After our big Thanksgiving day meal, we took a few days off from turkey. So, last night and tonight I wanted to get through the leftover turkey. Turkey Pot Pie and Turkey Noodle Soup. Both turned out well! And were rather easy to put together.
Turkey Pot Pie
What you need:
1/4 cup butter
1 cup diced onion
2 cups cooked turkey, diced, shredded, or cubed
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups turkey or chicken broth
3/4 cup milk
2 cups frozen vegetable mix (I used a peas, carrots, green beans, and corn mix)
1 9 inch refrigerated pie crust
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and cook until soft and translucent. Add turkey. Sprinkle in flour, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir constantly and cook for about 5 minutes. Pour in broth and milk, continuing to stir to avoid lumps forming. Stir in the frozen vegetables. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and continue and continue to cook for about 5-10 minutes, until mixture thickens.
Pour mixture into a 2 quart round casserole dish. Place the pie crust over the top of the mixture and press crust into the sides of the dish. Cut vents in the crust.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until crust is golden and mixture is bubbly. Let stand for 5-10 minutes to cool before serving.
Turkey Noodle Soup
What you need:
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
1 cup diced onion
2 cups cook turkey, diced, shredded or cubed
8 cups turkey or chicken broth
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 oz uncooked egg noodles
2 cups frozen vegetable mix (I used a peas, carrots, green beans, and corn mix)
How to make it:
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent. Add turkey. Pour in turkey or chicken broth. Sprinkle in thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Bring back to a boil. Add noodles to the pot. After 5 minutes, add frozen vegetables. Continue to boil for another 5 minutes, or until noodles are soft and vegetables are heated through.
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