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COMPILED BY KIMBERLY WILSON
Easy Thanksgiving Leftovers Bites
YIELDS 6 SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS
2 cups stuffing, broken into small-sized
pieces
1 cup leftover finely
chopped turkey
¾ cup shredded Gruyère cheese
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, plus
extra for garnish
4 to 5 cups cold mashed potatoes
1 cup all-purpose flour
YIELDS 4–6 SERVINGS
INGREDIENTS
3 cups cooked turkey, chopped
into bite-size pieces
½ cup celery, sliced
½ medium onion, chopped
1 can water chestnuts, sliced
1 (10.5-ounce) can cream of
chicken soup
¾ cup mayonnaise
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 (4-ounce) jar of pimentos, diced
1 cup potato chips, crushed, for
topping
1 teaspoon ground paprika
INSTRUCTIONS
• Mix all ingredients together and place
in a casserole dish.
• Cover with crushed potato chips and
sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake uncovered at 350F for about 30
minutes, or until heated through and
chips are lightly brown.
• Serve.
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2 cups of peanut oil
1 ½ cups hot turkey gravy
for dipping
INSTRUCTIONS
• In a large bowl, combine stuffing, turkey,
cheese, and parsley. Mix until well-blended.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Using your hands, form balls of the stuffing
mixture using a 2-tablespoon measuring spoon.
Roll all the mixture into balls and place them on 1 of the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Transfer the baking sheet to the freezer and allow the leftovers bites to set for 30 minutes.
• Fill a deep cast-iron casserole pot with enough oil to submerge the leftovers bites. Heat the oil to
365 F and keep it constant at this temperature.
• Set up an assembly line of ingredients to finish making the balls. Fill the first bowl with the mashed
potatoes, a second bowl with the flour, the third bowl with the whisked egg, and the fourth bowl
with the panko bread crumbs.
• Remove the leftovers bites from the freezer and wrap about 4 tablespoons of cold mash potatoes
around each ball.
• Next, gently roll each ball in flour and then transfer it to the egg bowl. Using one hand, roll the ball
around to cover it in egg. With your other hand, dip and cover the ball in panko bread crumbs. Place
the prepared bites on the second parchment-lined baking sheet and continue forming until all the
ingredients are used.
• Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Working in batches, drop 2 to 3 leftovers bites into the hot
oil and fry until the bites are golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the bites with a heatproof
slotted spoon or a spider skimmer and transfer to the paper-towel-lined parchment baking sheet to
drain. Continue deep-frying the remaining bites. Be sure to adjust the heat as needed to keep the oil
at a consistent 365 F.
• Garnish the leftovers bites with extra minced parsley.
• Serve immediately with a bowl of hot gravy for dipping.
Leftover Turkey
Casserole
1 large egg, whisked
2 cups panko bread crumbs