Thanksgiving is about family, food, and leftovers! This leftover turkey stir fry is a great, healthy way to use up leftover Thanksgiving ingredients 🙂
Kind of steering off course from our #2meals1recipe project to focus on some Canadian Turkey for Thanksgiving!
My whole turkey post goes live tomorrow, but I thought I would share with you what I did with the leftovers (besides my usual soup!)
This leftover turkey stir fry contains a mix of dark and white meat, along with typical stir fry veggies. It is very simple to make and yields a good amount (eating leftovers of leftovers?!)
I actually planned to share the vegetarian version of this recipe, but to be quite honest, it is SUPER easy to make into a meat-free meal. Just leave out the turkey, lol. Of course you will want to bulk it up with more veggies, but as the recipe stands, it is very simple to translate.
I really enjoy working with chow mein noodles, even if I do not do it often. We find them in the produce section of our grocery stores (by the tofu and fake meats.) They do not keep very long so I would not buy them too far in advance. However, if you cannot find them, other noodles (or rice!) work just as fine!
My one word of advice with this leftover turkey stir fry recipe is about the sauce. Originally I used half the amount of sauce, and while good and flavorful, we find we like a bit more sauciness to our sauce 😉 So I have doubled it up! If you are not big on extra sauce, you can halve the amount. This is the "fun" part about creating recipes: trying to please everyone! Sadly, it cannot always be done but I like throwing in those handy tips!
So be sure to pop back tomorrow because I assure you, if you are looking for a simple way to make a whole turkey, without taking up oven space, I have the recipe for you!
📖 Recipe
Leftover Turkey Stir Fry
Thanksgiving is not over until all the food is gone! This leftover turkey stir fry is super flavorful, and you can easily add any veggies you like! If you don't care for a lot of sauce, you can halve the sauce ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 lb leftover turkey meat, roughly chopped
- 1 lb chow mien noodles
- 2 tsp. sesame oil
- 1 lb button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 red peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot, cut into very small matchsticks
- 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. coarse whole grain mustard
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 tsp. sambal sauce
- 1 tsp. granulated sugar
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Combine all sauce ingredients together until well combined.
- Add oil to a wok over medium-high heat.
- Once very hot, add in carrots. Cook for 3 minutes, tossing often. Stir in mushrooms, onions, and celery. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Add in red pepper, sauce, turkey, and noodles.
- Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring every so often, or until noodles have softened.
- Serve with green onions if desired!
Notes
For a vegetarian version, you can omit the turkey and double up the veggies (even adding in some of your favorite not listed here!)
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 844Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 2478mgCarbohydrates: 103gFiber: 9gSugar: 17gProtein: 48g
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