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What is the difference between a meat pie and a pot pie? ›

And if you're wondering what the difference is between a pot pie and a meat pie—a pot pie is the American version of the European meat pie. A meat pie has both a top and a bottom crust. And who doesn't want more buttery, flaky pastry in their life?

Would it surprise you to know that the pot pie has been around since Ancient Greek and Roman times? Around 500 BC the Ancient Greeks made meat pies called artocreas. These pies had a bottom crust but no top crust. Once the Romans started making artocreas they added a top crust made from oil and flour.

Cover each pot pie with foil and freeze for up to 2 months. To bake from frozen, preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C), and bake for 30 minutes with the foil on top. Remove the foil and bake for another 30 minutes or until golden brown.

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Chicken pot pie is an all-American comfort food. But the most iconic version of it — from Lancaster, in Pennsylvania Dutch country — has its roots in English dishes made from leftovers. The Pennsylvania Dutch added noodles, and the rest of the country made it a standby.

The most iconic version of it originated in Lancaster, in Pennsylvania Dutch country, but was brought to the United States by European settlers and had its roots in English dishes made from leftovers.

A pot pie, in US and Canadian dialects, is a type of meat pie with a top pie crust that is commonly used throughout the continent, consisting of flaky pastry.

It's always best to freeze the pie before you bake it. Take your unbaked pie and wrap it tightly with plastic wrap.

You can make, bake, cool and freeze. Or you can make, assemble and freeze. Either way when you're ready to cook, there's no need to thaw; just add a good 15-20 minutes of extra baking time. Another way is to just make the filling, cool it and store in freezer-quality bags.

We suggest freezing your chicken pot pie filling unbaked. You can pre-cook it and then freeze and then re-bake to reheat, but if you do that, you may want to under-bake your pie crust just a little before you freeze.

Are meat pies pot pies? ›

You both right may be right. Pot pies are meat pies baked in a pot or dish, but not everything that's basically meat enclosed in dough is made in a pot or dish.

In summary, the key difference between meat pies and chicken pot pies is the type of meat used in the filling, as well as the specific vegetables and sauces used to prepare the filling.

A meat pie is a pie with a filling of meat and often with other savory ingredients. They are found in cuisines worldwide.

Pot pie is usually filled with more vegetables, where as (French) Canadien tourtiere's only vegetable is a small amount of potatoes and some onion. Tourtiere, proper tourtiere, uses more than one kind of minced meat. Usually pork and beef and sometimes veal.