In this installment of Beyond the Sandwich, we\u2019re looking at turkey. There always seem to be leftovers when you make a turkey, and after a while, turkey sandwiches can get a little boring. Here are two easy recipes to breathe new life into those turkey leftovers: turkey tortellini soup and warm turkey burritos\/wraps. <\/p>\n
First, set aside some turkey breast for the burritos\/wraps. <\/p>\n
Turkey Tortellini Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n Turkey (still on the bone) Add the tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes to the mixture.<\/p>\n Add a handful of basil (Note: other spices are not necessary as the soup will have the flavoring of whatever spices were used to season the turkey initially before cooking.)<\/p>\n Bring mixture to a low boil, stirring intermittently. If the mixture is too thick, gradually add cupfuls of water until it is at your desired consistency. <\/p>\n Simmer for 20 minutes<\/p>\n Bring mixture back up to a boil and add the tortellini. Cook according to manufacturer\u2019s directions.<\/p>\n When tortellini is al dente (or near it) gently add the spinach to the soup by the handful and stir it into the soup. As each handful of spinach wilts down, add another of fresh spinach. Serve and enjoy.<\/p>\n Warm Savory Turkey Burritos\/Wraps<\/strong> Ingredients<\/strong> Optional Sauce: Utensils\/Gear<\/strong> Directions<\/strong> Prepare wrap<\/strong> Shred the cheddar cheese and set aside<\/p>\n Wash the lettuce\/field greens and set aside (if using for the cold wrap)<\/p>\n Cut the turkey breast into long, thin strips (about \u00bc to \u00bd inch wide)<\/p>\n Chop the scallions, red onion and tomatoes and mix together. Set aside.<\/p>\n Gently warm the tortillas\/flatbread in the oven. (You can also steam them if you have a large steamer.)<\/p>\n When warmed, remove from oven and layer the turkey and cheese, lengthwise in the center. <\/p>\n Return to oven to melt cheese\/heat turkey. Watch carefully as cheese melts. When cheese starts to melt, remove from oven and layer on the onion\/tomato mixture. <\/p>\n Top with the sauce and roll up or fold into thirds. (This last part has to be done fairly quickly.) <\/p>\n For a cold wrap<\/strong>, still warm the bread but skip heating the turkey and cheese. Instead layer on the lettuce\/greens, turkey, cheese, onion\/tomato mixture and sauce. Roll up and enjoy. <\/p>\n Next up…Left-over Lamb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this installment of Beyond the Sandwich, we\u2019re looking at turkey. There always seem to be leftovers when you make a turkey, and after a while, turkey sandwiches can get a little boring. Here…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,116,81,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking","category-guest-blogger","category-healthy-eating","category-home-and-garden"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nStewed tomatoes
\nWhile the turkey is boiling, wash spinach and remove the spines from the leaves. Set aside.
\nCarefully remove bones from the liquid and discard them. You may need to use the slotted spoon to help gather the smaller bones. Use a pair of tongs to return any meat collected in the spoon back to the soup.<\/p>\n
\nReduce heat to a simmer and cook until all spinach is wilted. <\/p>\n
\n(Note: these can be served cold as well, just omit the melting directions)<\/p>\n
\nLarge, round flat bread\/tortillas (either wheat or corn)
\nField greens\/lettuce (optional)
\n1 T olive oil
\n1 medium Red onions (chopped)
\nChopped tomatoes
\nScallion \/green onion (chopped)
\nBlock of sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)<\/p>\n
\nMayonnaise
\nChipotle powder
\nBlack pepper <\/p>\n
\nKnives
\nCutting board
\nSmall whisk (or fork)
\nSmall bowl (for the sauce)
\nSpatula
\nCheese grater
\nOven<\/p>\n
\nPrepare sauce and refrigerate<\/strong>
\nIn a small bowl, add about \u00bc tsp of chipotle powder to mayonnaise and whisk, blending well. (Add more or less of each to taste.) Dash with a sprinkle of ground black pepper to taste. <\/p>\n
\nPreheat oven to 350\u00b0 F.<\/p>\n