22 November 2023
You don’t need to just keep eating turkey sandwiches until the bird is fully gone. Here are some cool ideas about how to shake things up a bit, but still avoid wasting good food.
Breakfast Bake
Ingredients:
- 3 cups dressing
- 12 eggs
- 1 cup turkey, shredded
- ½ cup diced carrot
- 1/3 cup diced green onion or scallion
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add turkey, carrot, onion, and cheese. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Grease a square baking pan. Scoop dressing into an even layer at the bottom. You may want to press down to create an even base layer.
- Pour egg mixture evenly into the baking pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
Turkey Grilled Cheese with Cranberry Mustard
Ingredients:
- 4 slices of hearty bread, like sourdough
- 4 to 8 ounces of sliced turkey
- 4 slices of cheese (your choice as long as it is meltable)
- ½ cup cranberry sauce
- 3 – 4 tablespoons whole grain mustard, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Combine cranberry sauce and mustard as your condiment.
- Spread cranberry-mustard on all 4 slices of bread. Layer turkey and cheese and top with second slice of bread.
- Heat butter in a skillet and pan sear sandwiches. Place on a sheet tray and finish in the oven until the cheese is melted.
Pull-Apart Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere or swiss cheese
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup chopped turkey
- ½ cup chopped, cooked breakfast sausage
- 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
- ½ cup chopped nuts
- ¼ cup celery
- 3 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs, chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 2 (16 ounce) cans refrigerated, butter-flavor biscuit dough
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325. Spray bundt pan with cooking spray.
- Mix together cheeses, turkey, sausage, apple, nuts, cellery, mixed herbs, and parsley in a large bowl.
- Combine melted butter and poultry seasoning in a small bowl. Pour over mixture and stir gently to combine.
- Cut biscuits into quarters and gently toss into mixure.
- Place in the bundt pan.
- Bake until top is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean, or about 45 to 50 minutes.
- Cool on a rack for about 5 minuts. Turn out onto a serving platter.
- Provide tongs to pull apart bread and serve with a side of cranberry sauce.
Tex-Mex Turkey Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup minced onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 4 cups water
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup salsa
- 4 cups shredded turkey
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 3 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups frozen corn
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, optional
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add minced onions and saute until soft. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Add water, tomato soup, diced tomatoes, salsa, turkey, parsley, and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and simmer until bouillon cubes are fully dissolved. Add black beans, corn, sour cream, and cilantro. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Serve with crushed tortilla chips, chopped green onion, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro, and/or sour cream.
Cranberry Brie Bites
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator
- all-purpose flour for rolling dough
- 4 ounces brie
- ½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- ½ cup chopped nuts
- 2 or 3 springs fresh rosemary, cut into one-inch pieces
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375. Grease or use nonstick spray on a 24 cup muffin pan
- On a lightly floured surface, unroll the thawed puff pastry and cut into 24 squares.
- Gently place each square into the muffin cups and lightly prick bottom with a fork.
- Cut the brie into 24 equal pieces and place one piece in each pastry cup. Top with 1 teaspoon cranberry sauce and evenly divided chopped nuts. Top with a piece of rosemary.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden brown on the edges.
