What's a good recipe for leftover turkey to bring to a potluck?

This is a great way to use leftover turkey and mashed potatoes

Ingredients

1 lb large shell-shaped pasta

4 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup leftover mashed potatoes

2 cups leftover turkey chopped in the food processor, preferably from the legs and thighs

1 cup ricotta

3/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiana

1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

2 cups spicy tomato sauce

Prep

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Boil 8 qts. of water in a pot. Add 2 tbs. of salt and put in the shells. Cook the shells until 3 minutes short of the suggested time on the package. Drain, rinse with ice water, and put them in a colander lined with paper towels to dry. Now grease up a 10-by-12 baking dish with extra-virgin olive oil. Next mix the spuds, chopped turkey, ricotta, 1/2 cup of the cheese, and nutmeg in a bowl. After a good mix stuff the mixed ingredients into the shells. They should take about 2-3 Tbs. depending on the size of the shells. Now lay all the stuffed shells open side up on the greased baking dish. Make sure to leave space between each one and spoon about 1 Tbs. of tomato sauce over each one also. Take the remaining grated cheese and sprinkle the rest over everything. Toss the pan in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes they should be ready to serve.

Yummy!

I make this after Thanksgiving every year:

TURKEY BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

4-5 c. cut-up cooked turkey ("give or take" a little:)

2 pkg. frozen broccoli,thawed

2 cans cream of chicken or celery soup

juice of 1/2 lemon

1 c. mayonnaise

1/2 tsp. curry powder (and/or sage)

1 pkg. Pepperidge Farm cornbread stuffing mix

1/2 c. butter

Mix together lemon juice, curry, soup & mayonnaise. Melt butter and add to stuffing mix. Layer as follows in a casserole dish: broccoli, turkey, mayonnaise mixture, stuffing mix. Bake, covered with foil, for 30 min at 350. Remove foil and continue baking uncovered for 15 min. Serves 8

With the weather getting warmer, I'd do a cold salad with the turkey.

There are a couple of versions you could do.

This one is a really good main dish we love, just substitute turkey for the chicken in this recipe:

Chicken Salad with Grapes

2 1/2 c. diced cooked chicken (or turkey)

1 c. chopped celery

1 c. seedless green grapes -- I like to slice them in 1/2

1 c. chopped walnuts, or pecans--even peanuts if you want.

1 tsp. salt

1 c. mayonnaise (or enough to make moist salad--ranch dressing is good too!)

Salad greens

In a bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes, walnuts, and salt; mix in the mayonnaise. Serve salad greens if desired.

OR ---

Chicken Pasta Salad

3 Cups diced Chicken Breasts--or 3 cups diced turkey

2 cups Rotini or Shell Pasta (cooked, rinsed and cooled)

1/2 Red Pepper

1/2 Green Pepper

8-10 cherry tomatoes (halved)

1/4 cup shredded cheese--Parmesan is really good in this.

1/4 Caesar Salad Dressing -- or more if needed

Put diced chicken (or turkey) in a bowl--chop peppers and add to tomatoes in large bowl; sad, pasta and cheese to large bowl. Add Caesar salad dressing and mix well.

Both are really good!

Enjoy and Good Luck!

Turkey Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray, 2007

Show: Food Network Specials

Episode: All-Star Thanksgiving Recipes

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 pounds ground turkey or chopped leftover turkey

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons poultry seasoning

2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

1 onion, cut into 1-inch dice

2 carrots, peeled and grated

4 ribs celery, chopped

4 tablespoons butter, divided

2 tablespoons flour

2 cups turkey or chicken stock (recommended: Kitchen Basics brand)

A few dashes Worcestershire sauce

1 (10-ounce) box frozen peas

1 very ripe banana

A few dashes hot sauce

2 cups shredded sharp yellow Cheddar

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

In a deep skillet or a Dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons oil over high heat. Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning.

Place sweet potatoes in a pot, cover with water, cover pot, bring to a boil, salt and cook 15 minutes until tender.

Grate onions and carrots into the turkey. Add the celery and stir, cook 5 minutes. While vegetables are cooking, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add flour to melted butter and whisk 1 minute then whisk in stock and season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Thicken a few minutes.

Stir peas into meat and turn heat off.

Drain potatoes and return pot to heat. Add remaining butter and melt over medium heat. Peel and slice banana and add potatoes to the pot. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and a few dashes hot sauce. Mash potatoes and banana to combine, adjust seasoning. Top the meat with the potatoes. Cover potatoes with cheese and set in oven. Bake to melt cheese, 5 minutes.

turkey alfredo would be good