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Ideas for using up turkey please

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Falafelolive · 27/12/2024 00:03

Looking for inspiration for using up the turkey...meal ideas and recipes.
What do you have planned over the next few days to use up your bird?

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DiscoBeat · 27/12/2024 09:18

Following. I always get a backup turkey so I cooked this yesterday and now have one and a quarter to turn into meals!

saraclara · 27/12/2024 09:33

The turkey leftovers that I froze last year were horribly tough when thawed. How do those of you who freeze it get round that?

mindutopia · 27/12/2024 10:17

We’ve eaten 2 full meals of it. Today, the rest is going in the freezer and I have a creamy turkey and wild mushroom soup planned for sometime in January when we’re no longer sick of turkey. I may make a few creamy turkey vol a vents for snacky dinner tonight or tomorrow though. The dog will eat a bit too. 😂

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mindutopia · 27/12/2024 10:19

saraclara · 27/12/2024 09:33

The turkey leftovers that I froze last year were horribly tough when thawed. How do those of you who freeze it get round that?

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How did you cook it after? I’ve always put it in a slow cooked soup or chilli and never found it was tough.

saraclara · 27/12/2024 10:21

mindutopia · 27/12/2024 10:19

How did you cook it after? I’ve always put it in a slow cooked soup or chilli and never found it was tough.

I suppose that's probably the only use for it. But they're not the kind of recipes I prefer. I'd rather be able to use it for fricasees or pies.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 27/12/2024 13:02

@saraclara turkey legs can be tough, I find.

Falafelolive · 27/12/2024 13:16

Lots of great ideas!
We're having turkey quesadillas today as they're quick and easy and we have avocado that needs using.
The last of the turkey we are planning to make into a turkey and mushroom pie tomorrow

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Ginkypig · 27/12/2024 13:31

Pies.

everything you have left of the dinner veg and turkey topped with puff pastry. We made up some gravy to add just as it was served so it wasn’t too wet while cooking.

had it yesterday, called it leftover Boxing Day pie. It ate like a Christmas dinner but with lovely pastry on top we even had a roast potatoes in it

Falafelolive · 28/12/2024 15:03

I made turkey paprikash in the end, with mushrooms, smoked paprika and what was left of the cream, served with rice.

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