We made a turkey the day after Thanksgiving. We eat our holiday meal with my family, which is nice, but I do miss having turkey leftovers. (Seriously, meat for @0.27/lb that feeds the family for a LONG time!) We had a big post-thanksgiving meal on that Friday, and spent the whole next week eating more turkey. There was so much variety, though, it didn't feel like leftovers. Here are a few of the things we ate that week:
Of course, the obligatory Hot Turkey Sandwiches. I make soft white dinner rolls, slice in half, spread with cranberry sauce, layer on turkey, then top with gravy.
Turkey Curry. (If you don't have one of Lindsay's cookbooks yet, get them. Really.) I had some of the curry sauce (from her Chicken Curry Recipe) in my freezer, and just added cooked, chopped turkey and served it over rice. Delicious!
Turkey Enchiladas. Have you figured out how to make these from scratch yet? Ditch the condensed soup! Try a white sauce with some chicken base mixed in. Add green chilies, turkey or chicken, and sour cream, then fill tortillas with that mixture and cheese, roll up and top with regular enchilada sauce before baking.
Mexican Turkey Lasagna. I had some of the filling left from the enchiladas, so I layered that, cheese,, and tortillas in a round cake pan, topped with foil and baked it. Brian thought we should name it "turkey cheesy goodness."
Turkey Wraps. Mix mayonnaise with a pinch of salt and a LOT of black pepper. Cover and refrigerate to let the flavors combine. Use that sauce on either hot sandwich wraps (warmed turkey with melted cheese, pepper mayo and lettuce in a tortilla) or cold (cold turkey, pepper mayo and cranberry, rolled up tight in a tortilla.)
Turkey Pot Pie. There's the usual way, of course, but I made it easier this time by making the sauce (again, a white sauce with chicken base), adding cooked veggies (peas, corn, carrots, potatoes) and topped with spoonfuls of biscuit dough (add extra milk to make it "droppable"), then bake, covered with foil until the biscuits are done. Even my pot-pie hater ate a small helping.
And last, but not least, Turkle Burkles. That's what my mom always called, them, though she claims the idea came from a turkey restaurant that now has them listed on the menu as "Turglet Burget" or something like that. Either way - funny name, easy, yummy sandwiches.
Cooked Turkey
Cheddar Cheese, sliced
Hamburger Buns
Lettuce
Thousand Island Dressing
Load up the bottom bun with turkey and top with cheese. Lightly butter the top bun and put all pieces under the broiler. Keep an eye on them - take the tops out when lightly browned, and the bottoms when the cheese is melted. Add dressing and lettuce to top buns and place on top of bottom bun. Enjoy!
After that week, we took a turkey break, but I still have another gallon-sized bag full in the freezer waiting for my next inspiration to hit. Hopefully next week... Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Soup!
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