Despite our Thanksgiving turkey being only half a bird it still yielded quite a bit of meat for two of us, since it weighed in around 11 lbs. I've had one turkey plate since Thanksgiving day, so what to do with the rest? There are two discs of sourdough pie dough in the freezer which makes the decision of what to make somewhat easy -
Turkey Pot Pie
I finely diced up some celery, onion and carrots, cooked them in a bit of butter til the onions were translucent, then added flour to make a roux. I stirred in some leftover gravy and half and half, then added frozen peas and diced potatoes.
The mixture, piled high into the bottom crust in the Lodge CI skillet -
Rolling out the sourdough top crust -
Crimped, scored and brushed with egg wash, ready for the oven -
400F for 18-20 minutes to help set the bottom crust, then 375F for another 15 min and it's ready -
Quite a bit of goodness here -
and on my plate -
And that was this evening's dinner!
Believe it or not, I still have some diced turkey left that didn't make it into the pot pie. I also made turkey stock from the carcass and drumsticks, so this turkey was put to good use. The stock is in the freezer for another day. No waste in my house.
Thanks for reading through this post and if you're looking for something to do with leftover turkey other than sandwiches give a Turkey Pot Pie a try.
Regards,
-lunchman
Turkey Pot Pie
I finely diced up some celery, onion and carrots, cooked them in a bit of butter til the onions were translucent, then added flour to make a roux. I stirred in some leftover gravy and half and half, then added frozen peas and diced potatoes.
The mixture, piled high into the bottom crust in the Lodge CI skillet -
Rolling out the sourdough top crust -
Crimped, scored and brushed with egg wash, ready for the oven -
400F for 18-20 minutes to help set the bottom crust, then 375F for another 15 min and it's ready -
Quite a bit of goodness here -
and on my plate -
And that was this evening's dinner!
Believe it or not, I still have some diced turkey left that didn't make it into the pot pie. I also made turkey stock from the carcass and drumsticks, so this turkey was put to good use. The stock is in the freezer for another day. No waste in my house.
Thanks for reading through this post and if you're looking for something to do with leftover turkey other than sandwiches give a Turkey Pot Pie a try.
Regards,
-lunchman
