory Pie Recipes

Pork & Apple Pie with Cheddar-Sage Crust

This recipe for Pork & Apple Pie with Cheddar-Sage Crust — a sweet-and-savory stunner — was inspired by the fruit and meat pies common in British cooking. Here, we layer apples on top of a spiced ground-pork filling and wrap it all up in a savory herbed crust. The flavors are fantastic together, and this dish has been the hit of many parties–an especially good buffet option. We think it’ll quickly become one of your favorite savory pie recipes.

Vegetarian Samosa-Style Potpies

The filling for these mini potpies is inspired by potato samosas, those delicious spiced dumplings that come fried in little triangular packets. Here, you bake the filling in ramekins with a puff pastry topper to create a simple and warming everyday meal.

Joanne Chang’s Chicken Potpie

Starting with good chicken stock, preferably homemade, the pie folds white-meat chicken, peas, carrots, and potatoes into Chang’s signature pie dough. You can assemble this pie and freeze it, then bake it right from the freezer (just add 10 to 15 minutes of baking time).

Sweet Potato Tart with Blue Cheese and Caramelized Onions

This sweet potato tart makes an elegant addition to any winter menu. Blue cheese lends the perfect tang and caramelized onions just the right amount of sweetness. Add a salad and dinner is done!

Beef, Mushroom & Guinness Pie

This hearty recipe for Beef, Mushroom, and Guinness Pie is sure to become a family favorite that will warm you from the inside out.

Chicken Pot Pies with Cheddar-Scallion Biscuits

When it comes to savory pie recipes, many people choose chicken pot pie as their favorite. It’s hard to imagine a more comforting combination than a savory chicken filling topped with cheesy cheddar-scallion biscuits. Butternut squash replaces the usual potatoes for a nice hit of color and sweetness.

Winter Root Vegetable Cheese Tart

This tart makes use of whatever hearty winter vegetables you have on hand. We focused on sweet root vegetables, but you could also use cauliflower, cabbage wedges, potatoes, or broccoli.

Beef & Ale Hand Pies

Who says savory pie recipes can’t be hand-held? Another nod to British cooking, these mini beef pies get a pleasingly bitter edge from a small amount of dark ale in the gravy. You can bake them ahead and freeze for an easy portable meal–just put them right from the freezer into a 300° oven until warm.

Lobster Pie

This dish is inspired by the original Lobster Pie recipe from The Publick House in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, which we ran in the October 1949 issue. Unapologetically rich and unforgettably delicious, it’s a celebration food that every New Englander should make at least once.

Memere Rousseau’s Tourtiere

Of all the savory pie recipes in our archive, this traditional recipe for Tourtiere (a French meat pie typically served during the holiday season) is our most popular. Tasters say it has a crust so light that it melts in your mouth. Tourtiere pie can be eaten piping hot from the oven or cold from the refrigerator. Both are delicious. Which of these savory pie recipes is your family’s favorite?

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