Turkey Chili casserole

Oh what to do with leftover Turkey.......Make a soup of same kind or a casserole.

This recipe comes from the back of a calender of 2008.

Turkey Chili Casserole

2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped ( I used one)2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon crushed dried red peppers( I left this out)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 can ( 19 oz) stewed tomatoes ( I used diced tomatoes)
4 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cups boiled potatoes, cubed
1 can ( 14 oz) kidney beans, drained
1 can ( 14 oz ) sweetcorn niblets, drained
2 Tablespoon parsley

Over medium heat, cook onions and celery in oil until onions have softened. Add garlic and seasonings; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add flour, blend well. Add stewed tomatoes and turkey; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add potaotes , kidney beans and sweet corn. Simmer, covered , gently for an hour, stirring occassionally. Season to taste and sprinkle with parsley just before serving. Serves 6 to 8.



I did not drain anything and it turned out good.

Turkey dinner..how I fix the turkey....

This is how I fix my turkey here at the farm. Yes, It is a store-bought turkey. I start by defrosting the turkey, I usually take the turkey out about sunday or monday to make sure it is good and thawed. I put it in the frig to thaw out , not out in the open.
The day of cooking the turkey usually Thanksgiving ( we have ham for christmas). I rinse off the turkey and calculate how much time to cook the turkey in the Showtime Rotisserie, which is on the side of the rotisserie. We usually cook about a 10 pounder for it. i think my Showtime rotisserie was a great investment.. Anyway . I injected with melted butter, sometimes I sprinkle with salt and pepper and sometimes lemon pepper or sometimes just the melted margarine. I put it in the rotisserie and basted with the melted butter every so often, I would say about every hour or 30 minutes. The white meat is always so moist. I do not put my dressing in the turkey, as I cook in the oven in a separate dish.
In the past I have baked the turkey in the oven using the old method of putting it in the paper bag and basting it every hour, or putting alumin foil over and basting it every hour. I soooo love the doing the Rotisserie method , it is so much easier.

Oh yea, an another hint.. make sure you remove the neck, sometimes it is in a paper bag .

I have in the past take the neck and other things I rim off the turkey and boiled them in water with some salt and pepper. I used this broth to put in the gravy mix instead of water along with some of the meat that is taken off the neck. I also use sometime the broth to put in my dressing as well.


This is how I fix my turkey. Other recipes from my turkey dinner are to follow. Each day I will try and add a recipe on this blog until we get to thanksgiving for the big dinner.