Rachael Rays Turkey Noodle Casserole Recipes

GREAT GOULASH: GROUND TURKEY PAPRIKASH AND MACARONI

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to boil for pasta. When it comes to a boil, add pasta and salt to season the cooking water. Cook pasta 6 minutes to al dente.
• While water comes to a boil and pasta cooks, heat a deep skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil then butter then ground meat. Break up meat and crumble, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic, onions, red bell peppers and seasonings to the turkey. Cook 5 or 6 minutes then add chicken stock and sour cream to the pan. Bring to a bubble and reduce heat to low. Add cooked pasta and stir. Let pasta absorb some sauce, a minute or so. Adjust seasonings and serve. Garnish the prepared dish with chopped parsley and dill.

TURKEY CLUB ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the turkey meat and pulse process in a food processor into a fine chop.
• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat with the EVOO, a couple turns of the pan. Add the bacon and render until crispy. Add the garlic, chiles and onions. Season with cumin and some pepper. Saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the turkey, cilantro, tomatoes and lime juice. Then add the gravy or stock to moisten. Warm through and season with salt. Remove from the heat.
• Char the tortillas and blister in a hot dry skillet or over an open flame on a gas burner, 30 to 40 seconds per side.
• In a sauce pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Then whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk, and season with salt and pepper. Cook the mixture until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in two-thirds of the cheese to melt, then stir in the green chiles.
• Fill the tortillas with the turkey and bacon mixture and arrange in a large baking dish. Pour the sauce evenly over the enchiladas. Then top with the remaining cheese. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
• To bake the enchiladas, bring to room temperature and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake the enchiladas until brown and bubbly, about 40 minutes if from the fridge, or 20 to 25 minutes if still warm from the initial preparation.
• Serve and top the enchiladas with lettuce, avocado, lime, tomatoes, onions and creme fraiche.

TURKEY, MUSHROOM AND CORN MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• For the sauce: In a blender or food processor, combine the peppers with the stock, garlic, onions, cilantro and some salt and pepper, then puree. In a saucepot over medium heat, melt the butter, then whisk in the flour. Add the milk and cream and raise the heat a bit. Add the poblano puree and simmer to thicken and cook the sauce, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the casserole: Heat the EVOO in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the butter and melt into the oil. Brown the mushrooms, about 10 minutes. Then add the corn and shallots, and cook to lightly brown the corn and soften the shallots, about 5 minutes more. Add the turkey and stock and heat through.
• Char the tortillas over an open flame on a gas burner, or in dry skillet.
• Layer half the turkey, mushrooms and corn in a casserole dish, and top with half the sauce, cheese and a shingled layer of 3 tortillas. Top the tortillas with the remaining turkey, mushrooms and corn, tortillas, sauce and cheese. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or bake to serve. Bake at 400 degrees F from room temperature until heated through and brown and bubbly.

TURKEY AND STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• For the turkey filling: Heat the EVOO in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat and melt in the butter. Add the turkey and cook, crumbling the meat, until browned. Season with the Worcestershire and some salt and pepper. Add the celery, carrots, onions, potatoes and thyme and cook, partially covered, to soften the vegetables, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute; add the stock and cook to thicken. Stir in the peas until warmed through. Transfer the mixture to a casserole dish.
• For the stuffing: Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the butter. When melted, add the celery, apples, bay leaf and onions. Add the poultry seasoning and salt and pepper if using and cook until tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the stuffing mix and moisten with the stock. Arrange the stuffing on top of the turkey filling and dot with butter.
• Cool and store for a make-ahead meal, or bake to serve immediately. If baking immediately, bake at 375 degrees F until brown, bubbly and crisp on top, 15 to 20 minutes. If baking later, bring to room temperature and bake at 375 degrees F until brown, bubbly and crisp on top, 40 to 45 minutes.

TURKEY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring large pot of water to a boil, add salt and cook noodles until al dente, about 4 minutes - (I added 1 tsp Salt).
• Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and bacon, rendering fat, about 2-3 minutes. Can use smoked bacon, turkey bacon, or ham.
• Add breast meat and cook, using a wooden spoon to crumble.
• Move the meat over to one side of the skillet and add onions and mushrooms to the opposite side.
• Cook onions and mushrooms 3-5 minutes and then combine them with the meat mixture and season liberally with salt and pepper - (I cooked onions for about 8-10 minutes to soften more and I used canned mushrooms, adding them the last 2 minutes. I sprinkled with 1/2 tsp both salt & pepper).
• Sprinkle with Poultry Season - (I used 1 Tbl.).
• Cook for 5 minutes and then add wine.
• Deglaze pan lifting up any drippings or bits.
• Stir in stock and bring to a bubble, then stir in cream and reduce heat to low.
• Add nutmeg to sauce and stir -(I used 1/4 tsp dried nutmeg).
• Taste to adjust seasonings.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• Combine drained noodles with turkey sauce.
• Grease an oblong casserole dish with a little butter nestled in a pc of paper towel, then tranfer the turkey noodle mixture to the dish - (I used Pam, worked fine).
• Top the casserole with the Gruyere (Emmentaler OR Jarlsberg OR Appenzell OR Raclette OR Swiss cheese), then bread crumbs -(I used Mozzarella and it tasted super)
• Place casserole 8-10 inches from the broiler and brown 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted and the crumbs have browned - (I baked 30 minutes to allow the noodles to absorb all the juices and it browned nicely).
• Garnish with parsley.
• Time took me 20/30, not her 10/20.