And since we're entering the glorious time of holiday feasting we're also looking to make the most of our leftovers.
Here are two new couldn't-be-easier ways to rework your turkey bird.
Balsamic Pasta with Turkey and Roasted Vegetables
1-2 cups leftover cooked turkey
1 pound box of pasta (i had tri-color rotini on hand)
1 bottle of balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
1-2 cups fresh spinach
1/2 cup crumbled feta, plus more for garnish
Cook up a box of your family's favorite pasta-or whatever you have on hand-penne, rotini, rigatoni, ziti.
While your pasta's boiling chop or dice 1 and 1/2 to 2 cups of turkey and coat with about 1/3 bottle of balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Set aside.
Chop tomatoes in half, if they are really juicy, squeeze some of the juice and seeds out onto a paper towel. Grab two handfuls of fresh spinach and roughly chop.
Once pasta has been cooked and drained combine pasta, turkey, tomatoes, spinach, 1/2 cup feta cheese and another 1/3 bottle of the dressing and toss. Place in a large covered casserole and bake covered at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. You want this to be warm, but not baked and dry.
Serve up and top with a bit more crumbled feta.
You could marinade your turkey overnight for this dish, it certainly couldn't hurt.
Turkey Tacos
A turkey and a taco kit walk into a bar.....have yourself a margarita and guess what happens.
My advice is this--warm your leftover turkey in a skillet with 1/2 cup chicken stock, then add taco seasoning and instead of using the water that the box calls for, replace it with chicken stock. You simply can't go wrong.
If you want more turkey ideas here are some other dishes we've done at our house
BBQ Turkey Stack on Pumpkin Cornbread
Turkey Vegetable Pie
Calzones just sub your turkey for the chicken
Cavatappi with Turkey and Peas
Happy Thanksgiving!
Watch a parade or some football!
Have a laugh and/or an adult beverage!
Enjoy the weekend shopping or hunting or trimming your tree!
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