Tomorrow,
your troops will be hungry… again, and after the copious amounts of Traditional
Thanksgiving fare, you are probably ready for something a little different. Here are some unique ways to utilize your
leftovers that don’t involve 2 slices of bread!
Breakfast:
Turkey (or Ham)Hash
2 Tbs Olive Oil
1 Onion, diced
1/2 Green Pepper, diced
2 Potatoes, diced (leftover baked
potatoes work too)
1 Sweet Potato, diced (leftovers
are perfect)
1 cup Ham or Turkey, diced
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried crumbled thyme
1- Saute Onion in Olive Oil until soft. Add the chopped bell pepper and Potatoes. Cook until all ingredients are soft.
2-Add remaining ingredients. Cook hash until browned, about 10 minutes.3-ENJOY!
Sweet Potato Waffles
1 cup Sweet Potato Puree
2 cups Flour
1 Tbs Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
3 Eggs
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Butter, melted
Vegetable spray, for waffle iron
1-In a large bowl, combine the Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt.
2- In another bowl mix the Sweet Potatoes, Milk, Brown
Sugar, Eggs and Butter. 3-Mix everything and thoroughly combine.
4-Bake batter in waffle pans or make pancakes.
5-ENJOY!
Breakfast Casserole
2 cups
Stuffing1 cup Leftover Veggies (Broccoli, Mushrooms, and Green Beans are good starters)
1 1/2 cups Turkey and/or Ham,
diced
6 Eggs
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Cheese, shredded
1-Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2-Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
3-Cover the bottom of the dish with Stuffing. Add a
layer of Vegetables, then Meat, then Cheese.
4-Combine Eggs and Milk.
Pour mixture evenly over the ingredients in the baking dish.
5-Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
6-ENJOY!
Potato Croquettes
3 cups Mashed Potatoes
1/2 tsp Green Onion, thinly sliced
2 Eggs, beaten
3 Tbs Flour
1 cup Bread Crumbs
Olive Oil - enough
to fill pan 1/2-inch
1-Scoop cold Mashed Potatoes. Form into “hockey pucks”.
2-Dip into beaten egg, then roll through bread crumbs.
3-Fry each croquette in shallow oil until browned on both sides.
Southwestern Turkey Soup
1 1/2 cups Shredded Cooked Turkey
4 cups Vegetable or Chicken Broth
3 large Tomatoes, diced
1 Green Chile Pepper, diced
1 Onion, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, crushed
1/2 cup Corn
1 Tbs Lime Juice
1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 Avocado - peeled, pitted and
diced
1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese,
shredded
1-In a large pot over medium heat, combine Turkey, Broth, Tomatoes,
Green Chile, Onion, Garlic, and Lime Juice. Season with Cumin, Salt, and Pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer
15 to 20 minutes.
2-Add Avocado and simmer 10 minutes, until slightly
thickened. Spoon into serving bowls, and
top with shredded Cheese
3-ENJOY!
Dinner:
Shephards Pie
1 Tbs Olive Oil
2 cloves Garlic, minced 1 Carrot, diced
1 small Onion, chopped
8 oz shredded Turkey
1/2 tsp Thyme, chopped
1 cup Chicken Broth
1/2 cup leftover Veggies
2 cups Mashed Potatoes
1/2 cup
Tomato Sauce
1-Preheat the oven to 425degrees F.
2-Saute the Garlic, Carrots, and Onions. Cook until tender. Add the Turkey, Thyme, Tomato Sauce, and Broth. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add Vegetables. Place in the bottom of a 9 x 13” pan.
3-Swirl the mashed potatoes over the filling. Broil in oven until the potatoes are lightly
browned.
Dessert:
Cranberry Pastries
8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
2 Egg Yolks 1/2 cup Confectioners’ Sugar
1 package Puff Pastry, thawed
3/4 cup leftover Cranberry Sauce
1-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2-In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, egg yolks, and 1/2
cup confectioners' sugar, and Cranberry Sauce until smooth.3-Roll out 1 puff pastry sheet into a 10-inch square. Cut into four 5-inch squares.
4-Place 3 Tbl Cream Cheese mixture in center of each square.
Dampen edges of each square with water
and fold over to form a triangle. Press edges together with a fork to seal.
5-Transfer turnovers to a parchment-lined baking pan.
6-Bake turnovers until puffed and golden brown, about 20
minutes. Transfer turnovers to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.
7-ENJOY!
Beverages
Jive Turkey
1 1/2 oz Wild Turkey
3/4 oz fresh squeezed orange juice,
strained
3/4 oz canned jellied cranberry
sauce
3 dashes of Angostura bitters
1-Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake vigorously
with ice at least 20 seconds, and fine strain into a Collins glass filled with
ice.
Happy Feasting!
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