Another of those dreaded Thanksgiving Recipe Threads

CookingWithCarlo.com ^ | 11/11/2004 | Carlo3b, A PROUD AMERICAN

[carlo3b]

Hey Chef.. Happy Thanksgiving.. try not to work tooo hard..

God Bless America!
Only in a great country like ours can we enjoy the blessings of freedom, prosperity, abundance, and still have leftovers... LOL
If your home is anything like ours, can you eat all day, and into the night, leave a tidy some of food, (like that G'dawful gooey cranberry stuff) and still have more food than what you had before you started. Look at your refrigerator, is it any room left... well is there??? LOL
Here are some suggestions for that Turkey and trimmings that are still around!.....

You've Got To Be Kiddin Real Turkey Chili

• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 1/4 cups chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 cans (15 1/2 oz each) kidney beans, drained
• 1 can (28 ounces) stewed tomatoes, crushed
• 1 cup red wine
• 3 cups cooked turkey, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cilantro or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1) Place a 3 quart saucepan over medium high heat, sauté bell pepper, onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes until vegetables are tender crisp.
2) Add beans, tomatoes, wine, turkey, chili powder, cilantro, red pepper, oregano and salt. Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heart to low and simmer mixture, uncovered, for 25 minutes.
3) Garnish with additional chopped onion and/or cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese, and crushed Fritos OHMYGAWD
Makes 6 servings.

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You Never Would Have Thought Of This Leftover Turkey Dinner

• 4 slices turkey breast, cooked
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 cup sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

1) Brush turkey to taste with sesame oil and dredge in mixture of sesame seeds, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
2) In skillet, sauté slices in heated peanut oil until brown on both sides.
3) Remove to platter. Deglaze skillet with garlic, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
4) Pour sauce over turkey... Yummmmmmmmmm, and it's easy, if you have the ingredients.... LOL

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Haphasheredly Turkey

• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups cooked turkey, chopped
• 1 cup turkey gravy
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• salt and pepper, to taste

1) Sauté vegetables in butter until soft and limp.
2) Add remaining ingredients and simmer until blended, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Thats it!!!
Remember, all hash is better if made the day before, and it freezes well.
Serves 6 to 8.

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Wild Turkey and Rice Casserole or is it Wild Rice and Turkey

• 2 cups long-grain wild rice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup flour
• 9 ounces mushrooms, sliced, canned (reserve liquid)
• 3 cups half and half, OR 1 cup half & half plus 2 cups broth
• 6 cups cooked turkey, chopped
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/2 cup pimiento, diced
• 4 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• bread crumbs

1) Prepare rice according to package directions.
2) Sauté onions in butter, remove from heat and stir in flour.
3) Drain mushrooms, save liquid.
4) Combine that liquid with cream and enough liquids to make 4 cups.
5) Stir slowly into flour mixture. Cook and stir until thick.
6) Add rice, mushrooms, turkey (chicken), toasted almonds, pimiento, parsley, salt and pepper.
7) Put in a 9 x 12 x 2 - inch casserole, top with buttered bread crumbs and bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Oh yeah baby........ENJOY!!!!!

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Turkey's Nose Under The Tentrazzini

• 4 cups cooked turkey, diced
• 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• salt to taste
• 2 cups chicken broth
• Hot sauce to taste, I use Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 pound mushrooms -- sliced
• 1 egg yolk lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 1 (8 oz) pkg. pasta, preferably spaghetti
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon butter

1) In a skillet heat 3 tablespoons of butter; add mushrooms and sauté briefly.
2) Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a saucepan; add flour and stir until smooth.
3) Whisk in broth and cook until thickened and smooth. Add salt and Tabasco to taste. Whisk a little of the hot sauce into the beaten egg yolk, then pour the egg yolk mixture into the rest of the sauce.
4) Add sherry, cream, turkey, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, just until heated through.
5) Cook pasta according to package directions.
6) In a buttered casserole, place alternate layers of spaghetti and sauce.
Sprinkle with grated Parmesan.
Optional, but a great touch, brown quickly under a preheated broiler and serve.

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Double Your Pleasure Turkey Club Sandwiches

• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish, HOTchacha
• 2 teaspoons honey mustard, regular is OK, if you have no class
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 3/4 pound thinly sliced ham, yes the left-over ham is just great
• 12 slices whole wheat bread
• 4 slices Swiss cheese
• 8 lettuce leaves
• 3/4 pound thin-as-you-can slice, turkey
• 8 slices tomato
• 4 slices bacon
• 16 pitted ripe olive, no not 17, only 16.. LOL
• 16 pimiento stuffed olives

1) Combine sour cream, horseradish, honey, mustard, garlic salt, and white pepper; stir well.
2) Place 3 ounces of ham on each of 4 slices of bread. Top each with 1 teaspoon sauce, 1 slice cheese, a lettuce leaf, and another slice of bread.
3) Place 3 ounces of turkey on each slice, and add 1 teaspoon sauce, lettuce leaf, 2 slices tomato, and 1 slice bacon. Top with remaining slices of bread.
*Now for the wimpy stuff, Definitely not a guy thingy... LOL Skewer a ripe olive and pimiento stuffed olive on each of 16 wooden picks. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles, and secure each quarter with a pick.

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You won't believe this........ although I can't imagine why not..   My grandmother and my great aunts always removed the wings from a stewing chicken before they put it in the soup pot. I asked them why, and they told me that was the way their grandma, my great grandmother, did it and she taught them how to cook!   Fortunately my great grandmother was still around and feisty as heck, the women in my family lived ripe old ages many into the 100+, I digress, I asked her why she did it. She took me to the cupboard and took out her stewing pot, and it was tall and narrow, sooooooo she had to remove the wings to comfortably stir the soup as it cooked...LOLOLOL  My family and I really follow orders...Bwhahahahahahah...wait...HUH?

Caribbean Dayo Turkey Salad

• 3/4 cup wild rice
• 1-1/2 cups converted white rice
• 1 cup sweetened flake coconut
• 1 large sweet red pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 large sweet green pepper, cored, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 papayas, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 pound sliced smoked turkey, cut into matchstick strips
• 1-3/4 cups Orange Dressing*

1) Add water to wild rice in a saucepan to cover by 2 inches.
2) Simmer, covered, 35 to 40 minutes or until rice is tender and starts to split open. Drain; cool under cold tap water. Drain.
3) Meanwhile, cook white rice according to package directions. Drain; cool under cold tap water. Drain.
4) As rice is cooking, heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread coconut evenly in a baking pan.
5) Bake in heated 375 degree F. oven 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Cool.
6) Combine wild rice, white rice, coconut, sweet peppers, onion, parsley, papayas and turkey in a large bowl.
7) Add dressing; mix well.
Yield: 10 servings
*Orange Dressing.  Whisk together 1-1/2 cups fresh orange juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar,
1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper in a small bowl.

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Turkey Jerky

• 1/2 cup soy sauce (can use light soy sauce)
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
• 2 pounds cooked turkey dark meat, sliced paper thin

1) Mix marinade ingredients together in a bowl.
2) Dip meat slices into marinade.
3) Place dipped meat in layers in a bowl or dish.
4) Pour remaining marinade sauce over meat. Cover tightly and let marinate in refrigerator for 6 to 12 hours.
5) Rotate layers of meat occasionally.
6) Place in dehydrator until dry.
While meat is drying, blot excess oil with paper towel.
Feed the cat the leftover, leftovers!...LOLOL

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Nutty Turkey Casserole

• 8 cup  turkey, cooked & cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 8 teaspoon real butter, (not margarine)
• 4 ea. cloves garlic, minced you really can't sub dry garlic
• 2 teaspoon scallions, chopped
• 6 teaspoon brandy, drink the good booze, this should be the cheap stuff... LOL
• 1 cup  white wine, nothing fancy, it cooks off anyway
• 2 teaspoon tomato paste( I understand, what in the H#ll are you going to do with the rest of that tiny can..I dunno..ha!)
• 6 teaspoon whole wheat flour, (all purpose is OK)
• 1 cup  mushrooms, chopped
• 2 cup  turkey broth, (chicken broth will be fine)
• 1 lb pecans, chopped (can sub walnuts, but they are a bit dry)
• 1 1/2 cup  sour cream
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

1) In skillet, melt 1/2 of the butter (4 ts) and brown the turkey; place the turkey in ovenproof casserole with lid.
2) In same skillet, sauté garlic and scallions.
3) Add brandy and wine; increase heat and boil about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and whisk in tomato paste, and flour. Cook, stirring until smooth.
4) Add chopped mushrooms and broth.
5) Pour sauce over turkey in casserole. Add pecans.
6) Bake covered at 350 degrees F., for 35 to 40 minutes or until turkey is tender.
7) Remove from oven. Spoon about 2 cups turkey sauce into bowl; stir in sour cream; return to casserole, stirring until thoroughly combined.
8) Return to oven and bake covered about 10 minutes.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Serves 6.

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Screw The Cheesy Cats Turkey With Broccoli

• 1 package (10 ounce) frozen broccoli spears
• 1/4 cup real butter
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup turkey broth, yes you can... chicken is OK
• 1/2 cup half and half (you can use heavy cream and cut it with whole milk)
• 1/2 cup dry white wine, (any cheap dry white wine that doesn't start a fire when you pour it!!!)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups chopped or sliced turkey
• 1 cup chopped or sliced ham
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, the real thing freshly grated is best, not the cardboard box stuff..LOL
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup ground nut meats

1) Cook broccoli until barely tender; drain.
2) Place in 1-1/2 quart baking dish; cover with turkey and ham.
3) To make cheese sauce, melt butter and stir in flour in saucepan; add broth and half and half and cook until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
4) Stir in wine, salt and pepper and Worcestershire. Pour over turkey and ham.
5) Mix Parmesan cheese, crumbs and ground nut meats and sprinkle over the top; bake in 350-degree F. oven until mixture bubbles. You should serve this Turkey in nice individual baking dishes, if not, it's no skin off moi nose!..ha!.

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Leftover Hangover Turkey Casserole

This is one of those "new world order" recipes, everything in it is either canned, packaged, or artificial, that you must cross your fingers, or go to confession for calling it homemade... LOLOLOLOL

• 1 (6 ounce) package dry bread stuffing mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can  condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can  condensed cream of celery soup
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans French style green beans, drained
• 2 cups cooked, chopped turkey meat

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Prepare stuffing according to package directions.
3 In a medium bowl, mix the sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup and dry onion soup mix.
4 Spread the green beans in a 9x13 inch dish. Top with a layer of turkey. Pour the soup mixture over the turkey. Top with stuffing.
5 Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until browned and bubbly.
 
 

[lysie]

Thanks for the pings, carlo. Sorry I didn't respond sooner.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family.

[tubebender]

Glad to see you had a good nights sleep Carlo. Thanksgiving is the Premier meal of the year. I can already smell it permeating through the house. May your Holidays be the best...

[EmilyGeiger]

Bump to me.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

The first recorded Christian thanksgiving in America occurred in Texas on May 23, 1541 when Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, and his men held a service of thanksgiving after finding food, water, and pasture for their animals in the Panhandle.

[EmilyGeiger]

This is a good recipe:

GRAPE SALAD
2 1/2 lbs. red seedless grapes
2 1/2 lbs. white seedless grapes

Cream:
1 8 oz. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
1 8 oz. sour cream
1 c. chopped toasted pecans
1/2 c. brown sugar, on top of last layer

Wash, drain and dry grapes. Make a cream mixture and add 1/2 to red grapes and 1/2 to white grapes. Layer each mixture in casserole or bowl starting with white grapes and ending with red grapes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Top with 1 c. chopped pecans. Chill well before serving.

[GeorgiaDawg]

Non traditional - but does anyone have a good chili recipe?

[don-o]

Bump for mark.

I'm off all next week and will be spending a lot of time with my Mama getting ready and learning.

[dansangel]

Have I told you lately that you ***ROCK***?

[kassie]

Mmmmmmmmmmm, these recipes all sound so good.

[carlo3b]

Texas Red Hot Chocolate Chili
Don't laugh.. this is realllly good

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 pounds beef steaks, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 4 tablespoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (14-ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, chopped
• 3 cups water, divided use
• 6 jalapeños, seeded and chopped
• 4 1/2 ounces milk chocolate candy bars

In a kettle, heat oil over medium heat. Add finely chopped beef steaks and chopped onions; saute, stirring frequently. Add garlic powder, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt, and tomato sauce. Stir in chopped whole tomatoes and simmer.
Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan and add chopped jalapeno peppers. Stir occasionally, until the peppers are soft. Drain and puree in a blender or food processor. Add the peppers to the meat mixture. Rinse the blender with 1 cup water and add to the meat mixture. Stir in chocolate candy bar and allow to simmer for 1 hour.
Makes 8 servings
 

Bestest Bean Chili

If the guys want a woman to enjoy their chili, don't forget the chocolate.. really!

• Vegetable cooking spray
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 to 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 to 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 can (15 ounces) Red Kidney beans or 1 1/2 cups cooked dry-packaged Red Kidney beans, rinsed, drained
• 1 can (15 ounces) Pinto beans or 1 1/2 cups cooked dry-packaged Pinto beans, rinsed, drained
• 3 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) chili-seasoned diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa (more chocolate..LOL)

Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Cook ground beef until browned, 5 to 8 minutes, crumbling with a fork. Add onions, bell pepper, and garlic; cook 5 minutes longer.
Add remaining ingredients; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 to 30 minutes.
Makes 6 servings (about 1 1/3 cups each).

SLOW COOKER TIP: To make the chili in a slow cooker, combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours.

[carlo3b]

You can never say it enough to please me.. Your the cream in my coffee.. :)

{{{{{HUG}}}}}

[dansangel]

Your the cream in my coffee.. :)

I can't tell you how much I *needed* that today.

*Thank you*

[diamond6]

OH YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sweetiepiezer]

Please add me to your ping list. Thanks

Fruit Salad- very good

1 lb. can fruit cocktail-drained
1 8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sugar
1 to 1 1/2 cup miniature marshmellows
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2/3 cup evaporated milk

Chill milk till crystals form.
Cream cheese till soft.
Add sugar, mayo.
Fold in fruit.

Add lemon to milk and beat till peaks form.
Fold in fruit mixture, add marshmallows.
Pour in a mold and freeze.
Take out of freezer about an hour before serving.
Keeps well in freezer.

[TejasRose]

The first recorded Christian thanksgiving in America occurred in Texas on May 23, 1541 when Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, and his men held a service of thanksgiving after finding food, water, and pasture for their animals in the Panhandle.

And that....my friends....since Texas had is the first Thanksgiving...is why cornbread dressing is the only proper dressing to serve with turkey. :-) (Interesting, by the way)

[TejasRose]

since Texas had is the first Thanksgiving

Should be since Texas HAD the first Thanksgiving sorry...impaired fingers today!!

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I love cornbread dressing, I will not eat any other type.

[harrowup]

This Thanksgiving ahm a tekkin ooot da choppers and eten pumpkin pie, squashed potaters, tattered squash (butternut), boilt unyuns, more pie and lots of olives...and more pumpkin pie.

My wife has a recipe for white chicken chili which is outstanding. I'll see if I can find it...should work for turkey. Thanks much for the ping and have a great Holiday. One year when a greedy child I ate so much the standard wrestling match after dinner with the brothers and cousins ended quickly with nothing but bloated lumps on the rug...still victorious in defeat.

[Aquamarine]

Thanks Carlo. I love that story about your great grandmother cooking the chicken...wingless. lol