Turkey Leftovers

Yep, we're still eating turkey and surprisingly not sick of it yet, though I'm sure we will be soon as there's about 20 lbs left. Here's what we're doing with it:

Turkey Stew We diced 3c. cooked turkey. Sauteed 3 onions in the pot and then added the turkey, 6 chopped carrots and 8 cubed potatoes. Seasoned with poultry seasoning (thyme, sage, pepper etc) and a little salt. Also found some celery (yuck!) and added that to the pot. You can add what veggies you have on hand. Covered the whole thing with just enough water and boiled for 10 minutes, added dumplings, and cooked for a further 15 minutes. Served hot and delicious! One pot served 12 and cost $5 not including the turkey.

Turkey Fajitas Made tortillas (very simple and easy!) Diced 1 tomato and grated 1/2 cup cheese. Made guacamole. Chopped 2 onions and sautéed with turkey (cooked) cut into strips. Added one pack of seasoning mix which I usually have on hand, with 3/4 cup water and added to the turkey onion mix. Cooked for 3 minutes then removed from heat. I'd have added green and red peppers only I was out. We placed everything on the table including some salsa and everyone just made their own the way they like them.

Here's the recipe for flour tortillas. It makes about 8- 8inch tortillas so for a family I'd double the recipe.

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup shortening or vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water

Combine the dry ingredients and then cut in shortening or mix in oil until it forms pea sized lumps and appears well mixed. Add the water a little at a time until you have a nice soft dough, you might not need all the water but I usually do. Knead it for a minute or so and then put it back in the bowl to rest for a half hour. Put a frying pan, ungreased, on to heat over medium-high. Divide into 8 pieces about the size of a large egg. Roll out each one (they're a little oily so you may not need any flour) as thin as you can. Place one at a time in the pan, wait 1 minute until you see it puff up or form bubbles, flip over and cook for another minute or until done. Set aside. I store mine by wrapping my stack in tin foil to keep them warm and pliable. Yum! And so simple! You'll save a bundle over the store bought ones. This meal cost about $15. Still cheaper than eating out.

Turkey Pot Pie I chopped and fried up 1 onion until soft. In the same pot I made a gravy and simmered 4 cups cooked chopped turkey into it for 10 minutes. Poured it into a pan and added veggies (green beans, yellow beans and baby carrots) and topped with biscuits to completely cover the top. Of course you can make your topping pastry, dumplings or biscuits depending on what your family likes and the ingredients on hand. Bake in a casserole dish or 9x13 pan for a family, until the topping (biscuits) are done, usually about 20 minutes or so. There you have it, another one pot, one dish meal made from turkey. This costs about $4 not including the turkey and feeds 8, or 4 teenagers.

More turkey ideas to follow!