More easy recipes for leftover turkey! As I was food gawking through the Food Network, I found some more easy turkey leftover recipes --Alton Brown's Turkey Soup Recipe and Mini Turley Pot Pies -- made from the Thanksgiving turkey carcass, green bean casserole, and even leftover cranberry sauce. Take a look at Part 1: Turkey Leftover Recipes from the Food network Chefs, and also, my favorite turkey leftover recipe... Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe!
I can't resist videos, especially food show videos. So here you are. Go use up that dead bird!
Thanksgiving leftovers. That's where we're at right now. Turkey soup? Maybe. Turkey Tetrazzini? Probably. That's where the Food Network comes in. OK, I'll admit it. I love the Food Network. Seriously love it, especially their shiny, glossy magazine. Yeah, the one with lick-able photos.
Food Network had a great Thanksgiving layout this year, with awesome Thanksgiving recipes, Thanksgiving Appetizers, Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes, and Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes, lots and lots of dessert recipes.
But now it's time for the leftovers. I hope you didn't throw the turkey carcass away, because that makes the best turkey stock and turkey soup. Here's my recipe for Turkey Tetrazzini. I've been making this Thanksgiving leftovers recipe for years. It's easy, and hearty, and uses up a lot of that leftover turkey you've got hiding in the back of your fridge!
Looking for more Thanksgiving Turkey Leftover Recipes? Watch these Food Network videos. They'll give you more ideas than you have leftover turkey for. Enjoy! And Happy Day-After-Thanksgiving!
Smashed Potato-Cheddar Cakes with Warm Cran-Apple Sauce
What are you planning to do with all that leftover turkey the day after Thanksgiving? Make this easy turkey casserole with white and dark turkey meat, and spaghetti, baked in a delicious sauce of butter, mushrooms, onions, sherry, cream, paprika and nutmeg. This Thanksgiving casserole is perfect for pot luck dinners and get togethers. The Turkey Tetrazzini recipe can be doubled or tripled for extra freezer meals. Just thaw and reheat!
Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe
4 cups cooked turkey, cubed or in medium pieces
4 cups turkey broth, or 3 large chicken bouillon cubes, or 1 TB. chicken base
1/2 tsp. salt, (optional)
1/4 tsp. ground pepper
1 pound box spaghetti, cooked and drained
1 large onion, chopped
1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
8 ounce package mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp. ground paprika
1/2 cup cooking sherry
1 cup half and half, light cream, or whole milk
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
How To Make Turkey Tetrazzini
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 10 X 15-inch baking dish with vegetable spray. Pyrex works well for this casserole.
Cook spaghetti according to directions on box. Drain and place in prepared baking dish.
Saute onion in 2 Tablespoons butter in a large saute pan. Add mushrooms and cook until tender. Remove from pan.
Melt remaining butter in saute pan, stir in flour, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon paprika. Stir in broth and sherry until thick roux is made. Add half and half, and cook on medium heat until thick, stirring often. Remove from heat, and fold in turkey, mushrooms and onions.
Spoon all this over the cooked spaghetti in the prepared pan.
Sprinkle with remaining paprika and Parmesan cheese. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven, and let cook for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Cool completely before covering and refrigerating any leftovers.
The Butterball turkey is thawed, now it's time to cook the turkey. Celebrating Thanksgiving on November 25, 2010 by roasting a turkey shouldn't be difficult, but like most Americans, the question "How long do I cook the turkey?" naturally pops up like the timer on a turkey. OK, I couldn't resist that pun! But seriously, do you know how long to cook your turkey? Do you have to check Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking cookbook, or look it up online every year on the Food Network?
Timetables for Turkey Roasting in a 325 °F Oven
Unstuffed Turkey 4 to 8 pounds (breast) 1½ to 3¼ hours 8 to 12 pounds 2¾ to 3 hours 12 to 14 pounds 3 to 3¾ hours 14 to 18 pounds 3¾ to 4¼ hours 18 to 20 pounds 4¼ to 4½ hours 20 to 24 pounds 4½ to 5 hours
Stuffed Turkey 4 to 6 pounds (breast) Not usually applicable 6 to 8 pounds (breast) 2½ to 3½ hours 8 to 12 pounds 3 to 3½ hours 12 to 14 pounds 3½ to 4 hours 14 to 18 pounds 4 to 4¼ hours 18 to 20 pounds 4¼ to 4¾ hours 20 to 24 pounds 4¾ to 5¼ hours
Food Network's own Barefoot Contessa has a special Google Doodle just for her. Food Network Thanksgiving recipes are the star though, as it features Cranberry Relish, Sweet Potato Casserole, Turkey Brine Recipes, Green Bean Casserole, and all the other Thanksgiving specialties that our grandmothers and their grandmothers passed down from generation to generation.
Check out the new Ina Garten Thanksgiving Google Doodle. The "oo" in Google has been replaced by a Thanksgiving meal complete with a turkey and all the fixin's. Mousse over and click the Google Doodle, and you'll be magically transported to a web page for Ina Garten's Thanksgiving Recipes from Google. There, you'll find recipes for Perfect Roast Turkey with Herb and Apple Stuffing. Poke around, The Barefoot Contessa has loads of Thanksgiving Recipes, so does the Food Network. Speaking of the Food Network, you'll find Thanksgiving recipes from Paula Deen, Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, and more! Even Martha Stewart's Thanksgiving recipes can be found online this week!
Thanksgiving 2010: Turkey Day is this Thursday, November 25th. Do you have your Thanksgiving dessert recipes planned yet? Will it be Homemade Apple Pie, Classic Pumpkin Pie recipe, or Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie? Or perhaps something you haven't tried yet, like The Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake recipe knock-off, or maybe get a head start on Christmas Cookies and serve up a platter of Pecan Butterballs, Peanut Butter Blossoms, and Shortbread Cookies. Whatever you have a craving for, there's something here for your Thanksgiving Desserts menu.
