The Best Autumn Pork Pot Pie

This Autumn Pork Pot Pie is an easy weeknight meal to cook, but will have your family thinking you spent all day in the kitchen!

Pot pies are a classic comfort food. Savory and filled with meat and vegetables, they are a complete meal in one pan. Most take hours to prepare if you make a homemade crust and really develop the saucy fillings. I, on the other hand, like to find shortcuts especially when it comes to the crust. Using a boxed cornbread mix as a topping makes it so easy and adds just a hint of sweetness to the dish.

This pie makes a quick weeknight meal because I tend to take shortcuts. Meal prep is key to quick weeknight meals. Big time saving tip: after you grocery shop, wash and cut your veggies then store them in baggies pre-measured for each meal. Some items, like the squash and onion, can be purchased pre-cut, but the price will be more. Cooking a meal in one pan that can go from stove top to oven will also cut down on your dishes after dinner too!

The Method Of Autumn Pork Pot Pie

ingredients:

• bacon grease
• butternut squash 
• celery 
• onion 
• smith apple 
• ground pork
• kosher salt
• fresh ground pepper
• cayenne
• thyme
• flour
• whole grain mustard
• box corn muffin mix (and ingredients needed to make it)

Basic directions:

The first step to making my autumn pork pot pie is to caramelize the pork. Use the back of a spoon break to break up the meat and really brown it. Brown meat tastes good! Add in the vegetables and sweat them until they become translucent. Season with kosher salt, pepper, cayenne and thyme. Next add flour to the pan and cook until toasted. Make a well in the center of the meat mixture, add a tablespoon of mustard and stir to combine. Finally, stir in in the apples.

Prepare the corn bread mix according to the box directions. Spread liberally all over the top of the pork mixture. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Cook’s Notes:

Tips for success:

Buy pre-cut butternut squash as a timesaver!

Save your bacon grease in the fridge to use for dishes like this.

recipe variations:

Ground turkey, chicken, or impossible meat would make great substitutions for the pork.

Swap out the apple for pears!

Any squash’ll do ya!

Add some grated cheddar to the cornbread topping.

serving suggestions:

My autumn pork pot pie is really a meal in itself, but to cut through the richness, try a simple side like my Harvest Pear Salad.

The Essentials:

If you make my Autumn Pork Pot Pie and love it, I would love for you to come back and give it 5 stars!