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Turkey Casserole with Leftover Turkey

Turkey Casserole with Leftover Turkey

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We always stuff a turkey during Christmas and the next day we have lots of leftovers.

This is a dish which I made out of the ingredients I had at home. I had not planned to make it and this morning when I got up I hadn’t yet decided what to prepare with the leftovers. I was thinking of the classical curry with vegetables and rice but then two of my children don’t like curry so I thought of making it as a savory cake, which I have made many time and is delicious. I usually make leftover chicken like this and it is very good but it is a side dish. I then thought of making a pie with puff pastry or to make something new. I decided to try the latter. I hope we’ll like it and you’ll like it as well, if you every try it.

The result, I must say, was more than I expected. My children like eating only the breast and there were only a few slices left. The rest was thighs and wings and they did not complain about that, so I must say it was excellent.

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Turkey Casserole with Leftover Turkey

Preparation time: 1 Hour

Baking time: about half an hour or until golden brown

Ingredients:

  • 2 – 3 cups of finely cut leftover cooked turkey
  • 10 fresh spring onions finely chopped
  • ¼ cup of olive oil
  • 2 carrots, grated
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • ¼ cup grated graviera cheese
  • ¼ cup parsley
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Chicken seasoning
  • Allspice
  • Leftover turkey stuffing (optional)

For the mashed potatoes:

  • 4 – 5 potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
  • Milk
  • Salt
  • Nutmeg
  • 2 – 3 tablespoons of grated Mozzarella

Directions:

  1. Peel potatoes, cut in quarters and boil until soft. Prepare mush potatoes but add a pinch of nutmeg in the end.
  2. Cut turkey into very small pieces.
  3. Finely cut spring onions and parsley.
  4. Peel and grate with potato peeler thin stripes of carrots.
  5. Sauté the onions and add turkey. Add carrots, seasoning, salt and pepper, parsley, ½ cup of water and stir for five minutes. Add flour and cheese and mix.
  6. Grease an oven proof glass tin and add 2 – 3 tablespoons of mashed potatoes.
  7. Add a layer of turkey and a layer of stuffing on top.
  8. Finish with a layer of mashed potatoes, which place spoon by spoon and then spread carefully.
  9. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake in a preheated oven to 180 degrees centigrade until golden.

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Kopiaste and Kali Orexi!

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Ivy

Thursday 27th of December 2007

I just checked out some shepherd's pies and it does have a similarity.

Ivy

Thursday 27th of December 2007

Really, I had no idea? Shall look into recipes for Shepherd's pie later on. Actually I have made up some new recipes, which I have not posted yet.

Peter M

Thursday 27th of December 2007

Ivy, this reads like a Turkey Shepherd's pie...good use of the leftovers.

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