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Leftover Turkey Recipe Everyone Will Love

12/11/2017 by The Typical Mom 12 Comments

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This is the best leftover turkey recipe everyone will love! Super easy and flavorful turkey dumplings that even your kids will love! Great with ham too.

Best leftover turkey recipeThis is seriously the best leftover turkey recipe we make each year!  I always have a ton of leftover turkey, and ham, and usually half of it gets thrown out because we have had enough turkey sandwiches and soup using it. I fiddled around with different ways to use leftover turkey and ham over the years and finally came up with an easy recipe using what I had that not only my husband and I liked but the kids Loved it too….now that is a feat unto itself! 😉 (originally published 11/13, photos updated)

This year I came up with this yummy (and super easy) way to use your leftover turkey to make little “pockets” that everyone enjoyed!

So…if you are looking for the best leftover turkey recipe that is simple you have come to the right place!

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Best leftover turkey recipe

We always have leftovers and I just hate throwing food away so I thought that beyond turkey sandwiches there had to be some other simple ways to use this delicious meat.

Here is the printable recipe for you and what you’ll need to make these fun leftover turkey dumplings we call them.

This is what you’ll need to make the best leftover turkey recipe:

  1. Refrigerated crescent rolls
  2. Leftover turkey
  3. Mayonnaise
  4. Cheese – we like Swiss or mozzarella
  5. Seasoning – we like dill, salt, and pepper

Instructions:

All you do is cube the turkey and cheese, add the rest of the ingredients and stir in a bowl.

  • Then lay each crescent roll with the larger part of the triangle inside the muffin tin and the smaller end hanging out.
  • Scoop the mixture inside the muffin cup, and fold the smaller end over the top and tuck it underneath a bit.
  • Bake as directed on the crescent roll container, take out when they are golden brown on the top, and waaallaahhhhh…..they were great!
  • Ours takes about 10 minutes per batch.

Leftover Turkey Recipe Everyone Will Love

leftover turkey recipe

Once you try the best leftover turkey recipe you see here, I have a few other ways of using your leftover turkey or ham this year too!

  • Leftover ham recipe
  • Leftover turkey pot pie soup is amazing
    • Instant Pot turkey soup
  • Leftover turkey meat recipes
  • Turkey or ham and cheese rollups
  • Use leftover turkey to make these cute turkey burger boats

This is what these leftover turkey dumplings look like when they’re golden brown and ready to be eaten!!

leftover turkey recipe 2

Here is a video of how we make these using leftover ham but you can easily swap out the ham for leftover turkey turnovers. Same method!

Here’s the printable leftover turkey recipe.

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Best Leftover Turkey Recipe

This is the best leftover turkey recipe you will ever make! Super easy and everyone will love these turkey dumplings, even your kids! Great with ham too.
Course Entree, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword dumplings, leftover, lunch, snack, turkey
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 261kcal
Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

  • 2 c Leftover turkey cooked, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 c mayonnaise or more if you want more moist
  • 1 c swiss or mozzarella cheese, shredded, or more
  • 1 pkg Crescent rolls 8 which was enough for the 5 of us
  • 1 tsp Dill pinch of each
  • salt
  • pepper
  • thyme
  • optional * dried cranberries or walnuts

Instructions

  • Spray non stick cooking spray into muffin tin. 
  • Push large side of crescent triangle into bottom of each muffin tin. 
  • Mix leftover turkey and all other ingredients together and spoon into each muffin tin hole. 
  • Fold small piece of crescent triangle over top of turkey mixture. Bake as directed on crescent roll container, or until lightly browned on top.
Nutrition Facts
Best Leftover Turkey Recipe
Amount Per Serving (4 oz)
Calories 261 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 44mg 15%
Sodium 356mg 15%
Potassium 100mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Sugars 3g
Protein 11g 22%
Vitamin A 6%
Vitamin C 1.6%
Calcium 0.7%
Iron 4.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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I also have 20 recipes for using leftover ham as well, and many of them you can substitute turkey for ham for more ideas!

easy leftover ham recipes

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  1. Cathy says

    11/29/2018 at 11:04 am

    Just made 3 batches of these. Terrific! Didn’t have dill or thyme, but used a mix of garlic and onion powders and some chili powder. Yummy!!

    Reply
  2. Diane Rubinato says

    10/11/2018 at 3:30 pm

    Made these tonight using my 6 jumbo muffin tins. Used 33% less Fat than Original Crescents Reduced Fat dough for 8. SO SO simple to make and hubby loved them.

    Pretty sure these would be great with beef too! Might even play around with different spices. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Cheree says

    11/25/2017 at 2:14 pm

    Thank you for this awesome recipe! I was looking for something different to make with Turkey 😄

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      11/26/2017 at 2:49 pm

      Yeah!! Glad you enjoyed them.

      Reply
  4. Amber says

    11/24/2017 at 4:22 pm

    I made these last year, but this year my family reminded me about them because they requested them. They love them.

    Reply
    • The Typical Mom says

      11/26/2017 at 2:50 pm

      OH yeah!!

      Reply
  5. Taylor says

    01/17/2016 at 7:59 pm

    It’s ok to bake mayo?

    Reply
  6. stephanie says

    10/27/2014 at 6:35 pm

    I didn’t have crescent rolls i just used the biscuits in the cupcake pan and then stacked it up with the good stuff on top. I also put a little bit of seasoned bread crumbs in and baked it. Oh my gosh they were to die for. One of my husbands new favorites

    Reply
  7. Loreen says

    05/17/2014 at 1:49 pm

    How much turkey did you use?

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    • TQponer says

      05/30/2014 at 5:31 pm

      I eyeballed it but about the amt. of 2 chicken breasts worth. 😉

      Reply
  8. Victoria says

    04/21/2014 at 8:03 pm

    What a fantastic idea! I’ll have to add this to my ever growing list of muffin tin recipes to try!

    Reply
  9. Jamie says

    04/21/2014 at 3:37 pm

    What a great idea to wrap the turkey. I love that they are smaller in size too!

    Reply

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