Does one pre-bake a pot pie before freezing?

[TdeV]

Making up some pot pies, but not the usual crust. I'm thinking of cutting a piece of commercial puff pastry (starts frozen) and draping it over the top of the pie. No inner pastry.

 

The contents will be cooked lamb and cooked beans and some cooked vegetables.

 

Do I pre-bake the pie for some little time before freezing it?

 

And method?

[JeanneCake]

I wouldn't prebake/par bake at all; is the filling cooked at all before you put it in the tin?

[TdeV]

Yes, @JeanneCake, all pre-cooked. Thanks.

[AlaMoi]

the pot pie innards - yes - precooked 

 

the crust, no.

 

caveat:  when baking pot pie from frozen, use a pre-heated mega-heat bottom source ala baking/pizza stone.

. . . the usual timing : bake at x F' for Y mins typically results in an uncooked/soggy/wet bottom crust.

mucho bottom heat is needed to 'cure' the soggy bottom.