How to Use potpie in a Sentence

potpie

noun
  • This soup has all the makings of a potpie minus the crust.
    Susan Selasky, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The potpie, full of bits of Maine lobster and crawfish in a silky bechamel, had the requisite flaky crust, and an earthy theme.
    Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 1 Feb. 2018
  • There’s also a farm store, with a bakery and a cafe known for chicken potpie.
    Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 12 July 2021
  • Vegetable potpie takes on the delicate, fluffy crust of a French vol-au-vent.
    Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 11 Sep. 2017
  • This recipe falls somewhere between the French vol-au-vent and the American potpie.
    Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 11 Sep. 2017
  • People heading home for the day could pick up a potpie or some meatloaf for the family on their way out the door.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Top 1 potpie with phyllo squares and lightly spray with olive oil cooking spray.
    Country Living, 28 Sep. 2010
  • Draining off the gluey, oily liquid would have helped a mushroom potpie from turning into a swampy mess.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2016
  • Return the potpie to the refrigerator, and preheat your oven to 425°F.
    Daniel Boulud As Told To Michele Humes, ELLE Decor, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Place potpies on a baking sheet and bake until bubbling and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
    Country Living, 28 Sep. 2010
  • Alternate large sheets and filling for a layered pie, use a stack of sheets as the crust for a sweet or savory pie, or include a bottom and top for a potpie.
    Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Thankfully, mini chicken potpies and a cacio e pepe station seemed to put guests at ease.
    Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2019
  • Trim the fat and calories from comforting potpie by using flaky phyllo dough instead of pastry crust.
    Country Living, 28 Sep. 2010
  • Other things will be happening, and the shop's special-occasion Chicken Lickin chicken potpie will be available along with the sweet stuff.
    Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 13 Mar. 2018
  • For a cozy, vegan main course, this rustic potpie is filling and attractive.
    Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Founded five decades ago, the restaurant was something of a Lenox institution, with burgers, chicken wings, nachos and chicken potpie on the menu.
    David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to sweet pies, the menu features savory items such as quiche, chicken potpie, shepherd’s pie, meaty sandwiches, soups and side dishes.
    James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
  • With lots of offal, including meltingly tender tripe and a potpie made with pig’s trotters, the nose-to-tail menu at Lord’s could be described as a fancier and meatier sibling to Dame’s menu.
    Alex Beggs, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • There is nothing better on a chilly fall football afternoon than its creamy chicken potpie soup or mellow lobster bisque.
    chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • For mail order, frozen potpies are packed in an insulated container, which costs $15 plus UPS shipping.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2017
  • These petite potpies are adorable to look at and even better to eat, filled with a sweet and zesty combo of Anjou pears, raspberries, cinnamon and crystallized ginger with a buttery pie crust top.
    Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 13 Jan. 2010
  • One: The editors in attendance will liberally partake of the white wine on offer but barely touch the chicken potpie in the interest of maintaining fighting weight.
    Phoebe Eaton, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2011
  • Like the rest of the two-level restaurant, the garden is decorated with vintage touches — a setting for American food that sticks to comfort, not adventure, with mac and cheese, matzo ball soup, assorted flatbreads and chicken potpie.
    Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 8 May 2018
  • Bark actually had seconds on something masquerading as chicken potpie.
    Lionel Atwell, Field & Stream, 26 Nov. 2020

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