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Turkey Potato Casserole

“This was made from Thanksgiving leftovers, and ingredients in my pantry. It's a family favorite and a hit at Pot lucks. With leftovers, it's a breeze, made from scratch ... it's work. Either way it's a hit and well worth the time. After a holiday meal half the work is done because you usually have the mashed potatoes, and turkey. When I make it from scratch, I usually use chicken rather than turkey. Prep times are from leftovers.”

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

Made exactly as recipe states. It was a little bland for my taste. I guess next time I need to spice my mashed potatoes up more. It is similar to a shepherd's pie. I would recommend making it, though. Definitely a good starter.

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SARAHDARNELL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pensacola, Florida, USA

Living In: Newburgh, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

YUM! My whole family loved this. I layered prepared wild rice stuffing mix on bottom, turkey on top (left over from the great crockpot turkey breast recipe on this site), then sauteed mushrooms, onion and celery on top of that, canned green beans next, then one can Golden Mushroom, one can 98% fat free Cream of mushroom soup, both mixed together with some leftover turkey broth, soy sauce and pepper, then topped it all with some homemade mashed potatos (made with fat free evaporated milk) and finally, a sprinkling of 2% shredded cheddar. If making it from Thanksgiving leftovers, I would have most of these ingredients already prepared. Everyone had seconds and a few of us had thirds.... Really, really good!

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S. N.

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

This is an outstanding dish!I subbed frozen corn and peas for the green beans but left everything in the recipe as is.Fantastic!

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LUUVBUNNY

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Living In: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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Reviewed: May 23, 2009

Jeez. How simple and how awesome. Used Hungry man's instant potatoes and grilled chicken shredded.

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ALTIEAR

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Reviewed: May 4, 2009

I used cream of chicken soup and sauteed the onions and turkey very good!!!

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Bevi

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Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2009

This was really good. I used chicken instead of turkey and seasoned it well with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. I also added milk to the soup per other suggestions, and then mixed the soup with the green beans instead of pouring over the top. Will make again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

This is the best use of Thanksgiving Turkey left overs ever!

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Nicole

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

Very tasty, very easy. Will put in my recipe box and make over again. Only thing I will change is to saute the onions first as they were alittle crunchy and too oniony tasting for me.

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Ralph Fimbres, Jr.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Vallejo, California, USA

Living In: Ukiah, California, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2009

I pretty much followed the recipe, except to saute the onions with a little garlic to avoid the raw taste, and mixed a little milk in with the cream of mushroom soup to be able to spread it. It is missing something. There are no spices in this recipe and I think that is the problem. I may try it again using herbes de provence maybe mixed in with the soup, or otherwise, mix all the base ingredients in the dish then top with potatoes. I also didn't add the cubed cheddar , thought that was overkill with the cheese, and glad I didn't. It was cheesy enough with just the 8 oz shr. cheddar that I used. I think I'll make it again, but I've got to doctor it up. Hubby agrees that something is missing.

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mariefnp1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Salem, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2009

I call this recipe the "White Meat Shepard's Pie" It's very good!!! I sautee the onion and turkey (which I season w/ some of my favorite seasoning) in olive oil and then toss it w/ the soup before adding to the baking dish... I then add the string beans add a layer of cheese, I normally make fresh mashed potatoes that I season w/ butter and italian seasoning, then add another layer of cheese.... It turns out great everytime!!!

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sam-whitty

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Living In: Suitland, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

This was very good, a great way to deal with left over turkey.

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MarkT

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

I used frozen peas instead of beans and added a hint of sage. Was awesome.

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

used all our leftovers! It was great. It was like a whole new meal.

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Nic

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

This tasted good and was easy to make. I used chicken and potato soup and it was still goo.

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Lij

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

This is a great base recipe for leftover turkey. I layered leftover stuffing with the turkey and mixed some of the juice from the canned beans to the soup to thin it out a bit. I didn't add the onion as my husband isn't a big onion eater. I also used a low sodium soup or will also try a low fat soup. I didn't use the cheese cubes but just sprinkled shredded cheese on top of the potatoes about 15 minutes before it was finished cooking. We both enjoyed it very much and will definitely do it again.

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FRITZIE

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008

This recipe was great - very filling. I omitted the green beans & used corn. Also added some leftover turkey gravy. I used 2 cups of shredded colby in the mashed potatoes & my top layer on potatoes was durkee onions. The crispy top gave it that extra touch.

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madputter1

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Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2008

This casserole is fabulous! I made a few changes, I only chopped about 1/4 of a cup of onion instead of a whole one and added mushrooms and 3 cloves of garlic and followed the advice of another poster and sauteed them altogether prior to adding to the dish. I also added about 3/4 of a container of reduced fat sour cream to the potatoes to make them smoother. Next time I will not add the cubes of cheese into the potatoes, there was a bit too much cheese for us and we love cheese. 8oz of shredded cheese is plenty! Lastly, I did not use green beans. I used a 15oz can of veg-all mixed veggies and LOVED it! I think the variety in veggies is better than just green beans. It reminded me of a turkey shepherds pie and the kids loved this one as well!

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SHAE

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Living In: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008

decent recipe, just added more seasoning to taste. quick and easy!

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DA DUTCHESS

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Living In: Largo, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2008

I'm giving this 4 stars because it was a good way to use Thanksgiving leftovers but the flavor was just okay. The mushroom soup just didn't go with the rest of the flavors. Maybe it would have been better with cream of chicken. My favorite part was the cheesy mashed potatoes. YUM! YUM!

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Lesa Lee

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Home Town: Moore, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008

I was looking for a recipe to use up all of my Thanksgiving leftovers. I had a couple of cups of homemade mashed potatoes, 2 turkey drumsticks, 2 turkey wings, and about 1 & 1/2 cups of carrots and turnips, mashed together. I saw that other reviewers had added their own veggies to their casseroles, with good results, so I made mine with the ingredients above. Also, like a previous reviewer suggested, I lightly sauteed the onion before adding it to the baking dish. The only other alteration that I did was that I needed to use 2 cans of the cream of mushroom soup. It came out really well! I never make casseroles, because I don't generally like them, but this was a hit for both me and the rest of the family. I will definately make this again next T-Day!

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