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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Turkey Balls and Pie

Doesn't sound too appetizing 'turkey balls,' but boy were they! I had the idea after watching 'The Chew.'
I had some left over turkey meat. In a bowl went the shredded turkey and broke up some garlic dill muenster cheese. I then added some salt and pepper, just a dash. A 1/2 cup of flour and one egg. I also had left over mashed potatoes and added that to the bowl. It helped stick it all together. In a sauce pan I put in canola oil; took an ice cream scooper and began scooping balls of my turkey goodness to plop into the hot oil. After just a few minutes each batch was finished.
Once cooled we added some honey mustard for dipping sauce...perfection!



It was a perfect blend of crunch, meat, and melted cheese. You could do this with any left over meat, add a cheese you like and some flavoring. Just be sure to add an egg and flour so you can fry them! Next time I would like to do it with mozzarella and some fresh basil and a side of marinara to dip!

With my left over turkey I also made a pot pie, oh was that good.A box of Betty Crocker crusts, a can of peas, left over gravy, some carrots, potatoes, celery, and onion. In a saucepan I sweated the carrots, onions, celery, and potatoes. Adding just a dash of salt and pepper. I then added my left over gravy and can of peas. Then turned the heat off. Once my two pie crusts were rolled out, one went in the bottom of my pan and then in went veggie mixture and gravy. I topped it with my shredded turkey, and layered on the top pie crust. Bunched up the edges, cut a slot in the crust with a knife for some air holes and cooked the turkey pot pie till the crust was golden brown at 350.




Have a good weekend ya'll!

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