Turkey

What to do with Leftover Turkey: Turkey Enchiladas

November 28, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

When you’re tired of turkey hash and turkey soup and turkey sandwiches, make these turkey enchiladas!  Totally not “leftovers” but just a great Mexican-oriented meal.  I made half green sauce and half red sauce enchiladas. The green sauce was store-bought, the red sauce was this enchilada sauce recipe. For the enchiladas, chop up a bunch [...]

Turkey “Shepherd’s” Pie

November 29, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Okay, I’ve heard the purists say a shepherd’s pie should be made from minced lamb rather than ground beef so I have no idea what to call one made from turkey! But it was good and used up a bit of leftovers with a slightly different taste. 1 Tbs butter 2 carrots, diced 1 celery [...]

Thanksgiving Leftover Soup

November 29, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Like most of you, I’ve been busy between cooking Thanksgiving for 14, having extra house guests, and–I admit–just relaxing a bit! But I love making soup from the bits and pieces in the refrigerator and freezer. Post-Thanksgiving soup is even more fun because of the variety of dishes available. Here’s what I did tonight: 1/2 [...]

Turkey Broth

November 29, 2004 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

First, the broth. I was too tired to start this on Thursday so threw the turkey carcass into a (large) plastic bag and put it in the freezer. When I was ready to make broth on Saturday, I could only fit part of the carcass, since I cooked a 26 pound turkey, so I just [...]