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Easy Turkey Noodle Soup

This Easy Turkey Noodle Soup is an excellent recipe to have on hand after the holidays, as it utilize your leftover turkey’s carcass and even the gravy if you so desire. 

This Easy Turkey Noodle Soup is a great recipe to make, that utilizes the whole bird.

You can put almost any type of vegetable into this soup.

I used carrots and kale as it was what I had on hand. But really any type of vegetable will work!

EASY TURKEY NOODLES SOUP WITH CARCASS

So you probably know how good homemade chicken noodle soup is, but have you tried homemade turkey noodle soup? Well then you are in for something special. Because it is rich as it uses the whole carcus of the turkey!

If you have leftover gravy as well then you are going to want to add that in this soup too, trust me people will be begging for this recipe. It’s that good 🙂

I will typically make a BIG pot of turkey noodle soup the day after the holidays or the night of. 

This way I am not wasting any food by utilizing the leftover turkey and gravy.

What I will do is fill a stock pot up with water and then I will put the carcass from my leftover Turkey inside.

Then all there is to do is simply boil the bird for a good 30 minutes or more.

Then I will remove the bird and skim away anything that looks less appealing and use the remaining broth as my soup stock.

Now there are plenty of ways to make this kind of soup, so I’m going to give you a few options here and let you decide what works best for you.

Really you cannot go wrong with making this soup, it’s healthy and also an excellent recipe to keep on hand after the holidays when you have leftover turkey.

When I talk options, I mean you can decide what type of noodle to place in the soup and vegetables.

For the noodles there are thick or thin, large and small, options.

So the type you use totally depends on what you prefer, however I do recommend using “egg noodles” because they are much lighter and work so much better in this kind of soup.

If you are feeling under the weather, feel free to add more garlic and onions to the stock as they carry antibacterial properties and have been proven to help people get better much faster. 

I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think. Enjoy! 

Note: If you have a leftover turkey, then you can omit the chicken stock and simmer your turkey carcass for one hour in 8 cups of water, covered.

And use the turkey stock in replace if the chicken stock. Also use the leftover white turkey breast instead of buying turkey breasts as that works great too for this soup.

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Date Night, Dinner ideas, Pasta, Quick and easy recipes

Mushroom and Spinach Gnocchi

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This Mushroom and Spinach Gnocchi is made with fresh parmesan cheese, spinach, mushrooms, vegetable stock, sour cream and brown butter. 

This Mushroom and Spinach Gnocchi is something extra special and may be just the ticket to getting out of doing the dishes with your spouse tonight!

Here is another popular gnocchi recipe from this blog that your also sure to enjoy! Creamy Sausage Gnocchi

Dig in!

HOW TO MAKE MUSHROOM AND SPINACH GNOCCHI 

In order to make it more savory vs creamy, I balance the  dish with vegetable stock and sour cream which helps to bring forth the herbs and spices that are also added during the cooking process. 

If you want to make it SIMPLY more creamy, mix some cream and the vegetable stock together. Just make sure your halving the vegetable stock so there is not to much liquid.

Or if you want it really creamy just use cream on it’s own.

I have really started to appreciate Italian cuisines more so over the past few years.

I guess with time my tastes change and I’m so grateful to be able to dabble in all the amazing flavors that the World has to offer.

I could just eat this type of food everyday, nothing really compares to pillowy soft gnocchi. And when it is tossed in a creamy sauce it’s to die for. 

The nice thing about this recipe is that it can be whipped up in under 20 minutes. Which can make for a quick and tasty weeknight meal in no time. Go ahead indulge no guilt here!

This recipe would be perfect for a romantic dinner idea, think Valentines day or New Years. Also you can add some cooked shredded chicken to this or cooked bacon if desired.

As for me I like it just like this, I’m also a huge sun dried tomato lover SO I will add even more sun dried tomatoes to my dish. However for this recipe, I have cut them in half for my readers as I am sure most of you would prefer a balance of flavors. 

Sprinkle some fresh parmesan cheese on top before serving and you will be in Gnocchi heaven… Bone appetite!

Be sure to sauté the sun dried tomatoes for a minimum of 2 minutes in vegetable stock, this really helps to bring out the flavors. Do this before adding back in the cooked gnocchi.

Here are some other Gnocchi recipes that you will love

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Christmas & Thanksgiving, Dinner ideas

Easy Ground Beef Wellington recipe

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This Easy Ground Beef Wellington recipe is spiced just right and is family favorite in our house. With the additions of mushrooms and is something that can be whipped up in less than an hour since we are using some pre made puff pastry. 

Looking for another festive dish? Then your gonna want to try my Baked Holiday Ham or even my Recette Sheppard’s Pie.

Your family can enjoy this homemade recipe any time of the year.

But really makes the perfect addition to any Holiday meal.

FUN FACT: Beef Wellington get’s it’s name from a man named Arthur Wellesley who was the first Duke of Wellington. He had a victorious Battle on June 18 1815.

The Duke was given his title after defeating Napoleon Bonaparte the year before, and not long after he became Prime Minister. 

Traditional Beef Wellington was made with fillet steak inside. I have had that at a restaurant once and it was delicious.

However, I wanted to create something different. And mix the best of both worlds, beef and mushrooms. This recipe has now become popular on this blog, I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think. 

HOW TO MAKE HAMBURGER BEEF WELLINGTON

This recipe is made with lean ground beef, onions, mushrooms, eggs, panko bread crumbs, flour, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce and seasoned with fresh thyme and rosemary.

Be sure to use fresh thyme and rosemary in this recipe, it makes all the difference.

Also do not skip on the worcestershire and red wine vinegar it helps to merge all the flavors together. 

HOW TO MAKE PUFF PASTRY

I used a pre – made puff pastry to save time, (see below) The pre – made puff pastry I recommend is from Tenderflake. The box has 397 grams of puff pasty in it!

 

Simply remove it from the package, allow it to defrost for 1 hour and sprinkle with flour before rolling it out. 

Fill the pastry with the Beef and Mushroom mixture.

Brush with the egg wash.

And make impressions to the dough as so with a fork.

Looking for a FANTASTIC homemade puff pastry recipe?

I have one here in my in my “Turkey Pot Pie” recipe instructions.

You may be more familiar the more traditional “Beef Wellington” type recipes. Which have you using Beef tenderloin or fillet instead of hamburger.

However, this recipe is just as good and if you use brown mushrooms alongside the hamburger it becomes absolutely amazing.

You will be able to serve 3 peoples for dinner easily with this. And if your wanting to serve more, I would recommending make 2 of them. Which is not hard to do at all!

Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Want more Christmas & Thanksgiving recipes?

Canadian Tourtiere Recipe

 
Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice
 

Also check out my roundup of Thanksgiving & Christmas Recipes from around the World or my 10 delicious stuffing recipes! for more inspiration!

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The Best Shepherd’s Pie

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This is the Best Shepherd’s Pie! Made with fresh carrots, sweet corn and frozen peas. Along with perfectly seasoned ground lamb and beef this pie is sure to please the whole family.

Shepherds pie can be made all in one dish.

That is if your using the type of dish that can go from the stovetop to the oven like I have here with my Rock Dutch Oven.

Otherwise, you can prepare it first on the stove then move it to a separate baking dish to finish it in the oven.

Not to hard and worth the effort because this recipe is something you will not forget anytime soon.

You are sure to taste the difference with this recipe here, since it uses two kinds of meat.

Creating the best of what is known to some as a “Cottage pie” which is typically made with just beef and the “Shepherd’s pie” which is  made with minced lamb.

I grew up eating the cottage pie, which is made with beef instead of lamb. Traditional Shepherds pie originated from Ireland and is made with just lamb.

So even though you may have thought that you were enjoying a Shepherds pie in past, it may have been the ladder.

Anyone who has ever tried my recipe has said to me “this is the best” shepherds pie they have ever tasted! So that is why I named it the BEST!

Just make sure you are using fresh carrots not frozen. Because there is a huge difference in taste and texture with the fresh. Also use fresh rosemary and thyme if you can it just enhanced the flavors that much more.

Now you will want to start by taking the easy way to preparing this recipe. And to do that you will want to start by skipping the peeling of the potatoes and boil them instead.

This will allow for you to run them under cold water once they have cooked. Being able to simply peel them by hand. From there you will mash them with some whole milk, sour cream and an egg yolk. 

Now the hardest part is done, next you simply are going to saute the two meats in a large pan for roughly 5 minutes before adding in the chopped onion, garlic and spices.

The pan I use is the rock its a large dutch oven type pan that goes from the stove to the oven.

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Dinner ideas, Slow Cooker recipes

Irish Lamb Stew

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A classic stew that is sure to warm the soul on some of those long chillies of days. This Lamb Stew hails from Ireland and dates back to the early 1800 century and has become very popular dish Worldwide.

The Irish know that this type of stew always tastes much better the next day. So that is why I make a large batch so that me and my partner can enjoy it over a few days.

Allot of recipe you will find for this stew will call for flour, I prefer not to add that since the potatoes thicken the liquid up very nice, leaving enough juice to mash them in.

If you prefer a thicker stock, simply go ahead and mix 3 tbsp of flour into the beef stock before adding to the pot.

I grew up eating Irish Stew though my family is not Irish. It was always served on the table around the St.Patrick’s day holiday.

I did not ask my mom for her recipe, because I pretty much remember how it’s made and have been enjoying it myself over the years.

The key to making the best Irish Lamb Stew is simmering in for at least 2 hours on a Low -MEDIUM heat on the stovetop or for 8- 10 hours in the slow cooker. 

This really makes the stew so tender and helps to merge the flavors all together to create the most flavorful meal.

Also you don’t want to use oil you want real butter and not a whole lot, 2 tbsps will do.  Along with fresh thyme and rosemary really help to kick it up a notch.

Oh and also use beef stock instead of chicken it just tastes that much more better in the end.

Lamb Stew always tastes richer and better the next day. So whenever, I make it I will make a large batch and eat it over 3 days = sharing of course.

Also for this recipe I used bone in cubed lamb because that is what I found this week at the grocery. However, it’s best to use cubed lamb without bones if you can find.

Now let me ask you, have you ever had Irish stew? Was it as good as this one? I would love to hear what you have to say in the comments below.

Notes: This stew can keep in the fridge in a airtight container to up to 3 days. If you are cooking this in the slow cooker then add 1 cup less of beef stock or add 3 tbsp of flour to thicken it up. Otherwise cooking it on the stovetop with the lid off the last 30 minutes will reduce the stock.


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Dinner ideas, Vegetarian

Easy Pizza Ratatouille

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This Easy Pizza Ratatouille with Mozzarella Cheese is so good you won’t believe it’s Vegetarian. 

I just love Ratatouille, it’s fresh, healthy and so good for you.

And is one of those excellent summer time recipes, since it utilizes all those fresh garden vegetables so well.

Not to mention very pretty, just look at the rainbow of colors.

Made with a few simple ingredients.

That being of eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese it doesn’t get any fresher than this. Which is then smothered in a quality can of tomato based pizza sauce.

Your sure to impress anyone when serving this dish!

There are many recipes out there for this famous french dish called “Ratatouille” and plenty different ways to preparing it.

Traditional Ratatouille is made without cheese, however I like to add Mozzarella to mine, because it really enhances the recipe and makes it taste more like a pizza without the added carbs.

Lay upon layer of Tomato, Green Zucchini, Yellow Zucchini, Mozzarella Cheese and Eggplant!

Also be sure to cook it for a minimum of 2 hours as that sure helps to bring out all the vegetables flavors which happens through caramelization.

This recipe is sure to be a family favorite, and is gluten free.  I hope you like my version of this famous dish. “Bone Appetite”!

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Chicken, Quick and easy recipes, Soups & Stews

Turkey Noodle Soup

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Well the holidays are coming to an end. And for most of us that means, having a leftover turkey in the fridge. Here is a great recipe to make, that utilizes the whole bird.

So you probably know how good homemade chicken noodle soup is, but have you tried homemade turkey noodle soup? Well then you are in for something special.

I will typically make a BIG pot of turkey noodle soup the day after the holidays or the night of. This way I am not wasting any food by utilizing the leftover turkey.

What I will do is fill a stock pot up with water and then I will put the carcass from my leftover Turkey inside. Then all there is to do is simply boil the bird for a good 30 minutes or more.

Then I will remove the bird and skim away anything that looks less appealing and use the remaining broth as my soup stock. Now there are plenty of ways to make this kind of soup, so I’m going to give you a few options here and let you decide what works best for you.

Really you cannot go wrong with making this soup, it’s healthy and also an excellent recipe to keep on hand after the holidays when you have leftover turkey. When I talk options, I mean you can decide what type of noodle to place in the soup and vegetables.

For the noodles there are thick or thin, large and small, options. So the type you use totally depends on what you prefer, however I do recommend using “egg noodles” because they are much lighter and work so much better in this kind of soup.

If you are feeling under the weather, feel free to add more garlic and onions to the stock as they carry antibacterial properties and have been proven to help people get better much faster.  I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think. Enjoy! 

 

Bubba has had enough excitement for one week and is now in a deep Turkey Slumber.

Note: If you have a leftover turkey, omit the chicken stock and boil your turkey carcass for one hour in 8 cups of water. And use the turkey stock in replace if the chicken stock. Also use the leftover white turkey breast instead of buying turkey breasts as that works great too for this soup.

 

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Breakfast, Chicken, Vegetarian

Garden Tomato Pie

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It’s that time of year, where our gardens are bursting with tomatoes. So why not make a tomato pie? I love tomatoes, don’t you? I also have a pre-made pie crust in the freezer, so I thought why not make this delicious pie and share it with my readers. You can make your pie crust of course, or just buy a pre-made one and have this on the dinner table in under 45 minutes. It’s great for breakfasts or dinner and you can add any kind of tomatoes you like. Looking for a more vegetarian type tomato pie, simply omit the eggs and add some sauté asparagus it will be just as good.  I hope you give it a try, I’d love to hear how you liked it in the comments below!!

What you will need:

To make the Garden Tomato Pie:

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the cheeses, sour cream, eggs, chopped green onion, mayonnaise, and whisk together till blended.
  2. Next, on cutting board slice garden tomatoes, pat dry with a paper towl to remove excess moisture
  3. Season generously with salt, pepper, thyme, basil.
  4. Pre-heat oven to 425F.
  5. Sprinkle a little flour on the pie shell, to ensure the shell.
  6. Then pour your cheese mixture into the pie shell and then top with you garden tomatoes, drizzle a little olive oil on top and season lightly with salt and pepper.
  7. Bake for 30 minutes until crust has completely browned and the tomatoes have roasted.
  8. Serve immediately, enjoy!

Note: You can pre-cook some bacon and crumble it over the pie if desired.

 

 

 

 

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