Turkey Soup

What did you do with the carcass after you ate the turkey?  Well, why not make soup?  Here is a recipe which originated from my good friend Barbie!  I'm sure she wouldn't mind me sharing?

Step 1:
1 Turkey carcass
Water to cover
1 onion, diced in chucks

Boil carcass and onions for an hour or so until all the meat falls off the bone.  Remove from heat and strain making sure to get all the bones out while at the same time keeping as much turkey and broth as you can salvage.

Step 2:

1 large onion, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup celery, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
Leftover white wine (Optional)
All leftover Gravy from Thanksgiving dinner
All leftover stuffing from Thanksgiving dinner
Add any leftover turkey, diced into bite size pieces
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Method:

1)  Saute onion, carrots and celery in olive oil until lightly golden.
2)  De glaze the pan with leftover wine if you have it.  If not, add the broth from above boiled carcass, leftover turkey, gravy, and stuffing.
3)  Bring to a boil then lower the temperature to an occasional bubble.
4)  Serve with egg noodles or without!  This will be it for the turkey...Yippee!!!!

Warm Amsterdam Cheese and Turkey Sandwich with Baked Cranberries

Remember the Baked Cranberries I made for Thanksgiving?  Well, here is a warm sandwich I made for my husband today using the cranberries in the sandwich.  This was really yummy and I also used up some more of the leftover turkey we have as well...Yippee!

2 Slices Whole Grain Bread
3 Thinly sliced pieces of Old Amsterdam Cheese
2 slices of Turkey Breast (I used leftovers from Thanksgiving)
1 Tablespoon of  Baked Cranberries (Previously made, or use canned cranberries)
1 Piece of Romaine lettuce
3 pieces of Italian parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons Smart Balance Mayonnaise with Omega Plus

Method

1)  Place the Turkey and slices of Cheese on the bread.  Heat either on a panini machine or just use a plan old frying pan and warm on both sides until the cheese has melted.
2)  Next, open sandwich up carefully, and place mayo, lettuce, parsley, and cranberries.  Put back together and serve ASAP.
3)  Enjoy!  The cheese has a rich and robust flavor which really melds well with the turkey...LOVE IT!

Mexican Chicken and Aduki Bean Wraps

Today I was at home for lunch so I decided to use up a leftover piece of boneless chicken breast which I had cooked up earlier in the week.   I had only applied salt and pepper during the intital cooking of the chicken breast so I needed to add some mexican flavor to it.  I also needed more than 1 small chicken breast to make 2 meals so this is what I came up with!

Completed:  Mexican Chicken and Aduki Bean Wraps...so GOOD!

1 previously cooked boneless chicken breast, sliced thin

1 can Aduki Beans (I only used 1/2 cup so you'll be seeing another recipe using this ingredient)

2 green onions, sliced

1/4 cup white shoe peg corn (I used freezer variety)

1 teaspoon ground cumin plus a dusting for the sliced chicken

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided between the 2 wraps

2 whole grain burritos

1/2 large tomato, diced

1 1/2 cups lettuce of your choice (I used a mixture of romaine, baby lettuces, and parsley)

1 1/2 teaspoons of fresh lime juice

2 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil

Salt and Pepper to taste

Toppings: Light sour cream and slices of lime rind for food decor

Method:

1) Preheat oven at 425.  Take a piece of foil lined with parchment paper and lay out burrito in the center (obviously do this twice)!

2) Take the sliced chicken and add a dusting of ground cumin to the chicken.



As you can see, just a light dusting was used on the sliced chicken breasts.

  

3) Next, in a small bowl mix together corn, green onions, Aduki beans, 1 tablespoon olive oil, cumin, and a grind of salt and pepper.

4) Then place the chicken on the burritos and layer Aduki bean mixture then 1/2 of the cheddar cheese.

I used these Organic beans to try a different flavor, they have a mild sweet flavor and are traditionally eaten at New Years for well being.  I figured Bob and I could use the "well being NOW" lol!

5) Wrap burritos tightly and place in preheated oven for 10 minutes.



Yep, I labeled these before putting in the oven!  Aren't they CUTE????



6)  While you are waiting for the burritos to bake make a small little lettuce mixture to go on top!  Take lettuce of your choice and place in a bowl you can mix in.  Add tomatoes, remaining olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste and toss together. You could also add some of the green stems from the green onions sliced (Only if you HATE throwing things away...just like me:)

7)  Take burritos out of the oven, place on plate and top with lettuce mixture, a dab of sour cream and little slices of lime rind for decor (I LOVE that part)!  Enjoy!