Favorite ways to use leftover turkey

[Storygirl]

I found a great bargain on turkeys at my grocery store (10 cents a pound!!), so I bought several. I'm cooking them and freezing the meat. I also made broth.

I make turkey tetrazzini  and turkey pot pie from my Better Homes and Garden red plaid cookbook (family favorite). Of course, turkey sandwiches (planning to try turkey pesto paninis for a change). I made Ina Garten's make ahead gravy this year and love it -- https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/make-ahead-turkey-gravy-with-onions-and-sage-5486134 -- so we may sometimes just have slices of roast turkey with gravy. And I have a creamy turkey and rice soup that we like -- similar to this https://www.melskitchencafe.com/the-best-leftover-turkey-soup/

But I could use a lot more ideas. What do you do with your leftover turkey? Please link a recipe, if you have one!

Edited December 4, 2019 by Storygirl

[KungFuPanda]

1 minute ago, Storygirl said:

I found a great bargain on turkeys at my grocery store (10 cents a pound!!), so I bought several. I'm cooking them and freezing the meat. I also made broth.

I make turkey tetrazzini  and turkey pot pie from my Better Homes and Garden red plaid cookbook (family favorite). Of course, turkey sandwiches (planning to try turkey pesto paninis for a change). I made Ina Garten's make ahead gravy this year and love it -- https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/make-ahead-turkey-gravy-with-onions-and-sage-5486134 -- so we may sometimes just have slices of roast turkey with gravy. And I have a creamy turkey and rice soup that we like -- similar to this https://www.melskitchencafe.com/the-best-leftover-turkey-soup/

But I could use a lot more ideas. What do you do with your leftover turkey? Please link a recipe, if you have one!

 

Here are my leftover turkey plans this year.  I made a 12 lb turkey for four people so I had a LOT of leftovers:

Turkey club sandwiches

Curry turkey salad (I use Ina Garten's curried chicken salad recipe for this.)

Bone broth in the pressure cooker

Creamy turkey and wild rice soup (with the homemade stock)

Turkey pot pie OR turkey and dumpling soup 

I still have the stuff for the last two meals in the freezer because we need a break from turkey. My daughter loves these Greek Turkey Burgers, but you need to start with raw turkey to make them. I 'grind' raw meats in my cuisinart for stuff like this.

 

 

[catz]

Well I made bone broth and turkey noodle soup.  I have enough bone broth frozen for anther big batch of soup.  We had a small turkey.  I couldn't fit it into my instant pot though without a lot of effort anyway.

[WendyLady]

We are just about done with our turkey (but still so much ham).  We did sandwiches, a thick rich gravy full of shredded turkey over mashed potatoes (our favorite leftover dish), and turkey quesadillas.  I have just enough left for turkey noodle soup tomorrow night.  

[cjzimmer1]

I pretty much treat turkey like I would chicken.  Add mexican spices for a taco filling or stuff in in tortilla with cheese and pour over enchilada sauce.  Make a chicken divan casserole (meat, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cream of what ever soup (I do a homemade variation), cheddar cheese, top with bread crumbs). Make a stir fry or fried rice.

[Pen]

Sandwiches and as part of biscuits and gravy if not gf family.    We are or were till gf a big biscuit and gravy family!  

Or just turkey with cranberry sauce side, maybe stuffing side. On salads or in soups if one is gf.