THYME & WHITE BEAN POT PIES

It’s getting to be that point of yr (at least, in Oregon) when temperatures drop and the times grow to be shorter. I jump yearning remedy meals and sweatpants like no other. This is simply the recipe for such an occasion.



Ingredients
FILLING

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 big white or yellow onion, finely diced
  • Salt + Pepper (to taste)
  • 1 pound carrots, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine (optional // or sub extra vegetable broth)
  • 3 cups vegetable broth (DIY or store-bought)
  • 2 tsp recent thyme (chopped // or sub 1 tsp dried per 2 tsp fresh)
  • 1 15-ounce can white beans (rinsed and drained)

CRUST

  • 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 10 Tbsp chilly vegan butter (or sub room temperature coconut oil*)
  • 4-7 Tbsp chilly water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 stages F (204 C) and set up 6 (amount as unique recipe is written // modify if changing batch size) ramekins on a baking sheet. Set aside.
  • Heat a big pot over medium heat. Once hot, upload oil and onion. Season with a pinch every salt and pepper and stir. Sauté till delicate and translucent - 4-5 minutes.
  • Add carrots and season with a pinch extra salt and pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes, then upload flour and stir properly to correctly coat.
  • Cook for 1 minute, then slowly upload white wine (optional) adopted through vegetable broth, whisking to keep away from clumps.
  • Add thyme and white beans and deliver the combination to a simmer. Then decrease warmth to low and simmer for a couple of minutes. Cover and take away from warmth whereas getting ready crust.
  • To practice pie crust, upload flour and salt to a blending bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Next upload vegan butter (or coconut oil) and use a pastry cutter (or fork) to chop the NULL together, till it resembles rainy sand - about 30-45 seconds.
  • Add ice chilly water 1 Tbsp at a time and use a wood spoon to softly mix. Add in basic terms as a lot water as had to assist it come collectively and kind a dough - about 4-6 Tbsp (amount as unique recipe is written // modify if changing batch size).
  • Use your palms to softly knead/form the dough within the bowl and collect any unfastened scraps. Then move immediately to a well-floured floor and kind right into a disc along with your hands.
  • Lightly flour the ideal of the dough, as properly as a rolling pin, and gently roll out till about 1/8-inch thick. Add extra flour as had to keep away from sticking.
  • Use a pizza cutter or knife to chop into 6 (amount as unique recipe is written // modify if changing batch size) big squares quite greater than the measurement of your ramekins.
  • At this time, scoop the white bean filling into the ramekins till virtually completely complete (reserve any leftovers to take pleasure in as soup or destiny pot pies).
  • Use a flippantly floured spatula to scoop every pie crust sq. onto a ramekin. Repeat till all ramekins are covered. Use a knife or toothpick to create small holes within the ideal of the pie crust to enable steam to escape.
  • Bake pot pies for 35-40 minutes, or till the filling is bubbly and the pie crust is golden brown. Let cool 10 minutes earlier than serving.
  • Store leftovers included within the refrigerator for 3-4 days, or within the freezer as a excellent deal as 1 month. Reheat in a 350 level F (176 C ) oven till totally warmed through.

Notes

  • If utilizing coconut oil in area of the vegan butter, see this Coconut Oil Pie Crust article for ideas and method.
  • Nutrition news is a tough estimate calculated utilizing all the crust and filling.

If you’ve adopted our weblog for a while, probabilities are you’ve tried our 1-Hour Vegan Pot Pies, or the Fall Pot Pies.

While I nonetheless love equally of those recipes, after I spied a white bean pot pie in Top With Cinnamon’s cookbook, I felt impressed to create a vegan version.

This recipe is fundamental to make, requiring simply 10 meals and fundamental methods! Plus, all of it comes collectively in a bit of over 1 hour.

I wish you guys love those pot pies! They’re:
Savory
Comforting
Warm
Veggie-filled
Satisfying
& Seriously delicious

I’ve officially made this recipe 4 occasions because testing it for the blog. It’s that good! The white bean filling will get bubbly and warm within the oven, and the pie crust creates the right flaky topping. The combination of the NULL textures is downright swoon-worthy.

This recipe could be huge for the holidays, or to fulfill remedy food-cravings this winter. It’s particularly huge for hosting, as it’s certain to please combined crowds of vegans and meat eaters alike.

If you attempt this recipe, permit us to know! Leave a comment, price it (once you’ve tried it), and don’t overlook to take a image and tag it #minimalistbaker on Instagram! We’d love to see what you arise with. Cheers, friends!

THYME & WHITE BEAN POT PIES
10-ingredient vegan pot pies infused with white wine and recent thyme. Flaky pie crust covers a savory, vegetable-white-bean filling. A hearty plant-based meal this is particularly comforting within the winter months.