Pre-planning: Turkey leftovers

iceey

So we have a 20 pound turkey we are making this weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving. We WILL have leftovers! Any one have good turkey leftover recipes? A soup would be nice I think but all suggestions welcome!

randomtai

From Food Network magazine... I wanna try it this year:

Turkey-Escarole Soup with Farfalline:

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Evoo
2 Leeks (white and light green parts only), thinly sliced
3 Stalks of celery, chopped
3 Carrots, chopped
2 Parsnips, chopped
4 Quarts of turkey broth (Homemade from the leftover turkey carcass or store bought)
Kosher Salt
1 Small head escarole, chopped
2 Wide strips lemon zest (removed with a vegetable peeler)
3 Cups chopped leftover roast turkey
1 Cup farfalline or other small pasta
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 Cup chopped fresh dill and/or parsley (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks, celery, carrots, and parsnips and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

2. Add the escarole and lemon zest to the pot and simmer until the escarole is tender, about 10 more minutes.

3. Add the turkey and pasta and cook until the pasta is partially cooked, about 4 minutes. (The pasta will continue cooking in the hot soup.) Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Discard the lemon zest and top with the herbs.

slim4health56

I love soups, too. Check out this recipe - quite tasty, although I prefer to increase the liquids for a thinner broth. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving - I was about to congratulate you for planning more than a month in advance until I read all your post and saw "Canada"!

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/soup1/r/turkeyricesoup.htm

KANGOOJUMPS

YUM!, I do have lots!
we love to cook
but I will have to come back to this
very busy in CANADA this weekend.

dorthymcconnel

Dont forget to chop some up for salads. We also use the carcass to make broth from, and add bits of the turkey and whatever veggies we have around to make a nice soup.