How to Make Crunchy Turkey Casserole

Here's a nice warm casserole dish that can be made with the left-over turkey from Thanksgiving. Serve it with a salad and rolls and it makes a great winter's day meal!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3 cups diced cooked turkey
• 1 4 oz. can of mushroom slices, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped pimento
• 1/4 cup onion
• 1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
• 2 10 1/2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 3 oz. can of chowmein noodles
• Cooking spray or margarine to grease pan
• 2 quart casserole dish Spray

1. Dice cooked turkey on a cutting board. Put diced cooked turkey in a large mixing bowl and combine with the poultry seasoning.

2. Chop the celery, green pepper, onion and pimento. Add the chopped ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix all ingredients together.

3. In a separate bowl, blend mushroom soup and milk and then pour into the turkey mixture.

4. Grease 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray or margarine.

5. Pour all ingredients into the greased casserole dish. Sprinkle the chowmein noodles around the edges of the casserole and pat down gently into the casserole ingredients.

6. Bake in oven at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Makes approximately 6 servings.

7. NOTE: Cream of Chicken or Cream of Celery can be substituted for the Cream of Mushroom. The recipe is also good with chicken or tuna as a substitute.

[JStarr]

on 12/21/2008 Wow, I never thought about using chowmein noodles. This one I'll have to try. Thanks.

[LilacGirl]

on 11/10/2008 This sounds real good, and is a tasty way to make good use of leftover holiday turkey. Timely and well-written article.