Looking in my fridge at yet more turkey, I decided I had to come up with some other way to use the leftovers besides another sandwich. After checking around a bit online I decided on a turkey pot pie. The recipe takes a bit to pull together but it is not difficult at all. The end result was well worth the effort.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 cups shredded turkey
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 prepared pie crust
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Preparation:

Melt butter in saucepan and cook chopped onion until tender. Stir in celery and carrots and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken or turkey stock and bring to a simmer. Add potatoes and simmer until tender. Stir in turkey, parsley, garlic powder oregano and peas.

Pour mixture into pie crust after letting cool for about 15 or 20 minutes. Top with pie crust and brush with egg. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees and for 20 minutes at 350 or until crust is golden brown.

Cuisine Made Quick is back! After nearly seven months, I’m here just in time for the holiday season. First up on the list is a Jiffy Corn Bake. This is a recipe I first encountered about a week ago while enjoying an early Thanksgiving dinner with some friends. I figured I would check online and mesh together my own variation on this interesting dish.

The preparation is very minimal, the ingredients don’t cost much and you can even mix everything together early and pop it in the oven about 40 mins before needed. This is a great dish to bring to someone’s house if you are invited for dinner.

The ingredients are as follows:

• 1 can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 can creamed corn
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix
• 1 stick butter, melted (or 1/2 c. oil)
• 1 c. sour cream
• 1/4 – 1/2 tsp. garlic powder (opt.)
• Shredded cheese (opt.)
• 1/4 c. sugar
• Dash of cayenne pepper

You just mix all that up (minus the cheese) in a large bowl. Pour it into a 9” x 13” baking dish, sprinkle on the cheese and put it in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. It really couldn’t be any simpler.