potpie

American  

[pot-pahy, -pahy] / ˈpɒtˌpaɪ, -ˈpaɪ /

Or pot pie

noun

1. a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.

2. a stew, as of chicken or veal, with dumplings, biscuits, or the like.

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potpie British  

/ ˈpɒtˌpaɪ /

noun

1. a meat and vegetable stew with a pie crust on top

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Etymology

Origin of potpie

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; pot ¹ + pie ¹

Example Sentences

At Barking Frog, you can enjoy a three-course meal featuring brined turkey breast, beef tenderloin, seared wild salmon or a vegan veggie potpie as the entree, plus a starter and a dessert.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

“It’s like saying that new restaurant is better than this chicken potpie that fell on the sidewalk. It is, but you’re not really giving me much useful information there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Founded five decades ago, the restaurant was something of a Lenox institution, with burgers, chicken wings, nachos and chicken potpie on the menu.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2022

Recommended for the dreamy updated-diner setting, gorgeous house omelet, excellent vegetable potpie, crispy-hot fried oysters, chilled mussel roll, enormous rib-eye, silky mashed potatoes, exceptionally well-chosen natural wines, beer nerds’ favorites and very good cocktails.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2019

Diego had eaten most of what he’d bought, but there was still some potpie he was eyeing like he couldn’t decide whether to finish it.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson