Pot Roast, My Mother Would be so Proud.

I was so excited to buy a roast from my butcher.
I put a 15 ounce can of French onion soup along with 2 cups of water in the bottom of a dutch oven then added the roast. I seasoned it with garlic, onion powder with black pepper. Cut up three potatoes and  two celery stalks. Put the roast in the center and spread the potato, celery and onions all around the roast.

If you don't have a dutch oven or even a big pot, try a crock pot. All the same steps apply either way.

Put on 350 degrees for 60 minutes. Check, stir if not quite done mack sure there is fluid still in the pot, if not add another cup of water. Check in 30 minutes.

Cut into slices & let sit in liquid for 15 minutes in the off oven. Serve. I served mine with a salad. Lots of veggies for the family and they wont even catch on.

Turkey Noodle Soup

What do do with that leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? 

When I first pulled the turkey from the oven Thanksgiving day I poured the liquid into a Tupperware container & froze it. The stock contained juices from the turkey and water I had added. We ate turkey sandwiches the next day and that evening I pulled the leftover meat and froze it.

I had about 3 cups of turkey meat leftover. I did not measure anything when I made this. The measurements I say below are educated guesses. I just added what looked good and what would fit into the pot. Add more meat if you want or completely omit the meat & add more veggies. Remember that you are using turkey stock so omitting the meat does not make it vegetarian. 

Now a month later, its cold and snowy. Christmas is on its way and everyone is busy with getting ready.I took out the frozen stock and ran hot water over the container so it would slide out. I put it into 4 cups of hot water & brought to a boil.

Two tablespoons into a large frying pan with the leftover turkey to brown it. Remember, this is leftover thanksgiving turkey so it is already throughly cooked. I added some dry seasoning to season the turkey: Onion, garlic, cayenne pepper, mustard and pepper.

I added 4 cups of noodles directly to the boiling stock and let boil for 5 minutes. Then adding the browned turkey and 1 cup of frozen corn, carrots & green beans. You could also use celery, peas, squash or anything you have on hand. Let boil for 5 more minutes then Set to Simmer.

When the noodles and the veggies are tender. Serve. Even better reheated the next day.

If you made this recipe or have a comment or question please email me or post below. I would love to hear from you.