Simple Creamed Turkey Recipes

CREAMED TURKEY ON MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion in butter until tender. Sprinkle with the flour, salt and pepper. Stir in the milk until blended. , Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Add the turkey and vegetables; cover and simmer until heated through. Serve with mashed potatoes.

CREAMED TURKEY

Steps:

• In a medium fry or saute pan heat butter over medium low.
• Saute mushrooms, peas and onions.
• Add flour and stir until smooth.
• Turn heat up to medium and slowly add the milk and stock.
• Stir constantly until thick and bubbly.
• Add the pimiento, turkey, celery salt and pepper.
• Stir well and taste-adjust seasonings.
• Cook until heated through but don't boil.
• Serve over hot rice or buttered egg noodles sprinkled with poppy seeds.

EASY AND QUICK CREAMED TURKEY

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium-low heat in a saucepan; add in the mushrooms and saute until golden and tender.
• Add in flour and bouillon powder; stir until smooth (about 1 minute).
• Slowly add in the broth and half and half cream; cook stirring until smooth, thickend and bubbly.
• Add in Parmesan cheese and pimiento; mix to combine.
• Season with seasoned salt and black pepper to taste.
• Add in diced turkey and cook until just heated through (do not boil).
• Spoon over toast.

ROAST TURKEY WITH CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Put turkey on rack in roasting pan and season inside and out with 1 tablespoon salt and 2 teaspoons pepper. Fold neck skin under body, then tuck wing tips under breast and tie drumsticks together with string. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in lower third.
• Add 1 cup water to pan and roast, without basting, rotating pan halfway through, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into fleshy part of each thigh (test both; do not touch bone) registers 165 to 170°F, 1 3/4 to 2 hours total.
• Carefully tilt turkey so juices from inside large cavity run into pan. Transfer turkey to a platter (reserve juices in roasting pan) and let rest, uncovered, 30 minutes (temperature of thigh meat will rise to 170 to 175°F). Discard string.
• Make gravy while turkey rests:
• Strain pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve into 2-quart measure and skim off fat (or use a fat separator), reserving fat. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners, then add remaining 1 1/2 cups water and deglaze pan by boiling over high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Strain through sieve into measuring cup containing pan juices. Add enough turkey giblet stock to pan juices to bring total to 5 cups.
• Put 5 tablespoons reserved fat (if there is less, add melted butter) in a 4-quart heavy saucepan and whisk in flour. Cook roux over medium heat, whisking, 3 minutes. Add stock mixture in a fast stream, whisking constantly, then add cream, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Bring to a boil, whisking, then stir in any turkey juices from platter and simmer 5 minutes.
• Serve turkey with gravy.
• What to drink:
• Lagier Meredith Mount Veeder Napa Valley Syrah '06

TURKEY IN CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the wine, onion, garlic and bay leaves. Combine rosemary and pepper; rub over turkey. Place in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until turkey is tender., Remove turkey to a serving platter; keep warm. Strain and skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine the cornstarch, cream and salt until smooth. Gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with turkey.

CREAMY TURKEY STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat; cook and stir potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and rosemary until onion is translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Dust turkey with flour; stir into vegetable mixture. Stir chicken stock, mushrooms, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper into turkey mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk cream into soup.