As most of the world knows, the premier of the Game of Thrones TV series was yesterday. We’ve only got 5 more (lengthy) episodes left. In this house, we were celebrating with official Game of Thrones beer and also this DELICIOUS Frey Pie. Don’t worry, there’s no people baked into this pie, but it is a fun nod to the popular series and what happens when you cross Arya Stark.

This pie reminds me a lot of a traditional pot pie. One of the main differences here though is the meat that is used is ground instead of the usual shredded or cubed. It’s also loaded up with plenty of veggies. Namely mushrooms, carrots, and of course potatoes. It’s a hearty pie if ever there was one. We’ve got to survive the longer winter after all, right?

As if all of that wasn’t enough, there’s also some bacon in this pie. It’s really really good stuff going on in here. Now, being as this is a hefty beast of a pie… you can’t make it in a traditional pie dish. Oh, no! This bad boy needs a good springform pan. We’re going as tall as ‘the wall’ with the Knights’ Watch.

Okay… maybe not that tall. But taller than a traditional pie dish can handle.

Now, I’m not about to lie. This pie does take some time and effort to get it together. But, I promise that the end result is totally worth every ounce of time. And that’s really all it is. This pie isn’t complicated. It’s just a little time consuming!

I had originally tried making this pie a couple of years ago, but I learned a lot of lessons along the way and made more than a few changes. More veggies. Actually, make that a LOT more veggies. Less effort. Less complicated. BOOM. Done.

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Nutritional Claims: Sugar Conscious • Egg Free • Peanut Free • Tree Nut Free • Soy Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Mustard Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • Sulphite Free