Hot Turkey Sandwiches Recipe
Still have left-over turkey??
Me too! Try this recipe for delicious hot turkey sandwiches, made in your slow-cooker.
About 25 years ago I attended an outdoor wedding, a picnic style wedding really, where the brides family made all the food that was served. When I tasted these delicious sandwiches, I knew I had to have the recipe. I asked around but no one at the wedding knew who made the sandwiches. Darn it!
A few days later I received the recipe in the mail, with a short note attached. The recipe came from the brides grandmother, who owned a restaurant and served these sandwiches, open-face style, in her restaurant. I have been making these sandwiches ever since.
Hot Turkey Sandwiches have made an appearance at; graduation parties, birthday parties, retirement parties, first communion, baptisms and just for the heck of it:) You can use left-over holiday turkey or you can purchase a turkey, make the turkey in an oven bag and use all the turkey for the sandwiches. Read on for both recipes~
- Recipe for left-over holiday turkey sandwiches~
- 8-12 cups cooked left-over holiday turkey, chopped
- (use white and dark meat)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 can cream of chicken soup*
- 1 can cream of celery soup*
- 1 1/2 cups left-over turkey gravy or use turkey broth from 26-32 oz container*
- 2 small containers Knorr concentrated chicken home-style stock, optional
- 1/4 t poultry seasoning
- 1/4 t ground sage
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t pepper
- 1/4 t thyme leaves, crushed
- Buns or rolls of you choice
- *Depending on how much turkey you have left-over, you may need to add an extra can of soup and/or an extra cup of gravy or turkey broth.
- Combine all ingredients in a 5 quart slow cooker.
- Turn to low and cook for 5-6 hours.
- Serve directly from crock-pot if desired
- *Can be made ahead and re-heated in slow cooker*
- *Can also be frozen for later use*
- Recipe for turkey cooked in an oven bag~
- 10-14 lb turkey, thawed
- oven bag
- 2-4 T flour
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 can cream of chicken soup*
- 1 can cream of celery soup*
- 2 cups turkey drippings, from oven bag
- 2 small containers Knorr concentrated chicken home-style stock, optional
- 1/4 t poultry seasoning
- 1/4 t ground sage
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t pepper
- 1/4 t thyme leaves, crushed
- Buns or rolls of your choice
- *Depending on how much turkey you have, you might need to add an extra can of soup and/or an extra cup of turkey drippings.
- Add 2-4 T flour to oven bag
- Shake bag and pour out excess flour
- Remove turkey from wrapper
- Clean turkey under running water
- Discard turkey neck and gizzards or save for another use
- Place turkey in oven bag, seal with twist tie from oven bag box
- Using a sharp knife, make 5 small slits in bag
- Place turkey in large roasting pan
- Bake at 350 for 3-4 hours or
- Follow directions on oven bag box
- Remove turkey from oven, remove turkey from oven bag, cool
- Save turkey drippings from bag,
- Carefully pour drippings into a large bowl
- Discard bag
- When turkey is cool enough to handle
- Remove all white and dark meat
- Discard bones or freeze bones for later use (to make turkey stock)
Dice white and dark meat
Combine all ingredients in a 5 quart slow cooker.
Turn to low, cook 5-6 hours.
Serve directly from slow cooker.
Serve with buns of your choice.
*Can be made ahead and re-heated in slow cooker*
*Can also be frozen for later use.
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