{"id":4831,"date":"2015-11-22T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/?p=4831"},"modified":"2023-09-27T12:11:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:11:49","slug":"smoked-turkey-tetrazzini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extraordinarybbq.com\/smoked-turkey-tetrazzini\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftover Smoked Turkey Recipe: Turkey Tetrazzini!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was not expecting this to be as good as it was. \u00a0In fact, I prepared my family for it. \u00a0So, maybe I need to lower my culinary standards on a regular basis, and I’ll love everything even more!<\/p>\n

Anyway, I had leftover smoked turkey<\/a> (as everyone does after Thanksgiving), and was trying to brainstorm some good things to make with it. \u00a0I have a good chicken tetrazzini recipe, I thought I would adapt it a little and see if it was edible.<\/p>\n

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When my kids got home from school, they immediately asked what was for dinner, as they do every single day. \u00a0I’m beginning to feel like we live in a retirement home, given the fact that my kids are begging for dinner at 3:45, and lately, we’ve been eating dinner by 4:30. \u00a0I’m sorry to say, I’m not even kidding.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, as I’m making it, I am arguing with myself on whether or not I am going to fight with them on eating this tonight.<\/p>\n

I force them to try everything, but I was positive they were going to hate this, and I didn’t want them to just eat 3 bites of something and then \u00a0be hungry at 7, so for the first time in a VERY long time, I gave in. \u00a0Along with this pasta, I made chicken nuggets, and caned green beans, just to make sure they were full.<\/p>\n

But they had to try this pasta first. \u00a0While making this pasta, it made more than I had expected, so I decided to take half of it and freeze it. \u00a0I didn’t want to end up with 6 helpings of a pasta that no one likes.<\/p>\n

\"Smoked

So serving time comes, and everyone’s nose turns up. \u00a0I mean, this has everything that is on my kids “please don’t make me eat” list: \u00a0onions, mushrooms, spinach. \u00a0I mean, I guess I could have put beans and peas in there and done my best to really disgust them, but \u00a0I thought 3 things was really pushing it! And A LOT of each of these things! \u00a0So I give them each a small bowl, they each take a bite….and inhale it. \u00a0And ask for more. \u00a0And more. \u00a0We actually didn’t have enough. \u00a0I had a very small portion – which I will gladly give up given the fact that my kids couldn’t get enough of this!<\/p>\n

Oh, and the chicken nuggets? \u00a0They went untouched….I love my kids. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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