I have turkey leftover phobia! Help a mommy out...

Post me up some ideas for what to do with the 500 gazillion pounds of turkey that seems to be leftover after Thanksgiving. Hide it in the bottom of the laundry basket? Mortar the austin stone in my fireplace with it? Seriously, need recipes.

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Permalink Reply by Yolanda on November 24, 2008 at 1:36pm

I made this recipe for my hubby about 10 years ago and it was a big hit. Now after every Thanksgiving we make sure and save some Turkey for this recipe the next day.

Take and fry up some cubed potatoes. (About 5 medium or 6). Then set aside when soft and cooked through. (and browned nicely)
fry some chopped onions with butter and throw in about 3 to 4 cups of Turkey.
In a cup mix milk with a packet of Ranch dressing mix in powder form.
Add this liquid to the Turkey fry then mix it through. Take this skillet off the heat then add plenty of shredded Jack Cheese to cover the top. Let cheese melt. Serve it up!
Sorry for not having exact measurements it is not like me. But this one was a complete invention :P
Enjoy,
Yolanda in Ohio
When you have collected all of your recipes and gone through them send me your favorite! Thx!

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Permalink Reply by Yolanda on November 24, 2008 at 1:37pm

Yolanda said:

I made this recipe for my hubby about 10 years ago and it was a big hit. Now after every Thanksgiving we make sure and save some Turkey for this recipe the next day.

Take and fry up some cubed potatoes. (About 5 medium or 6). Then set aside when soft and cooked through. (and browned nicely)
fry some chopped onions with butter and throw in about 3 to 4 cups of Turkey.
In a cup mix milk with a packet of Ranch dressing mix in powder form.
Add this liquid to the Turkey fry then mix it through. Take this skillet off the heat then add plenty of shredded Jack Cheese to cover the top. Let cheese melt. Serve it up!
Sorry for not having exact measurements it is not like me. But this one was a complete invention :P
Enjoy,
Yolanda in Ohio
When you have collected all of your recipes and gone through them send me your favorite! Thx!

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Permalink Reply by Yolanda on November 24, 2008 at 1:39pm

Whoops! made a mistake

Mix the potatos with the turkey after the ranch dressing milk mixture is incorporated!

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Permalink Reply by MommySite.com on November 25, 2008 at 7:02pm

Look for some really good chicken salad recipes and substitute the turkey for them.

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Permalink Reply by Madelyn Morales on November 25, 2008 at 10:06pm

ah, the age old leftover turkey dilemma. Well, other than the obvious which include making and freezing in individual containers- turkey soup, I'd suggest going on a turkey website- no I'm not calling you a turkey nor saying there is a website exclusively for turkeys, LOL. What I mean is if you go on a site for Butterball or any other turkey manufacturers (well, on second thought I don't think Mother Nature has a website per se -kidding) but you know what I mean, people that sell turkeys, you'd probably hit the leftover turkey recipe jackpot! Good luck! Happy leftover turkeying.

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Permalink Reply by Cara Miller on November 26, 2008 at 5:23pm

Turkey Shepherds Pie!

This is so easy, I make these up before I even serve our meal.

1. Take a 9X13 casserole dish, throw cut up turkey and stuffing to coat bottom layer of dish.
2. add corn niblets, peas and or sliced carrots what ever you prefer as the next layer
3. pour gravy over first two layers
4. top with mashed potato
5. cover casserole dish and freeze

This is delish in about a month or so when you're craving turkey but don't want all the prep!

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Permalink Reply by Lois Linquist on November 28, 2008 at 8:32am

Two of our family favorites are Turkey Lasagna and Turkey Pie

Cook lasagna noodles and layer turkey, cheeses to taste (I like colby), Campbels Cream of Mushroom soup, light sprinkle of thyme. Bake in slow oven. Yum Optional add any left over veggies, carrots, peas, onions etc.

or

Make a pie shell out of left over stuffing and bake until crispy (350 oven). Mix left over gravy, diced turkey (this is a good place for dark meat since you really can't tell) left over veggies and top with stuffing for crust or left over mashed potatoes. Bake until bubbly.

Enjoy,
Lois

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Permalink Reply by ZAJA Natural Handmade Confections on November 28, 2008 at 9:25am

Sandwiches, feed the cat, the dog, grind it up and make a casserole.

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Permalink Reply by Mommy Bits on November 28, 2008 at 7:37pm

Check out this tasty Rachel Ray recipe for Turkey, sweet potato shepherds pie.
http://tinyurl.com/5c46a2

Its awesome.

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Permalink Reply by Tamara on November 29, 2008 at 1:01pm

For dinner tonight I sliced a potato real thin put a layer onthe bottom of a casserole dish, then turkey, layer of potatoes, then the left over stuffing, poured a little turkey broth covered bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes and its done.

We also have turkey tacos, shred the turkey mix taco seasoning, and turkey enchiladas