Turkey leftovers | leftover turkey recipes

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Turkey leftovers | leftover turkey recipes

It happens Thanksgiving. The turkey is carved, family feasts and for a few days, folks are content to gobble turkey sandwiches before the inevitable questions arises:

What can I cook with all that leftover turkey?

The Outlook asked two local chefs this very question and is passing their favorite turkey-leftover-recipes on to you. We’ve also included one staffer’s favorite turkey soup recipe, which she gleaned from Gresham resident Shannon Lusby.

Bon appétit!

Selected turkey recipes

Phillip Bryant, owner of Bryant Station in Gresham, isn’t a big fan of turkey. That, coupled with the fact that his restaurant is closed on Thanksgiving, means he rarely faces the dilemma of what to cook with all that leftover turkey.

Even so, he came across this recipe on epicurious.com and thought it looked like something he’d throw together to feed his employees – if he had leftover turkey, that is.

“I always say, ‘It’s just like mom use to make, but she never made anything like this,’” Bryant said.

Turkey parmigiano penne

12 ounces penne pasta, cooked

2 tablespoons butter

1 small onion diced

1-2 tablespoons garlic, finely diced

1/2 cup turkey or chicken stock

1/2 cup Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan) grated

1/2 cup heavy cream

2-3 cups cooked turkey meat, diced

Good pinch of sea salt and coarse black pepper

Pinch of red pepper flakes

Dash of Worcestershire sauce

In a large non-stick skillet on a medium-high heat, melt butter and sauté onions and garlic until lightly brown.

Turn heat down to medium, then add pasta and stock. Let pasta heat up a little, then add cheese, heavy cream, turkey, salt and pepper, red pepper flakes and Worcestershire sauce. Let all the ingredients heat up and the sauce thicken a bit. Move to large serving dish. Garnish with a little more cheese and some fresh chopped parsley.

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Outlook reporter Mara Stine received this recipe from Shannon Lusby while interviewing her about receiving a second heart transplant in 2005. Lusby made history by becoming the first woman to receive a heart transplant at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1986 and is one of the longest surviving heart transplant recipients in the nation.

During the interview, Lusby was chopping vegetables for a soup she was making. Stine, a huge soup fan, was thrilled when Lusby shared her recipe for this hearty, cheesy chowder that’s a welcome departure from the usual broth-based turkey soup.

Turkey Cheese Chowder

1 cup finely chopped green onions

1 cup finely chopped carrots