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Dinner Tonight, Dinner Tomorrow: Leftovers, Meet Pastry

Last night's dinner belongs in a pie.

Published August 18, 2025

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Boneless Chicken Paprikash-ish. All photos: Tucker Shaw

I can’t think of many better things to do with leftovers than to put them in a pie and bake them. Beef stew, shrimp étouffée, pork verde—any of these can, and should, make a successful savory pie. You can simply fill a pie shell with the leftovers, or doctor them up for a new dish altogether. Either way, the key is having a quick route to pie dough. 

You could pick up a prefab dough at the grocery store. And honestly, it will probably be fine. But homemade is better, so I suggest you make some. It’s not that hard.

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