(Guest post by The Boyfriend)
I smoked a turkey for Thanksgiving this year.
Of course, I had a little trouble getting my lips around it.
([Rim shot] Thank you. Drive safely, everybody. I’ll be here all week. Be sure to tip your waiters and waitresses. Try the veal.)
It just isn’t Thanksgiving until I tell that one. I hope that, somewhere, Shecky Greene is smiling.
It also isn’t Thanksgiving without leftovers.
One of the most-Googled topics from this past weekend was “Leftover Turkey Recipes”. I discovered this morsel of trivia while I was Googling “Leftover Turkey Recipes”.
I didn’t want to attempt anything particularly complicated, especially after having spent much of Wednesday and Thursday in the kitchen. After sifting through a dozen or so recipes for Sunday dinner, I settled on Turkey Alfredo Casserole. Pretty basic ingredients. About thirty minutes of prep time. (Editor’s note: We substituted butter for margarine. Of course. No trans fats for us. No dried basil either– too easy and cheap to get fresh.)
The end result was pretty tasty. The smoked meat gave the dish a little extra depth. (I wasn’t kidding about smoking the turkey…a custom of mine that goes back more than twenty years.) The final product was a little awkward to scoop onto plates. The recipe calls for fettuccine, but Julie noted that bowtie pasta might be a better choice next time. I also suspect that chicken would work as well as turkey in this recipe. (Editor’s Note: A great way to use up leftover meat from a roasted chicken, I’ll bet.)
So…what magic did you work with your Thanksgiving leftovers?
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