Leftover Turkey Casserole

One of the best thing about Thanksgiving is the leftovers. This leftover turkey casserole is the perfect way to use up your leftover turkey and gravy.

The tradition on my mom’s side of the family is to make this leftover turkey casserole the day after Thanksgiving. My Gramma would make it and invite everyone over for casserole and to help decorate for Christmas. I am determined to keep this tradition alive!

The one change I have made to this casserole is instead of using canned cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup for the base I use the leftover gravy. You can definitely use the cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup. But I highly recommend using the leftover gravy if you have it.

Ingredients you will need for leftover turkey casserole:

• 4-6 cups leftover turkey, cut into bite size pieces
• 4-6 cups leftover gravy
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 10-16oz bag of frozen peas (optional, but highly reccommended)
• 2 tbls avocado oil (or whatever oil you prefer for cooking)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Prepared easy drop biscuit dough (doubled if making a large casserole)

Directions:

• 1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2.) In a large pot heat up the oil. Once oil is hot add in the onion, carrot and celery and saute for 7-10 minutes until the carrots are almost cooked. (They will continue to cook in the oven.)
• 3.) Add the gravy to the pot on low heat and let it heat up, stirring occasionally.
• 4.) Once the gravy is hot add in the frozen peas and leftover turkey. Let this all heat through.
• 5.) Pour into a casserole dish. The size will depend on how much leftover turkey and gravy you have. Just make sure the dish is not too full and there is at least half an inch of space at the top.
• 6.) Scoop 1/4 to 1/2 cup amount of prepared easy drop biscuit dough onto the top of the turkey gravy mixture. You can scoop the biscuits any size you would like.
• 7.) Bake until the turkey gravy mixture is hot and bubbly and the drop biscuits are golden brown and cooked through, 30-45 minutes. Enjoy!

Notes for making leftover turkey casserole:

• If you don’t have leftover gravy that’s totally fine. You can use 1 can cream of chicken and 1 can cream of mushroom soup instead. Make sure to add 1 can of whole milk to thin out the soup.
• The size of your casserole will depend on the amount of leftover turkey and gravy you have. You may need to double the biscuit recipe if it’s a very large casserole.
• You can make the drop biscuits any size you would like just make sure to adjust the baking time accordingly.

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