Leftover Turkey in Gravy
Leftover Turkey in gravy is the best and easiest way to use up leftover Roast Turkey meat. All you need are some leftover Dinner Rolls to soak up that sauce.
The mushroom gravy makes the turkey meat so tender and juicy all over again and it’s especially good served over Creamy Mashed Potatoes.
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What to do with Leftover Turkey:
We love Thanksgiving leftovers and it is impressive how much turkey meat you can rescue from your Juicy Roast Turkey even after you think there’s nothing left. We plucked away at my Mom’s turkey last year and got about 8 cups of turkey meat (this was after about 12 people ate it).
I made a big batch of this turkey in gravy for my sister’s house for lunch and everyone loved it! It was a big win across the board and they went on and on about how great the turkey gravy tasted over leftover Mashed Potatoes. Best of all, it never tastes like leftovers.
Ingredients for Leftover Turkey in Gravy:
The ingredients are so simple – mostly pantry staples: chicken broth, mushrooms, butter, onion, and flour.
- Mushrooms: Use white or brown mushrooms. Mushrooms add great flavor but if you aren’t a mushroom fan, you can skip the mushrooms.
- For gluten-free: substitute with a “cup-for-cup” GF flour
To Get the Most Turkey Meat: Focus on the underside of the turkey – this is usually the side that sits in all the turkey juices and much of it is dark meat which is so tender and tasty.
Can I Substitute with Chicken?
You can still make this recipe long-after Thanksgiving is over by using chicken. This is a great way to re-purpose leftover Rotisserie Chicken and you can use both white and dark meat.
Can I use Leftover Gravy?
If you were lucky enough to have leftover Turkey Gravy from your Thanksgiving dinner, here’s a secret trick – just combine the leftover gravy with the shredded turkey and it will be scrumptious!
What can I do with the Turkey Carcass?
If you want to make the most use out of your leftover turkey, be sure to keep the turkey carcass for an incredible turkey Bone Broth. It’s the same process using turkey bones instead of chicken and results in a rich broth to use in Turkey Noodle Soup.
How to Make Turkey Leftovers in Gravy:
1. Heat a large pan over medium heat with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Saute diced onions until golden (4-5 min). Add mushrooms saute until soft and golden (5-7 min), stirring often. Remove mushrooms and onions from the pan.
2. In the same hot pan, melt 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, then whisk in 3 Tbsp flour, whisking constantly until roux is golden brown (1 1/2 to 2 min), then whisk in 2 cups chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and season to taste (about 1/2 tsp sea salt and a pinch of pepper).
3. Add mushrooms/onions back to the pan. Stir in turkey and heat until turkey is just heated through. Garnish with finely chopped parsley if desired.
This is one of those recipes that makes us wish we had more turkey leftovers. This recipe can be even juicier and more flavorful than fresh turkey.
Leftover Turkey Recipes You’ll Love:
Whether you have leftover turkey breast or leftover dark meat, these turkey leftover recipes are our favorite ways to enjoy that turkey meat without tasting like leftovers.
- Turkey Noodle Soup – an easy twist on the classic
- Chicken Tetrazzini – make it Turkey Tetrazzini
- Pot Pie – make a savory Turkey Pot Pie
- Chicken Avocado Salad (sub with turkey)
- (Turkey) Bacon Avocado Sandwich
- White Sauce Lasagna – use turkey instead of chicken
Leftover Turkey in Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb mushrooms, sliced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 4 Tbsp unsalted Butter
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour, gluten free flour works well too
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups chicken broth, (low sodium)
- 4-6 Cups leftover turkey meat, torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 tsp sea salt , or to taste
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1 Tbsp Parsley to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat. Add 2 Tbsp olive oil and diced onions and sauté until soft and golden (4-5 minutes, stirring frequently). Add mushrooms to the pan and sauté until soft and golden (5-7 min, stirring frequently). Remove mushrooms and onions from pan.
- In the same hot pan (no need to wash it), add 4 Tbsp unsalted butter. Once melted, whisk in 3 Tbsp flour. Cook, whisking continually until roux is a golden brown (1 1/2 to 2 min) then whisk in 2 cups chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and season to taste (I added 1/2 tsp sea salt and a pinch of black pepper).
- Add add mushrooms/onions back to the pan. Stir in turkey and heat until turkey is just heated through. Garnish with finely chopped parsley if desired.
Nutrition Per Serving
I’d love to hear your creative ideas for leftover turkey. Let me know about your favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipes in a comment below.
Natasha Kravchuk
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I just followed this recipe fir dinner tonight. It looks and smells amazing.
Wonderful! Enjoy and I hope it becomes your new go-to recipe.
Can I substitute something else instead of using mushrooms? I’m not a fan of those but I’m trying to do something with the left over turkey from yesterday. Thanks.
Hi Kay, you sure can, I have a note on that in the recipe post: “Use white or brown mushrooms. Mushrooms add great flavor but if you aren’t a mushroom fan, you can skip the mushrooms.” I hope that helps.
Can you do this without mushrooms? Son doesn’t like them, and lots of turkey left!?!
Hi Kitty! I haven’t tried it without the mushrooms but I think it would be fine. Let us know if you experiment.
Hi Natasha, could you make a page or a list of 3 recipes that you could use leftover chicken in, ground beef, turkey, porkloins, etc.? It would be soooo helpful. I am not a good cook, and I am struggling. I keep wasting leftovers due to fogetting about them or not knowing how to reinvent it, and I really, really want to stop being wasteful…
Hi Debra, there are so many good options from soup to salad. One thing is our chicken patties – one of my favorites!
As written this was pretty bland. I added garlic, beef base and Marsala wine, more pepper and it’s pretty good.
Good base recipe
I don’t eat mushrooms, and I had a shallot available so I did shallots and garlic instead of mushrooms and onions. I also have no broth, but I have better than bouillon sauce. Turned out AMAZING!
So glad you loved it!
I love your dishes…. Everything I cooked following your instructions came up incredible. Last dish I made your favorite sweet potatoes pecan casserole or more soufflé. It was a hit. It was all gone. Your videos are very easy and yet entertaining, not a dull moment. Thank you and have happy holidays.
That’s great to hear, Randa! Thank you for sharing.
I have done this with leftover turkey, peas, onions, carrots, and gravy. scrumptious it is and with mashed potatoes it is awesome. I always have lots of leftover gravy. and a special tip if you are doing shepherd’s pie add gravy to the bottom layer of leftover stuffing, then a layer of hamburger with leftover turkey gravy, corn, and mashed potatoes and more gravy a great way to use up leftovers from turkey dinner it is awesome and can always freeze it if you make too much. freezes awesome and can be eaten anytime before next turkey dinner. my Mom taught me this recipe. I love it.
Thanks a lot for sharing, Michelle.
Delicious Natasha! I served it with rice because I could not face the daunting task of peeling more potatoes. LOL
Yum! Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Sandra! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Comfort food at its finest! So easy and oh so good. I did add a bit of Thyme because I love it and everyone devoured it. I used up some frozen leftover turkey and served it with mashed potatoes. A repeater for sure!
We LOVE our comfort food! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Pam!
JUST LOVED THIS RECIPE. I ADDED RE- HYDRATED PORCINI MUSHROOMS WITH ITS LIQUID. OMG!
Hi Irena, I’m glad you loved it! Thank you for the review.
Easy and flavorful way to use leftover turkey. I added thyme to the gravy and served over rice.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Just made the leftover turkey and gravy recipe. It was so good! My new favorite for left over turkey!
Great to hear that you loved it, Stacy. Thank you for the review!
In what sense is this “chili”? There are no peppers, no tomatoes, no oregano or cumin. It’s a nice hot turkey in mushroom sauce, kind of French and rather well mannered.
Hi Alissa, we don’t consider this a chili. But it is a great way to use leftover turkey like a gravy sauce. I hope you love it.
I don’t see anything regarding that this is ‘chili’. you must have pulled the wrong recipe. But, add your ingredients, and you got a yummy chili
I made this today. Amazing !!!
I’ve been doing Thanksgiving turkey for over 30 years
This recipe is far above any turkey I’ve ever cooked. We adore every recipe of yours we have tried. Thank you so much.
I’m happy to know that, Marie. Thanks a lot for your great comments and feedback. We appreciate it!
I made this tonight. I added 50ml sauvignon blanc to the onion/mushroom mix and 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning. I also added1/2 teaspoon of italian seasoning to the gravy.
We thought it was very nice. served with mashed potato and green beans. We will use this recipe with the addons again next time we have turkey or chicken leftovers.
Sounds great, Martin. Thanks for sharing that with us, great to hear that it was a success!
Another 5 star recipe. I just got done making this, had to taste it before it is hot enough. It’s amazing!!!! Thanks again for another great recipe. Going to enjoy dinner now.
Fantastic! Thank you for your perfect rating and excellent review, Vikki. We appreciate you sharing your experience with us.
I used this recipe with the leftovers from my Christmas turkey, it was perfect ! Thanks for this easy recipe ! It was delicious.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review, Cami!
Excellent recipe. I used baby Bella mushrooms for added flavor. I also increased the gravy by one half (3 cups broth) and served it over mashed potatoes.
Sounds great! Thanks for letting us now, Debbie!
Natasha,
I recently discovered your blog and love the recipes and your unique and animated videos!! Will definitely be coming back.
I’m so happy to hear you are enjoying my blog! Thank you for sharing that with us 🙂
Hi I love all your recipes
Can I use cake flour in Stead of regular flour for the Cranberry Bundt Cake With orange zest thank you
Hi Jacqueline, all-purpose flour works best. I haven’t tried using cake flour instead to advise.
I followed your recipe to a T and have to say that I will definitely make this with turkey or chicken leftovers again. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Jackie!
This recipe is so good!! Even the kids loved it😜
That is the best when kids love what we moms make. That’s so great!
Natasha,
Thank you for this awesome recipe for Leftover Turkey and Gravy! The mushrooms enhance this dish so well! This will sure be a keeper recipe, we love it!!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
This was an absolutely terrific way to use Thanksgiving leftovers.
Yes, so perfect for the leftovers! I’m glad you liked it, Daniel.
Fabulous recipe. Will definitely make this again. I used one 14 oz can of chicken broth and about 2-3 cups dry white meat…yummy!
Hi Sue, I am so happy you loved the turkey in gravy! thank you for sharing your wonderful review.
That sounds delicious! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Served over noodles (all the mashed potatoes were gone). It was scrumptious!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Hi Natasha,
Another great recipe!
Thanks so much
Please can you tell me how many grams go into the serving, in the nutritional information?
I’m glad you enjoeyd that, Meytal! Most of our recipes have a metric conversion option on the printable recipe card. We are currently working on adding metric measurements to all of our recipes, but it is taking some time to add them one at a time. Thank you so much for being patient! In the meantime, check out our post on measuring which should help.
Hi Natasha,
Thanks for that, I just meant for the serving in the nutritional values (calories, fat and so on) you mention 300 calories per serving, but could you advise on how much is 1 serving? in which ever units you prefer (gram, lb, cup?)
Hi Meytal, depending on how much turkey you are using, the serving size will be roughly 1 cup.
I never thought about doing something like this with turkey…but I will! I make a similar dish with Sirloin Tip steak or Top Sirloin steak, whichever I can find. Two differences, I flour and season the beef, while I start wilting the onions and mushrooms and one additional ingredient…chopped green pepper, in olive oil then I drop the meat in the pan to brown and half cook. I take the meat and most of the veggies out, add flour and make a gravy and season it, then put everything back into finish cooking in the gravy. I usually put it over medium egg noodles or white rice…mashed potatoes work well also! Yummy!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me, Jan! I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Hey Natasha, I’ve been reading your blog and watching your videos for about a month now. This recipe sounded like something my wife and I would enjoy so I read it. As I read it dawned on me that at its heart it is a variation of a dish my mother made in the fifties and she claimed it was “depression food.” It was “creamed beef on toast or potatoes.” Never-the-less we tried it for lunch and it was great over leftover dressing and mashed potatoes! Thanks for the suggestion! My question is: when making turkey bone broth do you add scraps from all the onions, carrots and celery you use? How do you save them for use a week or two later? Thanks again!
Hi Lee, if I am not going to be making the bone broth within 3 days of saving the bones, I would put them in a Ziploc bag and freeze them for later then you can make broth with a frozen carcass. I don’t usually re-use the veggies from the roasted turkey since they might turn to mush – I start with fresh vegetables for making stock just like we do with our Chicken broth.
It looks so tasteful to see how much food will be used to eat. I wish I had such a dish in India to to eat.. thanku for sharing very nice recipe ….
You’re welcome! I hope you get to try making some of our recipes soon!
I googled leftover turkey and mushrooms as I had both on hand. Your recipe came up. Glad it did. I sliced my leftover turkey breast and used vegetable broth. It was excellent. My family is looking forward to having another turkey so I can use this recipe again. Thank you
Yay, fantastic! So great to hear that you found and tried this recipe. I’m glad you did and I’m happy that you liked it.
Great recipe and easy to make. I added left over venison to the mix and it turned out fabulous
Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
Looks wonderful. Natasha, do you think that this would work with leftover smoked pork shoulder/butt? If so, would you make any modifications to the ingredients or technique? We’ve got lots of leftover smoked pork right now!
Hi Virginia, I haven’t tested that but I think it could work. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe.
Great and so easy. Used gluten free flour and ghee and it was good…even my kids liked it!
That is awesome and good to know that it’s great using gluten-free flour too! Thanks for sharing and for your wonderful review.
Made as described with shredded chicken. Added thyme and rosemary, as suggested, to the gravy. Served over wild rice. Fabulous!
Love it, thanks for sharing that with us!
Good recipe – thanks for sharing it! My experience was that the ‘gravy’ part is good, but needed more flavor and depth. Butter + flour + chicken stock + salt n pepper are good, but against all the other ingredients (none of which have strong flavors), something needs to add.
So: a small fistful of fresh rosemary! Fresh Thyme too. Then, let it simmer after adding chicken stock for a few minutes, and with all of the other ingredients, when they’re added!
Thank you so much for sharing that with me Bryan!
Had some leftover turkey in the freezer and wanted to use it up. Also had all the other ingredients. Made exactly as written, and what a great recipe! Great comfort food, would be a wonderful dish to share with a sick friend, easy on the tummy.
I’m so glad you enjoyed that Diane!
Thanks for giving this recipe a try and for sharing your great feedback, Diane. I hope you love every recipe that you try!
I smoked my turkey wrapped in brown sugar coated bacon from Fred Meyer. Even added the bacon to this recipe and it turned out amazing. The brown sugar bacon definitely added an awesome flavor. (About 4 strips of bacon chopped up)
That is awesome to hear, Jesse. Thank you so much for sharing and for your excellent feedback!
Great, cause we have left over of roasted turkey and I will try it in creamy mushroom sauce one of these days ..Thanks Natasha for your yummy recipes
I’m your avid fan from Philippines.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us Cora.
It’s quarantine time, and I had some turkey and mushrooms I needed to use. I found this recipe on Pinterest, and I am so impressed. This was so good! Thank you
You are so welcome, Jaye! Thanks for trying out this recipe and sharing your feedback with us.
We had some turkey legs that we had thawed — threw them in the electric pressure cooker and used them for the meat . . . .(I’d been wondering what I was going to do with those!) I made this according to the recipe with the following exceptions:
1) I only had 8 oz of baby bella mushrooms.
2) I substituted 1/2 cup of the chicken broth with white wine and used chicken broth for the other 1.5 cups. YUM!
3) I threw in a pinch of dried thyme.
I’m sure the recipe is delicious as written — I just like to play with things a bit. We served this over baked potatoes and it was fabulous!
That does sound fabulous! Thank you for sharing those substitutions with us! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Michele!
This is the BEST turkey gravy recipe!!! I never knew you can make such delicious gravy with that left over turkey until I tried this! Absolutely delicious!!! I made it without mushrooms cuz I didn’t have them on hand and I also saved left over turkey juices and used that instead of chicken broth, it turned out soooo good!!! And the main thing about this is that my kids, who never liked any meat gravy, absolutely loved it and even asked for seconds!!! So this recipe will definitely be made again
Natasha, thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes, they never fail!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Luda!
Thank you! Just tried this recipe without the mushrooms (my son doesn’t like mushrooms). End result was delicious! What a great quick, easy, & yummy recipe! Can’t wait to do it again but next time with mushrooms!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
One of the best uses we have ever found for the leftover turkey. For Christmas dinner I cooked a 23lb turkey, so we had a LOT left over. We had over a dozen people coming over that evening, so I tried your recipe – but doubled everything and used 12 cups of cut up turkey meat. It filled an entire steam tray and was part of our dinner buffet, a real hit! We will be making it again in the future. Thanks
That’s just awesome! Thank you so much for sharing that with me!
I just defrosted Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. This recipe was so easy and was a big hit! I followed it verbatim and it turned out great! So glad to clear out my freezer too! Thank you for this recipe!
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Stephanie!
Made this after Thanksgiving Wow! It’s was good!! Try it, u would be impressent, it tastes just like the inside of a chiken pie. 🙊 I also made mashpotatos and stuffing for side. 🙈
I’m so happy you loved the recipe! It’s our go-to for leftover turkey and chicken! Try it with rotisserie chicken – it’s so easy and good!
I just made this turkey dish. Turned out really good. I did end up adding leftover turkey gravy, about a little over a cup (recipe from this website) and about a cup of milk as this sauce turned out too thick. I basically adjusted this to my liking. ( I like my sauces creamy.) This is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey and gravy from Thanksgiving. Yum!
Thank you for sharing that with us, Mariya!
Easier left over Turkey. In large pan add tablespoon of butter, stuffing, turkey and gravy…I eyeball how much of each…over medium heat with pan covered, fry about 5 minutes, then take lid off and turn the ingredients till a little browned..serve with leftover cranberry sauce. Sorry if I can’t give precise amounts, I just ask my hubby if that’s enough meat etc. I do the same with my portion. It really is good and easy.
I love the idea of serving with leftover cranberry sauce. Thank you for sharing!
Yummy! Such an awesome way to use leftover turkey! I am always looking for good after Thanksgiving recipes. Thanks so much! 🙂
It really is our favorite way to repurpose leftover turkey without that “leftover” taste. I hope you love it!
Looks so delicious! Need to do this with our leftovers!
Thank you Katie! I hope it becomes a new favorite for you!
Yum!!! This did not taste like left overs. I loved the mushrooms and the gravy with the left over Turkey!
Amazing isn’t it! Thank you for sharing that great review with me, Melissa!
What a good idea! I can’t believe I didn’t think of doing something like this. I get so sick of turkey sandwiches after Thanksgiving haha,
I’m so glad you came across this recipe! Thank you for watching.
This was so easy and SO good over mashed potatoes! Great way to use the leftover turkey breast. Next time I’ll either double the gravy or add less turkey. Thanks for the new leftover recipe!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that! Thank you for that awesome review!
Thank you for this recipe, it was very tasty.
Natasha,This recipe is absolutely amazing. It was the best leftover Turkey recipe I have ever made. And having my husband enjoy it was a plus. The only thing I did different from your recipe, I reduced the broth by 1/2 cup and exchanged it for Chardonnay. I will definitely make this again.
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review 🙂
Delicious!! Looking forward to leftover turkey next year just so I can make this again…WOW!!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Mmmm, so good! Came out perfect and i ate too much lol. The turkey tasted so good and not dry at ALL and it used a LOT of my leftovers i didn’t want to waste. But the recipe sounded simple and good and it was delicious, perfect!
That’s so great! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Delicious! Made it last night with the last of the turkey. Only difference is that I added Swiss chard stems with the onions and added the leaves in with the mushrooms to make it a little healthier. Even my 4 year old liked it!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it and Swiss chard sounds like a great way to add veggies! 🙂
Fabulous and so easy.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Hi Natash,
I just made your “Leftover Turkey in Creamy Mushroom Sauce”
1st the positive: The way you lay out the recipe, describe it, show pictures is all great! Thank you. And, a variation on Tetrazini with no cheese is a boon!
#2. However, I think your timing for each step is way off! Since I believed you, dinner got on the table much, much later than indictated from the recipe!!!
#3. Re: flavor – it needs more than salt and pepper! Much more! I suggest you either add: For added flavor add herbs and spices as you like or give some suggestions.
I also suggest adding a bit of Mirin, a Rice Cooking Wine by Eden. It adds a wonderful touch, actually to most any dish! It can be found in most Healthfood Stores and/or Wholefoods. We also topped with grated parmesian cheese + cilantro for color as you suggested. I did not have parsley on hand.
Last but not least, thank you for giving another option for left over Turkey. All the best, Pamela
Hi Pamela! The recipe does assume that the turkey meat has been plucked from the carcass so depending on how thorough you are – it can definitely take longer than 10 minutes of prep 🙂 I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Soooo good.
We used some Schilling Turkey Gravy powder from the packet instead of flour for the roux. We also used turkey bouillon instead of chicken broth.
And finally we added some fresh sage and thyme.
Best use of leftover turkey yet.
That sounds lovely! Thank you for sharing that with me, Damon!
This turkey and mushroom sauce recipe is really good. Made it for my family with my leftover turkey, and it received rave reviews. Definitely a keeper.
It is one of my favorites as well! Thank you for sharing this review with me Dan!!
Thank you for another delicious recipe Natasha ! Great way to use leftover turkey. We really enjoyed it.
Happy Holidays 😊
I’m so happy to hear that!! Thank you for the amazing review! This is definitely one of our favorite leftover turkey recipes!! I always hope for leftovers just for this 🙂
I make something very similar, but add a bit of cognac to it and serve it over Parmesan thyme grits or polenta if you’re not from the South. Totally decadent!
Mmm that sounds like quite a treat!! Thanks for sharing your tip!
This recipe significantly helps after the Thanksgiving as my family have never finished the whole turkey 😅 Yummy! – Natalie
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Just, thank you for the best bake tips. I’m 71 and finally understand beating the eggs for 7minutes to get lift. You demystify baking.
A safe and happy Thanksgiving.
Michele
Hi Michele, thank you so much for writing in and sharing that with me. It is so inspiring! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!
So good! I did not have fresh mushrooms, but had some dehydrated ones. So I rehydrated and used the soaking water in place of one cup of the broth. I used this as the bottom part of a Shepherd’s Pie! It was so yummy. Layered peas on top and then a layer of mashed sweet potato and white potato! Thank you!
Hi Mary! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
I have made this a couple of times now & we love it.. Thank you x
You’re welcome Judith! I’m glad to hear you enjoy the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
THIs was so comforting & hearty! I used cauliflower rice to make it low carb. Thank you!
You’re welcome Sarah! I’m glad to hear how much you enjoy the recipe. Thanks for sharing your great review with other readers!
My father made a variation of this recipe for as long as I can remember for more than 50 years. Difference; instead of fresh mushrooms which my husband does not like, Dad used mushroom soup. And we serve it on lightly grilled hamburger buns. He always called it turkey burgers, my kids and grandkids call it turkey sloppy joes but everyone loves it
Oh yum! That sounds delicious Shelly! Thanks for sharing your great suggestion with other readers!
Cream of mushroom soup is good for some things, but the beauty of this recipe is you’re making that homemade which is soooo much better! Just saying it’s worth it to take the extra minute to make that roux 🙂 Sorry i just have my opinions, i HAD to share cuz it’s so good homemade for a change! 🙂
Thank you for sharing that with me, Jennifer!
Wow. So I actually really dislike mushrooms- just texture/ idea of a fungus thing. But one of my kids insisted that I buy some and then I happened upon this recipe. I fully processed the mushrooms in my mini-prep so I could hide them from myself. I used Earth Balance (salted butter substitute) because we are dairy-free, so I was very careful with salt in other areas of the recipe. I added a pinch of rubbed sage and a sprinkle of sweet paprika. This was amazing. Delicious. I served it on top of quinoa with sweet potatoes and peas. Thumbs up from the whole family, including two 4 year olds and a baby.
Side note- I think this would also be amazing for vegetarians and vegans, just the gravy on top of quinoa and roasted veggies.
I’m so glad to hear the recipe is a HIT! Thanks for sharing your excellent review!
Wonderful. Definitely will make again
I’m glad you love it Jim! Thanks for sharing!
I get that the reason the seasoning was rather sparse was to allow for however folks might have seasoned their bird. When I made this, it turned out very flat and pasty. We kicked it up a notch with some pepper paste from Trader Joe’s, some smoked paprika, and crushed red pepper flakes. It ended up pretty tasty!
Thanks for sharing! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Delicous!!
I’m glad you like it Dina! Thanks for sharing!
Natasha – Happy Thanksgiving, I just wanted to tell you I used your recipe for my 24 pound turkey today and it was the best I ever made and lived up to everything in your video. Also the drippings made a extreme gravy by just adding flour and water. Thanks again for the perfect turkey recipe.
Richard, thank you for such a rave review, I’m all smiles 😬. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well.
Wow. This is amazing. Thank you. Not sure how to post a pic lol
I’m glad you love the recipe Sabrina! Please feel free to share your photos on my Facebook page, I love seeing them! 😊
Love this recipe. Easy. Delicious. And it worked great with my gluten free flour. Easy swap that did not alter the taste or texture. All ingredients mandatory, including the parsley…. Thanks for a delicious dinner recipe using a leftover turkey breast. Welcome to November! Will definitely be using this recipe over and over.
I’m happy to hear how much you love the recipe Gayle! Thanks for sharing your great review with other readers!
Hi Natasha!
This recipe looks amazing. We LOVE anything with mushrooms! Lol.
May I please use this recipe and an image in a Thanksgiving leftovers recipe roundup?
Thank you!
Hi Mel! That would be fine and thank you for the feature! 🙂
Absolutely loved this recipe! It was so good we didn’t have any leftover to keep for lunch the next day!
Yay, I am so glad to hear that Haley! Thanks for sharing your review!
Well I made this tonight. So easy 5 star.
Made a side of roasted green beans. This has to be the best leftover recipe I have ever made ! Another 5 stars.
I am so happy to hear that Linda! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review 🙂
Did recipe with chicken ohhh so good.
I’m so happy you like dit! 🙂
Just found your recipe via Pinterest! It’s super yummy. I did add about a tablespoon each of Marsala cooking wine and balsamic vinegar. Mmmm… perfecto! Thanks for the great recipe!
Mmm yum! Thank you for sharing your add-ins! 🙂
I made this again this year. It was just as yummy as I remember. I added some peas as someone suggested and served over buttered noodles. It was sooooooooooooo goooooooooood! I added a little garlic powder just to zip it up a bit. I still have lots of turkey left so will make it again after we recover from turkey over load. lol
Thats awesome! I’m so happy you loved the recipe and your idea of adding peas and serving over buttered noodles,… mmm mmm!!!
Natasha do you know what the calorie count on this recipe is?
Thanks!
Hi Ashley, I don’t typically include calorie counts because of the time constraint that I have. I really need to hire some help to do that for me! When I need a quick answer though; I have used Caloriecount.com (their recipe analyzer is free).
Thank you!
I served ours over Amish egg noodles and it was awesome! Thanks!
Gwen, you are very welcome and I’m so glad to hear that you liked the recipe 😬.
I am going to make this tmrw. It is making my mouth water! This will cure my aching neck. Happy Thanksgiving Natasha and your wonderful family. God Bless your home. Keep up the super work!
Thank you so much and a blessed and happy Thanksgiving to you also! 🙂
I really want to make this but I dont have mushrooms. What else can you use?
Lia, you can simply omit the mushrooms and the recipe still turns out great 😬.
Just made this tonight with left over turkey. It came out delicious and will use this idea again in the future. I didn’t have chicken broth or stock on me so I just used water and some of the turkey fat drippings into the mixture to add some flavor. Also added different spices like basil, oregano, marjoram, garlic powder etc. Overall, great little recipe to clean out the leftover meat!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! 🙂
You might want to correct the spelling of roux in this recipe too. French and English – such difficult languages when it comes to spelling.
I am going to try this with some left over chicken tonight and will probably add some fresh rosemary or basil.
Thank you for this lovely recipe. I have been looking for some good sauces and gravies and I think your site is the place to find them!
Thank you so much for pointing that out!! That’s awesome of you (I have no idea what I was thinking! :-O) Seriously, thank you! 🙂
Is there something I could substitute the butter with so it can be cholesterol friendly?
Hi Liz, it should work fine with oil as a substitute. You may only need 3 Tbsp if using oil. Enjoy!
This was delicious! Quick dinner that comes together perfectly. Thank you so much. My teenage son loved it.
Camille, thank you for the great review and you are welcome 😀.
Made this today with leftover chicken. It’s so fast and simple but really delicious. It was a big hit with everyone. I added peas after reading the recommendation of one commenter. Thanks for another great recipe.
I love the ideas of using chicken and adding peas. Thank you for sharing your awesome review!
Can I substitute the turkey with chicken? Also, would one of those small organic chickens be enough?
That will work fine. I’m not sure how small you mean but you can add as much or as little chicken as you want 🙂
Mmmmmm very good recipe, i added frozen peas and a little bit of white wine.
Those sound like great add-ins! Thanks for sharing that with me 🙂
This was so yummy!! Thank you for sharing. Would this be an okay dish to freeze?
You know, I haven’t tried freezing it, but I think it would work fine.
All I can say is Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so glad you loved it! Thanks Larisa 🙂
I made this today and OMG was it good!! I added dill instead of parsley and served it over white rice. Super delicious. Five stars.
Thank you so much for the fantastic review!! 🙂 I love the idea of using dill. You’re making me hungry!
I just bought mushrooms and I will try this recipe. My turkey is from Sunday, I hope it’s not too dry!
It’s very nice and not dry at all. Also, it reheats well on the stove top. I hope you LOVE it! My sister has made it a couple times already since Thanksgiving :).
Hey! Did you know you were mentioned in Season 2 Episode 14 of the Young and Hungry? SUPER cool! Just thought you’d like to know :).
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I did see that and thank you! 🙂 It’s still very exciting. 🙂
Loved this Creamy Turkey recipe. It came out so yummy. I served it over noodles and we had some left over so I mixed the few noodles that were left along with a small amount of leftover stuffing and served it over rice. It was even better the second time on rice. I don’t know how I found this site but so glad I did.
I’m so glad you did too! Thank you for your awesome review 🙂
I made it and it came out great. I was thinking that this would go well stuffed into traditional (English) Yorkshire puddings. OR, for convenience maybe lining a muffin pan with puff pastry, baking until golden and then filling the pastry cups. Hmmmm… Thanks Natasha.
Wow that does sound really really good! Thank you for the great idea!
This recipe looks yummy. Going to try it as we had a 12# turkey for 3 people. Made the turkey from your recipe and it was insanely good. Even today reheated with gravy it was yummy. Love your recipes and the pictures of your beautiful family.
Thank you Cindy for such a nice compliment 😀 . We had same thing for lunch today 🙂 .
It’s so funny – here in Canada we already celebrated our Thanksgiving (it’s in October), but I am kinda sick of turkey by association (like seeing it all over Pinterest). This is a creative way to use up leftover turkey for sure haha… I am glad I don’t have any leftovers to worry about, though 😀
Yeah that would be a little weird to celebrate Thanksgiving and then watch everyone else celebrate it another month. Keep this one in mind for next year. It sure is good 🙂
hello, i was wondering if you have a kartoplaniki recipe?
Lily, I have few of them on the site. Click on the links to see the recipes. Mashed Potato Pancakes, https://natashaskitchen.com/2015/10/06/mashed-potato-pancakes-with-meat-filling/, https://natashaskitchen.com/2012/03/23/easy-mashed-potato-pancakes/, Stuffed Potato Pancakes. Hope this helps 😀 .
yes, those are good recipes i will try them. thank you so much. i was also hoping if you have a chicken roulette recipe somewhere on here maybe?
lol. i meant chicken roulade.
I don’t yet but that is a great suggestion. If I come across or come up with a great recipe, I will be sure to share! Thank you!
Looks wonderful. I love your recipe like this with chicken, I’m sure turkey will turn out just as great!
Thank you Teresa! 🙂
Thank you in advance for sharing this recipe. Definitely will try it…
You’re so welcome. I hope you love it as much as we do! 🙂 I kept the recipe since last year because I was too late to post it last year but I knew it was worth keeping for this year 🙂
What a great idea!! I will definitely buy a turkey or two after thanksgiving. This looks so so good and comforting. I can’t wait to try! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanks Marina 😀 , blessings to you and your family!