One bite will remind you of the allure of a just-baked savoury pie. While many argue over what is the most delicious pie in the world, all savoury pie recipes are glorious in our eyes. From that golden pie crust to the warming pie filling, pie recipes are made for comfort cooking.
Pastry is key: we like to make our own when we can, but store-bought works as well. The pastry might consist a sturdy, buttery shortcrust base with a puff pastry top like in Bourke Street Bakery’s traditional meat pie; light and feathery for a turmeric and ginger chicken fillo pie; or take the form or a free-form olive-oil pastry casing as used in our three-cheese pie recipe. Sometimes, pastry is left out altogether, as in our shepherd’s pie recipes. Throw in a pot pie or quick and easy pie recipes and you have ample pie recipes to make each season. Just keep the pie filling simple (though a splash of red wine or gravy never goes astray) and homely, and you’ll be rewarded with a good, hearty pie in no time.
Here are our best savoury pie recipes.
Sean Moran’s beef brisket and mushroom pot pies
It’s hard to go wrong with the combination of fall-apart beef, soft mushrooms and a crisp pastry top.
Beef rendang pies
The curry you know and love, but make it a pie.
Party pies with homemade tomato sauce
This pastry snack is inspired by a recipe of Dan Lepard’s.
Lamb neck and anchovy pies
Lamb neck is full of flavour and makes a rich filling for these mini pies.
Triple-cheese pot pies with braised greens
A trio of cheeses and even more leafy greens and herbs. This is one to put on your to-bake list.
Seafood and fennel pie
A new-school take on the classic fish pie.
Beef Massaman pot pies
An easy beef pie recipe to make for midweek dinners.
Kangaroo, ale and mushroom pie
This wild red meat benefits from a slow bath with unctuous portobellos and ale.
Torta Pasqualina
This Ligurian specialty is perfect for Easter picnics – just transport your pie in its tin.
Chicken vol-au-vents
Is there anything a vol-au-vent can’t do? Dress them up with poached oysters and caviar or make fast friends with chicken and white wine.
Chicken pie
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chicken pie.
Chicken and pancetta pies with red grape mostarda
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Chicken and pancetta pies with red grape mostarda
New Zealand meat pies
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for New Zealand meat pies from Rockwell & Sons, Melbourne.
Matt Moran’s fish and prawn pie
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for fish and prawn pie.
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Skillet spanakopita
This spanakopita is made in one pan, making it a perfect weeknight meal.
Chicken, leek and black garlic Pithivier
As good as it looks.
Kolokithopita (Greek pumpkin pie)
Greece’s spectacular coiled-pastry creation.
Lamb, fennel and Manchego pie
Comfort food at its finest.
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Abruzzo cheese pies
These golden brown half moon shaped pastries from the Abruzzo region of Italy are irresistibly flaky and cheesy.
A lamb and cauliflower “shepherd’s pie”
This fresh take on the shepherd’s pie has slowly braised lamb shoulder down below, and a creamy cauliflower “mash” up top.
Jackman & McRoss’s scallop pies
If you know, you know.
Turmeric and ginger chicken fillo pie
The flavours of this hearty pie are similar to the Moroccan pastilla made with a fine brik pastry.
Bacon and tomato polenta-crust pie
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for bacon and tomato polenta-crust pie.
Christine Manfield’s five-spice duck and shiitake pies
“People still stop me and request it,” Christine Manfield says of her five-spice duck and shiitake pies. “Where the humble meat pie holds special significance for many Australians, this version elevates it to a refined status.”
Beef and vegetable pot pie
The type of pie that tastes like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen but can be made in a fraction of the time.
Fish pie with piped potato
An old-school favourite.
Mat Lindsay’s cheddar pie
Ester chef Mat Lindsay’s cheddar pie is a cut above the rest. Sharp cheddar, pickled onion and a flaky pie dough comes together to make one masterful cheese pie.
Epocha’s potato, leek and Gruyère pies
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for potato, leek and Gruyère pies.
Tom McHugo’s lamb and duchess potato pie
Like a shepherd’s pie, but luxe.
Beer-braised brisket pie with tomatillo salsa
Recipe for beer-braised brisket pie with tomatillo salsa.
Shepherd’s pie
Arguably one of the most comforting foods around, this simple but satisfying sheperd’s pie is a winner any day of the week.
Triple-cheese pie
Perfect for a party, this cheese pie can be prepared ahead and kept covered in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it.
Chicken, spring onion and tarragon pithiviers
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chicken, spring onion and tarragon Pithiviers.
Snapper, slow-braised beans, fennel and kataifi pies
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for snapper, slow-braised beans, fennel and kataifi pies recipe by Alpha restaurant in Sydney.
Greg Malouf’s duck pie with pomegranate and walnuts
A Persian-inspired dish of braised duck with walnuts and pomegranate forms the filling for this ultra-comforting fillo pie.
Pumpkin, Gorgonzola and rosemary pie
You’ll be back for seconds.
Rooster pie
Tasmanian farmer Paulette Whitney shares a recipe for chicken pie with an easy rough puff pastry that’s worth mastering – it’s guaranteed to get you out of many a tight spot.
Curtis Stone’s osso buco pies
A unique take on the classic Australian meat pie, Curtis Stone shares his recipe for the veal shank and mushroom pies he plates up at LA restaurant Gwen.
Beef, bacon and mushroom pies
Everything you could want in a pie.
Kefalonian pie
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Kefalonian pie.
Bourke Street Bakery’s guide to making the perfect meat pie
From the filling to the pastry, the founders of the Australian and New York bakery powerhouse show how to make the classic pie, step by step.
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