How to Love Leftovers: Twice-Told Turkey Tales

Quick and Easy: Turkey Florentine or Crustless Turkey Quiche

© Larry Ervin

Nov 12, 2008

Quick and Easy Turkey Florentine

Yield: 6 more servings out of just 1½ cups cooked turkey!

Here's an easy and tasty way to stretch leftover turkey and gravy into a second meal. This recipe calls for cooked noodles. They could be wide noodles, shells, macaroni or any noodles that don't sit so densely that the sauce will penetrate. If you don't have leftover noodles, you can easily cook them up at the same time as the spinach.

Ingredients:

• 1 package (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 cups cooked noodles
• 1 cup turkey or chicken gravy
• 1 carton (8 oz) sour cream
• 1 pkg dry onion soup mix
• 1½ cups diced cooked turkey or chicken (see note on storing and using leftovers)
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese (Parmigiano Reggiano is the undisputed best)

Method:

1. Cook spinach according to package directions; drain thoroughly. Stir in butter.
2. Place noodles in a greased 11x7-inch baking dish. Layer the spinach over the top of the noodles.
3. Stir together gravy, sour cream and onion soup mix. Taste and adjust seasoning with pepper if necessary. It probably will not need salt.
4. Mix the turkey into the gravy mixture and spoon over spinach. Sprinkle Parmesan on top.
5. Bake, uncovered, at 325 F (160 C) until bubbly, about 25 minutes.

Crustless Turkey Quiche

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed while cold, then softened
• 4 eggs, beaten
• ¾ cup sour cream
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ¼ tsp ground white pepper
• ½ tsp celery salt
• ½ tsp onion salt
• 1¼ tsp dried tarragon (or 1 Tbsp fresh)(divided)
• ½ cup grated parmigiano reggiano (divided)
• 1½ cups cooked turkey or chicken, cubed

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a mixer, food processor or with a hand mixer, mix together all the liquid ingredients, the pepper and the salts. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
3. Turn into a large bowl and add the rest of the ingredients well, saving out about a third of the Parmesan and a third of the tarragon for garnish. Mix together gently until thoroughly incorporated.
4. Divide the mixture between greased individual quiche dishes or custard cups, about ¾ full. (Alternately you can do spread the mixture in a 9 to10-inch quiche pan of pie plate. Sprinkle over with reserved Parmesan and tarragon.
5. Bake until quiche is set and the peaks are nicely brown, about 30 minutes for individual quiches, 40 minutes for a larger dish.

Variation: If you want to dress this up a bit, you could serve it in a store-bought crust (or one you make yourself). If so, prepare the crust according to directions before beginning the steps above.

Here's another crustless quiche: Crustless Spinach Quiche.

You may also be interested in these other ideas on How to Love Leftover Turkey or Chicken, including:

• Sweet Potato Turkey Hash Benedict
• Cream of Chicken & Wild Mushroom Soup
• Turkey Minestra
• Turkey & Bean Salad with Fresh Cranberry Dressing
• Avocado Stuffed with Turkey Salad
• Pesto Pasta Salad with Turkey & Goat Cheese

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