Turkey Or Chicken Turnovers Recipes

CHICKEN TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the chicken, cheese, celery, onion, salt and pepper. Separate crescent dough into eight triangles; top each with chicken mixture. Fold dough over and seal edges. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

LEFTOVER TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Whisk egg and 1 tablespoon ice water; gradually add to flour with remaining water as needed, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, turmeric and cinnamon; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds longer. Stir in turkey, raisins, salt and pepper., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. round cookie cutter. Place a heaping tablespoon filling in center of each circle. Moisten edges with water; fold in half and press edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., In a deep skillet or electric skillet, heat 1/2 in. oil to 375°. Fry turnovers, a few at a time, 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• In a large skillet, heat oil, and add mushrooms, green beans, onion, garlic, thyme and rosemary.
• Cook until veggies are crisp-tender.
• Add flour and cook, continuously stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add cream and stir until thickened, then remove from heat.
• Mix turkey, salt and pepper into the cooling mixture and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• Unfold the pastry sheets and cut into 4 squares.
• Divide turkey mixture and spoon into the middle of each square.
• Brush the edges of the pastry with water, then fold over to form a triangle, pressing the edges to seal, and crimping the edges with a fork.
• Place finished pastries on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 400F for 12-15 minutes or until golden.

TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In large skillet, saute the celery and onion in butter until tender. Blend in the flour, salt and pepper. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add turkey and parsley. Set aside. , In large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cheese. Add sour cream, mixing until dough forms a ball. Divide dough in half. Roll out half of dough into 18x12-in. rectangle. Cut into six 6-in. squares. Repeat with second half of dough. , Place 1/3 cup turkey filling on each square. Fold diagonally to form a triangle; seal edges by pressing down the fork tines. Cut slits in top of turnovers. Place on baking sheet. , Bake at 450° for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 400°. Bake 5-8 minutes longer until the crust is golden brown.

AMERICAN TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Saute onion and celery in butter.
• Stir in remaining ingredients for filling.
• Sift together flour, curry powder (if using), and salt.
• Using either a butter knife, or a pastry blender cut in shortening until the mixture looks like a coarse meal.
• Sprinkle in 1/4 cup of the ice water, reserving the rest.
• Toss with a fork to mix.
• Quickly press the dough into a ball and set aside.
• If there is any flour left in the bowl, use reserved water to dampen and then press into the rest of the dough.
• There are two ways to do this next step, the second being the one I came up with myself.
• Choose the one that seems better to you.
• On a floured surface roll dough 1/8 in thick, and then cut into twelve 6 inch rounds.
• Or make twelve balls of dough and roll into 6 inch rounds.
• Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling onto half of each of the rounds.
• Brush the margin of each round with a little warm water.
• Fold the empty half over.
• Use a fork to seal the edges, and then prick the top here and there.
• Use a spatula to carefully transfer the finished turnovers to a cookie sheet.
• Cover loosely with wax paper and freeze overnight.
• Package the turnovers in foil or freezer bags and label as necessary.
• When ready to cook preheat over to 425.
• Place desired number of turnovers on a cookie sheet and cook for as little as 15 minutes (in my experience) or as much as 60 minutes (according to original instructions).
• The edges should be golden when finished.

SPINACH & TURKEY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add green onions, garlic, rosemary and thyme; cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in turkey, spinach, cheese, gravy, salt and pepper., Unfold puff pastry; cut each sheet into four squares. Transfer to greased baking sheets. Spoon turkey mixture onto center of each square. In a small bowl, whisk egg and water; brush over edges of pastry. Fold one corner of dough diagonally over filling, forming triangles; press edges with a fork to seal. Brush tops with egg mixture. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cranberry sauce and orange juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in orange zest. Serve with turnovers.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY CRESCENT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Set oven to 375°F.
• Heat oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add in the chopped mushrooms, onions, garlic, red bell pepper and thyme; sauté for about 2-3 minutes or until onions are soft and the mushrooms loose their moisture.
• Add in flour and stir 1 minute or until well blended, stirring constantly.
• Add/stir in whipping cream; cook stirring until thickened.
• Add in Parmesan cheese and cayenne pepper.
• Season with salt and black pepper.
• Add in cubed cooked chicken or turkey; toss to combine.
• Remove the crescents from the two packages and separate into 8 rectangles.
• Press the perforations together to seal into 8 solid rectangles.
• Evenly divide the chicken or turkey mixture between the 8 rectangles.
• Fold into triangles, then press the edges to seal in the mixture.
• Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
• Delicious!