Baked Creamy Leftover Turkey, Macaroni and Mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons olive oil or other vegetable oil
- 50 grams flour, all-purpose
- 850 millilitres stock chicken or turkey
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg grated
- 300 milliliters milk or cream if you prefer creamier
- 2 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 150 grams pasta, whole-wheat macaroni or regular
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons white wine or dry marsala
- 200 grams mushrooms cremini or white button, sliced
- 1/2 each lemon juiced
- 700 grams turkey cooked and diced
- 2 teaspoons thyme freshly chopped
- 50 grams almonds toasted and sliced
- 50 grams parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
- 1/2 tablespoon butter, unsalted cold and cubed
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan over low heat, then stir in the flour and cook for two minutes, stirring, to prevent it from catching.
- Whisk in the stock.
- Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring.
- Stir in nutmeg, milk or cream and lemon zest and season well.
- Let simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water according to the packet directions.
- Drain and refresh.
- Stir through oil to prevent it from sticking.
- Heat remaining oil in a nonstick skillet over a medium heat.
- When it is sizzling, stir in mushrooms and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes.
- (Add two cups of washed baby spinach for the last minute of cooking mushrooms, if desired.)
- Add white wine or marsala and lemon juice and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes.
- Mix together sauce, turkey, thyme, pasta, mushrooms and cooking juices if feel too dry in a bowl.
- Transfer into a 2-litre baking dish and sprinkle with sliced almonds, parmesan and cold and cubed butter.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown on top and cook through.
- Cool for a few minutes and serve warm.
olive oil, flour, chicken, nutmeg, milk, lemon zest, pasta, olive oil, white wine, mushrooms cremini, lemon juiced, turkey, thyme, almonds, parmesan, butter
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/baked-creamy-leftover-turkey-ma-51598 (may not work)