Turkey Casserole
This is a great recipe to use all of your leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. It is super yummy and comes together easily. This is also a great dish to make for a Friendsgiving or family gathering.
Alexis Wilmouth
Dec 01, 2021
2 min read
Ingredients:
- 5 cups cooked shredded turkey
- 1 french baguette torn into 1 inch pieces
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup white onion, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 250 F. Lay the torn bread on a large cookie sheet. Place in oven for 45 minutes to one hour to dry out.
- Increase oven temperature to 325 F.
- In a large skillet, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add celery and onion. Sauté about 5-7 minutes until onion is translucent.
- Add garlic and flour. Sauté about one minute until garlic is fragrant, whisking constantly.
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream. Cook for about 5 minutes, whisking constantly, until mixture starts to bubble.
- Whisk in garlic salt and pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt reamaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Add in vegetable broth and remove from heat. Set aside.
- Mix together turkey and sour cream. Spread evenly across the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Spread cream mixture over turkey in an even layer. Add bread to top, then pour broth mixture over, coating bread well.
- Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, until bubbling. Broil for 3-4 minutes on low for a well browned top.
- Garnish with parsley, if desired, and Enjoy!
*Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for 3-5 days.
*This recipe is great to use your leftover thanksgiving turkey.
*You can substitute shredded chicken and chicken broth to make a chicken casserole instead. Rotisserie chicken makes this recipe really quick and simple.