Plans For What is Left of my 25lb Turkey

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Well about now turkey and gravy and all the trimmings are getting kind of old..  not to mention almost gone!  Well I still have a good amount of turkey left.  So today this is my plan:


 


~Slice all the breast meat for sandwiches today


~Debone the turkey and chop up the remaining meat and make Turkey Tacos for dinner tonight.. 


~Put the bones and misc bits and pieces into my 14qt stock pot, add water and salt and let that simmer for a good part of the day


~Strain out bones and remove any bits of meat and toss the bones


~Add meat to the pot of broth and put in fridge until tomorrow..  Tomorrow I will finish it up by making turkey noodle soup out of it


~If there is any meat left after turkey tacos tonight it will be bagged, labeled and frozen for use in a meal or I will use it to make turkey salad sandwiches in the next week or so


 

Comments

  1. BrykclanNovember 25, 2006 at 2:38 AM

    sounds good - what time is dinner?!?!? :)

    have a great weekend :)


    God bless,

    Cathie

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  2. TinakayNovember 25, 2006 at 7:45 AM

    I just wanted to thank you for your creativeness in the kitchen. My family and I love your recipes. And you have helped me out a lot.


    Tina Kay

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  3. 4byGodsgraceNovember 25, 2006 at 2:12 PM

    We had the same problem last year! We had a 28 lb turkey and it felt like it never was going to end! :O)

    It's great to see ideas for using the leftovers, thanks for sharing!

    Blessings,

    Kelley

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