Sometimes it is so hard to figure out what to do with leftovers after Thanksgiving! Mostly people don't want to eat just plain roast turkey for days. They also put turkeys on sale very frequently at the grocery stores around Thanksgiving. I want to share a soup recipe with you and also give you some ideas for using turkey in some dishes you probably already make!
Turkey Noodle Soup
1 small onion, chopped
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup carrots, sliced (I used frozen sliced ones)
1/4 cup white wine (optional)
6 cups chicken broth
or
6 cups water, 3 cubes chicken cubes, 2 tsp chicken base (here's a picture of what I used)
1-2 cups cooked, chopped turkey
Pasta (I used some thin spaghetti)
2 tbsp lemon juice
Saute onions in butter until onions are soft. Add carrots, saute a couple of minutes. Add wine and allow to cook several minutes (if you are adding). Add broth or water/chicken cubes/chicken base and thyme. Cook over medium low heat for about 15 minutes. Add turkey, pasta, and lemon juice- cook about 20 minutes.
Other recipes you can exchange the chicken for turkey!
- Chicken Pot Pie- Pioneer Woman has a good recipe
- Chicken Spaghetti
- Chicken Tetrazzini
- Chicken Salad - I just mixed cut up chicken (or turkey), some chopped onion, chopped celery if I have it, mayo, and pepper
- Chicken Packets- mixed chopped chicken (turkey), cream cheese, green onions, a little milk, spoon mixture into canned crescent rolls. Seal edges of rolls, dip packet in butter then crushed crackers. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until browned. Yum!
- Chicken Enchiladas
- Chicken Taquitos- My favorite recipe- HERE
- Chicken Chimichangas
- White Chili- my recipe - HERE
I hope this gives you some ideas of what you can do with that leftover turkey! And maybe you'll even take advantage of the turkey sales and just buy one to cook and put in the freezer like I did! What do you like to do with turkey leftovers??
