turkey dinner croquettes

Name: Turkey Dinner Croquettes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10-12 ounce(s) turkey, cooked (holiday dinner leftovers work); 1 cup(s) stuffing (holiday leftovers); 1 stalk(s) celery, diced; 2 small green onions, finely chopped; 1 cup(s) cauliflower & broccoli florettes, green bean casserole or corn; 1 large egg; 1 - 1 1/2 cup(s) cracker crumbs *I used Cheeze-Its*; pinch(es) salt and pepper; 1 cup(s) French fried onions or crackers, crushed; - olive oil

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Dawn Whitted

Spearfish, SD

Updated on Sep 6, 2016

I love making leftovers into yummy new things. This recipe is designed to use up holiday leftovers. You really can put virtually anything into it and they would be amazing.

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This is a very delicious concoction Dawn created. These croquettes are a great way to use your leftover turkey and stuffing. The Cheese-Its crumbs add a bit more flavor than traditional bread crumbs. And I loved using the French fried onions as the coating. This just adds to the overall flavors. What's great is you can really use whatever you have leftover - corn, green bean casserole, etc - to add to the stuffing and turkey mixture. You can serve with a dressing but, honestly, this turkey croquette was yummy all by itself.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Pan Fry

yield 10-15 patties

Ingredients

10-12 ounces turkey, cooked (holiday dinner leftovers work)
1 cup stuffing (holiday leftovers)
1 stalk celery, diced
2 small green onions, finely chopped
1 cup cauliflower & broccoli florettes, green bean casserole or corn
1 large egg
1 - 1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs *I used Cheeze-Its*
pinch salt and pepper
1 cup French fried onions or crackers, crushed
- olive oil

How To Make turkey dinner croquettes

Step 1

Using a food processor, chopper or Bullet finely chop meat, celery, onion, cauliflower, and broccoli.

Step 2

Stir in stuffing and 1c crushed cracker crumbs. *I used Cheeze-Its & saltines but any flavor of crackers would work.
Step 3

Whisk egg well and add to mixture along with a pinch of salt and pepper. *This makes a good binder for the patties*
Step 4

Take a scoop of the mixture and roll into a ball that sticks together (add more cracker crumbs if it's not holding together well). Press ball into patties the size of a standard burger bun in diameter.
Step 5

Dredge patties in crushed French fried onion or remaining cracker crumbs if desired.
Step 6

Heat a skillet to medium heat and use 2 tbsp olive oil fry the patties for 3-5 minutes on each size until golden brown.
Step 7

Serve these patties on a bed of fresh greens with a light dressing (sour Cream w/chives) or on a grilled sesame bun topped with tomato, cucumber & lettuce. Make the patties smaller for appetizers.
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