Favorite Turkey Leftover recipe???

turkey tetrazzini - my favorite leftover meal.

turkey quesadillas:

stew 6 cups of diced turkey in a can of rotel.

Once water is pretty much cooked off,
Add  1 cup turkey to one 10" burrito laying flat
add 3/4 to 1 cup shreded cheese.
top with another burrito

grill both sides. cut into six wedges.

Makes 6 quesadillas of 6 wedges each. Serves 12. (3 wedges each)

sides:
 
black beans (I make mesquite black beans)

saffron yellow rice


have these toppings ready for quesadillas:

sour cream
herdez brand salsa
guacamole (I made mine fresh)


how to flip quesadilla at home when cooking on a skillet:

slide quesadilla from skillet onto plate. 
Put 2nd plate upsidedown over that plate. 
Flip it over
Slide from 2nd plate back onto skillet.

I could only make one quesadilla at a time, so to keep warm and crispy while additional quesadillas are being made, I slid wedges on a cookie sheet, right after I cut them, into 250 degree (warm-low) oven until all quesdaillas were cooked.




 

In the 10 qt pot now: the stock and meat from boiling down two carcasses, to which has been added garlic, zucchini squash, carrots, onions, celery, bell peppers and cilantro. All fresh, of course. Also a pound and a half of barley.

In-Sink-erator! Best device for left over turkey.

sunnyside up


In-Sink-erator! Best device for left over turkey.

I cannot begin to imagine anyone throwing good food away.

There are some folks (even in my family) who do not like leftovers.  Sad but true.

I've been poor in my past. I don't waste NUTHIN that's edible.

turkey and sausage gumbo
FANTASTIC end to a delicious bird!

sunnyside up, seriously that's almost blasphemous!

mland520, that's a great idea. Do you have a recipe?

EatingTheRoad


sunnyside up, seriously that's almost blasphemous! 

Not to me. I find turkey to be a most foul fowl. 

mland520 - I would also like the recipe.

I just took care of my left overs last night.  On Saturday I had friends over for a Post Thanksgiving dinner.  I fried a turkey, and for some reason, (I think everyone had their fill on Thursday) I had quite a bit left over....

I made two different dishes; Turkey Soup and Turkey Salad.

Soup Ingredients:
Carcass
Both Legs
Both Wings
Assorted other bones
Whole Spanish Onion, Quartered
Dried Parsley
Dried Oregano
Dried Basil
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Smoked Kosher Salt
Fresh Cracked Black Pepper.
Fresh Crushed Garlic
Sliced Baby Carrots
Sliced Celery
Egg Noodles.

About 3+ hours total cooking time, with the celery and carrots added after 2 hours.  And then the Egg Noodles added for about 15 min.

Salad Ingredients:
Diced Dark and White Meat
Diced Apple
Diced Celery
Sauteed Hot Pepper Mash
Light Raspberry Vinaigrette
Light Balsamic Vinaigrette
Light Mayo
Smoked Kosher Salt
Fresh Cracked Black Pepper

sunnyside up



Not to me. I find turkey to be a most foul fowl. 

So, then don't eat turkey to begin with. Then there's nothing chuck down the disposal to begin with.
 
You don't have to waste food. You're merely choosing to waste food. Most people here think that kind of behavior is appalling.
 

My wife makes about the most simple leftover turkey dish imagineable, and I love it!

She calls it Creamed Turkey.

Bascially: Turkey, canned cream of mushroom soup, rice, and canned peas. Heat, Mix, and serve. For my serving I usually dump the whole thing over a couple of pieces of rye bread.

The quantities depend on how much leftover turkey we have and how many leftover guests we have the next day.

Foodosaurus, that salad sounds amazing. I might add some cheese chunks to that myself.

...and yeah, what Scorereader, said...no nead to waste food. Make a soup or salad and give it to someone who may need it

EatingTheRoad - I meant to buy 5oz of Crumbled Blue Cheese, but I forgot.  I think I'm going to pick it up after work today.

ken8038


My wife makes about the most simple leftover turkey dish imagineable, and I love it!

She calls it Creamed Turkey.

Bascially: Turkey, canned cream of mushroom soup, rice, and canned peas. Heat, Mix, and serve. For my serving I usually dump the whole thing over a couple of pieces of rye bread.

The quantities depend on how much leftover turkey we have and how many leftover guests we have the next day.

That reminds of a staple in most Milwaukee homes in the "olden" days. You could buy a shoestring potato basket, usually near the deli, around this time of year. What you described (or a homemade  bechamel) went inside and it was always a huge treat. I haven't seen those baskets in years. They were identical in taste to those canned Pik-Nik potato snacks.

 

http://www.usda.gov/blog/...happy_leftovers_day_h2

Soup.

turkey leftovers
1 lb sliced carrots
1 small celery bunch
2 decent sized cooking onions
1 bunch parsley
6 qts turkey stock
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp thyme
1 bay leaf
1 lb farelli noodles, or whatever; broad noodles, rice, or make some dumplings

Cut up everything but the parsley. Toss it all, including the parsley but excluding the noodles, in the stock and simmer for an hour. Remove the bay leaf and the parsley. Cook the noodles and add to the soup if you want it thin; cook the noodles in the soup if you want it thick.

I just made some "Turkey Jook" from a recipe I found over on Epicurious: Turkey Jook
 
It's similar to a lot of the soup recipes listed here except that it is much more basic and has a very subtle flavor. Alone it is pretty bland but when you add the extra ginger, scallions, sesame oil, and soy sauce it's fantastic. Others in the household didn't hate it but don't care for the "slimy porridge-type texture of it. Personally that is my favorite part. Also, I unfortunately forgot to buy fresh ginger so I had to go with the ground stuff. I'm certain the fresh ginger would have made it much much better.
 

 

I think a little oyster sauce would help it along, and some lemongrass.

@i95

Laserwolf, that looks so good!

Some of you folks need to chill out. I never said that I waste food, I did say that as far as I am concerned the garbage grinder could enjoy the whole bird. I do not like turkey, but the 22 others that sat at my holiday table obviously disagreed with me.  All left over turkey was dutifully packed up as care packages for those who happen to like the miserable bird. I myself will settle for a nice hamburger, thank you.

sunnyside up


Some of you folks need to chill out. I never said that I waste food, I did say that as far as I am concerned the garbage grinder could enjoy the whole bird. I do not like turkey, but the 22 others that sat at my holiday table obviously disagreed with me.  All left over turkey was dutifully packed up as care packages for those who happen to like the miserable bird. I myself will settle for a nice hamburger, thank you.

 
Let's see.  Someone asked for recipes for  leftover turkey.  Your response  was  " In-Sink-erator! Best device for left over turkey."  This response was not well received as no one asked what one thought of turkey.  Maybe you need to chill out.

I think you guys need a time out here.  Go do something nice for someone you love.

For those who have asked, recipe for Turkey and Sausage Gumbo:
in a large pot drizzle some olive oil and add:
one large onion - chopped
3-4 ribs of celery- chopped
sweet green or red or yellow bell pepper- chopped
when veggies are softened add about 1/2 cup of Tony Chachere's Instant Roux mix- I know you can make your own roux if you've a mind to, but this product has all the spices and adds the right amount of thickness to the gumbo.
Then I add chicken stock, or turkey stock, or just plain wateror any combo of those liquids- about 2-3 quarts.
Add your favorite andouille sausage- mine is Richards- all the way from Louisiana, and all your leftover turkey meat- and let it simmer for a good, long while. This time I even added some smoked ham hocks. It was gone in no time, and didn't taste like a turkey dinner- if you know what I mean. Of course, you can make this with chicken too, and I do at least two or three times a year.

That sounds like a winner.

sunnyside up


Some of you folks need to chill out. I never said that I waste food, I did say that as far as I am concerned the garbage grinder could enjoy the whole bird. I do not like turkey, but the 22 others that sat at my holiday table obviously disagreed with me.  All left over turkey was dutifully packed up as care packages for those who happen to like the miserable bird. I myself will settle for a nice hamburger, thank you.

We're just razzing you...didn't mean to upset ya

Greymo

sunnyside up


In-Sink-erator! Best device for left over turkey.

I cannot begin to imagine anyone throwing good food away.

Unfortunately I do it all the time. Who takes leftovers? Things go stale and go bad alot of times and I can't eat it all before it happens. You can't buy 1 hot dog at a time or bread by the slice. So many times a half pack goes bad. My intentions are to eat it all but it doesn't always work that way. ...Russ

Kind of in the quesadilla vein... I made burritos. Heated up the leftovers, took a big tortilla, laid down a bed of mashed potatoes, chunks of turkey, then some stuffing, poured gravy on it, then added jellied cranberry sauce. Rolled it all up and went to town.

SeamusD


Kind of in the quesadilla vein... I made burritos. Heated up the leftovers, took a big tortilla, laid down a bed of mashed potatoes, chunks of turkey, then some stuffing, poured gravy on it, then added jellied cranberry sauce. Rolled it all up and went to town.

That's a really good idea and sounds incredibly yummy!