Turkey Ala King

What does Ala King mean?

It is an American dish of diced foods, usually chicken or turkey, in a cream sauce with pimientos, mushrooms, and green peppers. (I did not use green peppers in this recipe)

This is what I did with the last of my Turkey. I have to say 3 big meals out of one turkey has been quite a success.

Ingredients:
1 pound of cooked and shredded turkey or chicken
1 jar of pimientos
1 onion chopped
1 cup celery
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup of butter
3/4 cup flour
5 cups chicken broth
1 cup cream
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs

Directions:
In a little butter saute celery and onions until tender. Place onion, celery, turkey, pimientos, and mushrooms in a 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Melt butter and add flour until mixed and clumpy . Whisk in chicken broth slowly to avoid lumps and cream. Mixture should be somewhat thick like gravy. Add to casserole dish. Stir and cover with bread crumbs. Bake at 350 until heated through. Mine took about 45 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Turkey Noodle Soup

I love leftover turkey! I am not sure if this is worthy of a recipe. My turkey soup or chicken noodle soup isn't any different than your normal soup, but I have a few suggestions:

1. Notice those lovely jars full of broth? When you can, use the real stuff. I just boiled the bones and poured whatever stock was leftover from the roaster into these jars. I like flavor so I added one or two more chicken bouillon cubes.

2. Chunky, chunky, chunky. In my opinion the best classic turkey or chicken noodle soup is with chunky vegetables and in this case turkey. I cut the meat up into large chunks and throw it in the broth before the vegetables. I like the meat to be tender and to have enough time to soak up the flavors. I love to cut the carrots and celery into large pieces and have them just barely crunchy, not mushy.

3. My favorite part is the noodles. I discovered these noodles while living in Utah. Mrs Weiss Kluski Noodles are found in Smith's grocery store in some places. They are usually on the bottom shelf in the pasta section. I will never use another noodle. It makes the soup look and taste homemade. They get just tender, but not too tender and I think it makes the difference in the soup. I am yet to find this brand supplied in Arizona so I just stock up in Utah, or you could order them here. One bag is enough for a large pot.



I would love to hear tasty tips that you might have to jazz up your soup. I will update this as I get them.

Kristina P says no to bay leaves in her soup.

The Ungourmet likes her soup with al dente noodles and crispy veggies as well.

Homemade Heaven lives in South Africa and says they never have turkey there. It is always with chicken! Interesting I say!


I have one more bag of turkey left in the freezer from my turkey sandwich craving. Stay tuned for the casserole I use it in! I love me some turkey!

Turkey Sandwich that will WOW your tastebuds!

You can have this turkey sandwich:



Or



You can have my new and improved turkey sandwich. It is fairly easy, but tastes like it wasn't.






I personally will never go back.

Here's how:
First, if it is not Thanksgiving and you do not have left over turkey yet, roast a turkey. Do it the way you love it. There is nothing more inviting in a home then the smell of a delicious turkey cooking in the oven.



While that is cooking prepare the coleslaw and sauce.
For the coleslaw-

1 (l6oz) bag coleslaw mix 1/3 cup sugar
2 TBS. diced onion 1 TBS. white or red wine vinegar
2/3 cup creamy salad dressing ( mayo etc.) 1/4 teas. salt
2 TBS. vegetable or canola oil 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds
1/2 tsp celery seed
Combine all ingredients except coleslaw and onions. Stir so sugar etc. is all blended then add slaw and onions.
Chill at least 2 hrs before serving.

For the sauce you can either buy a bottle of Russian salad dressing, or make your own. Here's how:

1 cup Miracle Whip or mayo salad dressing
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons sweet relish
1/3 cup ketchup
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of cayenne

Stir the ingredients until well blended.


Now the fun part-

On your favorite Kaiser roll spread the dressing on each side. Place your sliced turkey pieces on next and follow with a generous amount of coleslaw. Serve and Enjoy! Stay tuned for leftover turkey soup.

Tangy Glazed Turkey Meatloaf

Please excuse the picture, meatloaf never looks super tasty, but this little loaf was delicious! I am more of a turkey burger fan these days than hamburger and was excited that this turned out. I will say turkey burger is a bit tricky to be able to tell if it is done by way of color. I used a meat thermometer for 175 degrees.
1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 small onion
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
2 tbsp catsup
1/3 cup milk
1 egg beaten
salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well and pat into small loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

For the Glaze
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4 cup catsup
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Mix glaze ingredients and spoon over meatloaf. Bake 20 minutes longer. Serve and Enjoy!