Turkey and Stuffing Pie

Total time: 45 minutes
    A variation on the traditional Shepherd's Pie or the American Pot Pie.  If you don't have leftover turkey substitute 10oz turkey, cut into pieces and sautéed with onions.  If you don't have leftover dressing you can substitute 2 potatoes, boiled and mashed or even a sheet of puff pastry.

 Ingredients:

• Leftover turkey, enough for 2 people  2 - 3 cups cut (10oz, 300gr)
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 ribs celery
• 2 carrots
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 cup leftover turkey gravy or chicken stock plus 1 tsp cornstarch (maizena)
• 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard
• 2 tbs Madeira or white wine
• 1 tbs dried sage
• 1 egg
• leftover stuffing - 1 1/2 - 2 cups or more...   substitute 2 potatoes, mashed or 1 sheet of puff pastry
• More leftover gravy to serve on the side - if you have it

 Instructions:

• Chop onion and garlic.
• Slice celery and carrots into thin rounds. 
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add paprika and sauté 1 minute. 
• Add vegetables and sauté 10 minutes, until they start to get tender. 
• Add gravy and Madeira, cover and simmer for another 10 minutes, until vegetables are cooked through.  (If you are using chicken stock you will have to thicken it with cornstarch dissolved in 1 tbs water.) 
• Stir in mustard.
• Cut turkey into large bite-size pieces (or leave in slices) and stir into vegetables.
• Put turkey and vegetables into a baking dish.  I use a 9 inch (22.5cm) square.   You want it to be just big enough to hold the meat plus the stuffing. 
• In a medium bowl lightly beat the egg. 
• Break up the stuffing and add to the egg.  Stir thoroughly to combine.
• Spoon stuffing over turkey, covering as best you can. 
• Bake at 375F (185C), until heated through and stuffing is starting to brown, about 20 minutes. 
• Gently heat any additional leftover gravy in a saucepan.  Serve with gravy on the side.

Note:  If you are using potatoes, peel, cut and boil in salted water for 15 minutes.  Mash with a bit of milk; then mix with egg and proceed.

If using puff pastry, cut to just fit over top of pie, inside baking pan.  Bake until puffed and golden.