Leftover Turkey Dinner Baked Dish

Thanksgiving may be over, but there are more winter holidays ahead and that probably means there’s going to be more turkey on your table. And that means more leftovers. I have a few standard dishes that I make with leftover turkey beside the all-you-cram-into-it sandwich. There’s turkey pot pie that we love, (see my chicken pot pie recipe) and turkey tetrazzini, another comforting favorite. But sometimes you just want to make something new.

Every layer of this dish has something in it that you will love.

Here’s a recipe that is definitely new, because I just made it up. It’s based on a number of recipes that I had seen for turkey pot-pie, but this is a mash-up that includes your stuffing, vegetables, mashed potatoes and gravy. It’s like having the whole dinner again in a new form, and it tastes fabulous all over again too.

LEFTOVER TURKEY DINNER BAKED DISH

Yield: Makes approximately 6 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked stuffing
3 -4 Tbsp chicken or turkey broth
Get out all your bowls of leftovers.
2 Tbsp. cream cheese
1/2 cup turkey gravy
2 cups cooked turkey, cubed
1 cup vegetables, such as peas, carrots, green beans, small white onions, mushrooms, etc.
1/2 cup shredded cheese, swiss or cheddar is good
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 cups mashed potatoes
2-3 tbsp. milk or half and half
2 Tbsp. butter, melted (optional)
1/2 cup shredded cheese, same kind as above.

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine stuffing and enough broth to reach desired moistness; Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch square baking dish, or deep dish pie pan. Bake at 350*F for 10 – 15 minutes until lightly browned.

Make a bottom crust with stuffing.

I had a few mushrooms to use up so I cooked them up with some onions.

2. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and gravy until smooth. Stir in the turkey, vegetables, grated cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon over stuffing crust.