Turkey Dinner Croquettes

Name: Turkey Dinner Croquettes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10-15 patties
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10-12 oz turkey, cooked (holiday dinner leftovers work); 1 c stuffing (holiday leftovers); 1 stalk(s) celery, diced; 2 small green onions, finely chopped; 1 c cauliflower & broccoli florettes, green bean casserole or corn; 1 large egg; 1 - 1 1/2 c cracker crumbs *I used Cheeze-Its*; pinch salt and pepper; 1 c French fried onions or crackers, crushed; olive oil

By Dawn Whitted
@dawn01

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. Just adds to the overall flavors. What's great is you can really use whatever you have left over - 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

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

10-15 patties

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Method:

Pan Fry

Ingredients

10-12 oz

turkey, cooked (holiday dinner leftovers work)
1 c

stuffing (holiday leftovers)
1 stalk(s)

celery, diced
2 small

green onions, finely chopped
1 c

cauliflower & broccoli florettes, green bean casserole or corn
1 large

egg
1 - 1 1/2 c

cracker crumbs *I used Cheeze-Its*
pinch

salt and pepper
1 c

French fried onions or crackers, crushed
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olive oil
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How to Make Turkey Dinner Croquettes

Step-by-Step

Using a food processor, chopper or Bullet finely chop meat, celery, onion, cauliflower, and broccoli.
Stir in stuffing and 1c crushed cracker crumbs.

*I used Cheeze-Its & saltines but any flavor of crackers would work.
Whisk egg well and add to mixture along with a pinch of salt and pepper.

*This makes a good binder for the patties*
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.
Dredge patties in crushed French fried onion or remaining cracker crumbs if desired.
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.
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.