One thing I love in life is food. One thing I hate in
life is waste. So for this week’s tidbits, I decided to
combine both of these and provide some recipes for
three dishes you can make using your Thanksgiving
Day leftovers. Keep in mind that none of these recipes
are from me. I mean, I don’t cook. Perks of living
at home☺. If I have to make a meal for myself, 99
percent of the time I am eating nachos, pasta or a
sandwich. So these recipes are not from my brain
but from the brains of more talented individuals. And
I will link all the websites where I found these recipes
so you can go directly to said link if you like. Happy
reading and happy eating y’all!
Recipe One –Southwestern Turkey Soup
By: Doug Matthews
Link: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/24392/
southwestern-turkey-soup/?internalSource=stre
ams&referringId=15335&referringContentType=
Recipe%20Hub&clickId=st_trending_s
This recipe is perfect for a cold winter’s day. Not
that we get too many of those in Houston but, I
mean, it was freezing this past week so it does happen…
occasionally. Anyways, this is a quick and easy
recipe to follow and—when your meal is ready—you
can curl up on your couch and enjoy it while listening
to Christmas music ☺
The ingredients are:
1 1/2 cups shredded cooked turkey
4 cups vegetable broth
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 avocado – peeled, pitted and diced
1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
The directions are:
In a large pot over medium heat, combine turkey,
broth, canned tomatoes, green chiles, fresh tomatoes,
onion, garlic, and lime juice. Season with cayenne,
cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then
reduce heat, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
Stir in avocado and cilantro, and simmer 15 to 20
minutes, until slightly thickened. Spoon into serving
bowls, and top with shredded cheese.
Recipe Two—Annie’s Turkey Salad
By: Ann Sizemore
Picture used by: Beth Wand Sidell (the first picture
in the slideshow)
Link: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21225/
annies-turkey-salad/?internalSource=streams&
referringId=15335&referringContentType=Reci
pe%20Hub&clickId=st_trending_s
Looking over this recipe, it kind of reminds of potato
salad—which I love. Related to that, here’s a story
for you. When I was living in Belgium, my family and
I went to a little restaurant in the city for dinner. I ordered
a meal with a side of potato salad. That’s liter ally
what it said on the menu under “sides” –potato
salad. I hadn’t had potato salad in months, maybe
years, and I was so excited. So imagine my disappointment
when, instead of the typical potato salad
that I am used to and was expecting, these people
brought me potatoes and salad. Fortunately, this recipe
seems to be a delicious delight, unlike the nonsense
I received that claimed to be “potato salad.”
The ingredients are:
6 eggs
6 cups cooked turkey meat
1 (16 ounce) jar sweet pickles, chopped
1 1/2 (10 ounce) jars mustard-mayonnaise blend
3/4 cup mayonnaise
The directions are:
1. Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover
with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately
remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot
water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water,
cool, peel and chop.
2. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the eggs, turkey,
pickles, prepared sandwich and salad sauce and
mayonnaise. Chill in the refrigerator approximately 3
hours before serving.
Recipe Three—Thanksgiving Turkey Shepard’s Pie
By: Rachel
Link: https://www.bakedbyrachel.com/leftoverthanksgiving-
turkey-shepherds-pie/
You can use many terms/phrases to describe me.
Future teacher. Journalist. “Has crushes on way too
many attractive male celebrities”. One Direction fan.
But the phrase/term that probably best describes me
is Harry Potter fanatic. I LOVE the series. I have read
the books and seen the movies countless times, the
people in the movies are some of my favorite celebrities
and I am sitting here crying because the new
Fantastic Beasts movie is out and I can’t watch it until
December 1st. Now, the one thing I loved about the
series is the amount of detail that went into them. Like,
even the meals they ate were so well-written that I
wanted to make all the dishes. And one
such meal that was eaten quite a lot in
the books was Shepard’s Pie. And now,
I can try it because I have the recipe
thanks to a blog post from a website
called BakedByRachel.
The ingredients are:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4C onion, chopped
1/3C celery, chopped
1/3C carrots, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 1/2C leftover turkey meat
1/4C peas or green beans
1/4C corn
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1C gravy
2C mashed potatoes –should use roughly 3/4
pound potatoes should be used
4oz cheddar cheese, shredded
The directions are:
Preheat oven to 350 F
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add
onion, celery and carrots, cooking until onions are
translucent. Add minced garlic, cooking for an additional
minute. Add turkey, corn and peas (or green
beans), along with seasonings and gravy, cooking
until heated through. Transfer to a 1 quart baking
dish, pressing into an even layer.
Heat mashed potatoes until luke warm and easy to
stir. Add half of the shredded cheese to the potatoes,
stir to combine. Spread mashed potatoes over the
turkey filling. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes. If desired, broil or use a kitchen
torch to char cheese slightly. Serve warm.
Note: All the credit for the ingredients and recipes
in this column go to the original creators. I have used
the internet to find these recipes and claim no credit
for any of them. They belong to their respective owners.
However, those little story paragraphs you see
directly above the ingredient list? Those are from me.
In the interests of not having a pages long tidbits,
here are two links where you can find more recipes:
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g1064/
thanksgiving-leftovers/ and https://www.southernliving.
com/food/holidays-occasions/turkey-leftoversrecipes
Hope you all have a happy day tomorrow with your
loved ones! I am going to be starting my day by taking
my cousins and uncle—who are here from London—
to see the parade in Houston, followed by a meal out
and then taking them to visit some more family. Good
times, good times.
