Monday, November 29, 2010

After-Thanksgiving recipe

As long as I can remember, my mom has been making these Turkey Pillows (is that what they're called?  someone correct me if I'm remembering it wrong) the day after Thanksgiving because it is one great use for leftover turkey.  We have a lot of leftover turkey, so we made a big batch of these and I may make some more tomorrow.  They are so tasty and easy so I wanted to share the recipe.

Turkey Pillows

2 packages crescent rolls (for making 16 pillows, adjust accordingly for your needs).
2.5 C chopped/shredded turkey
3-4 oz cream cheese
1/2 C melted butter
chopped mushrooms (optional)
salt and pepper
seasoned bread crumbs
2-3 T additional melted butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix the cream cheese and the melted butter together, then mix with turkey and mushrooms (if using) and add salt and pepper to your liking.

Unroll the crescent dough.  Scoop turkey mixture into the center of each triangle then fold each corner over the middle and tuck/pinch any excess or holes.  Dip each pillow in melted butter then roll in bread crumbs.  Bake for 10-15 min or per directions on crescent roll package or just until lightly browned.

These are great alone but we eat them with some gravy and cranberry sauce-another great use for leftovers from Thanksgiving.  Enjoy!

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3 comments:

Petrice Caleb Rose said...

I will definitely be trying these MMmm... thanks for the recipe :)

Rachel said...

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Star said...

I make something almost the same as that only I add celery instead of mushrooms. The rest exactly the same! We call them turkey rollups!