Black Friday came a little early around here….
And I do not mean the shopping……. I mean the leftovers!
Remember the Saucy Cranberry Chicken?
Yeah, I stuffed it into some puff pastry dough with lots of yummy cheese! Then baked them till they were flakey and perfect!
Blue Cheese!
I used the chicken and cranberry sauce from the Saucy Cranberry Chicken, but leftover turkey and cranberry sauce from your Thanksgiving meal will work just as well! It is the perfect way to use up those Thanksgiving leftovers!
It is a combination of sweet and savory cranberry sauce, meat and cheese and it is amazing! The blue cheese works surprising well with the cranberries, and the spinach adds color and flavor! It is the perfect easy meal after a long day of shopping, cleaning, or digesting!
Here is this weak’s meal plan. We had a few unplanned dinners last week so there are some are roll overs.
Monday
Cranberry Stuffed Chicken
Tuesday
Butternut Squash Ravioli
Wednesday
Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken
Thursday
Taco’s
Friday
French Onion Soup
Saturday
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sunday
Oven-Fried Ranch Chicken
Use your leftover Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce to make this delicious pastry. The sweet and savory cranberry sauce balances the rich pastry.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded turkey or chicken
- 1/2 cup Cranberry Sauce
- 10-12 Oz Frozen Spinach, thawed and drained
- 8 Oz Blue Cheese, Crumbled
- 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded (optional)
- 1 box (2 sheets) Puff Pastry, thawed
- 1 Egg, beaten
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl lightly mix the turkey, cranberry sauce, spinach, and blue cheese.
- On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry. Roll each sheet into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle; cut each into 2 pieces. Transfer to a greased baking sheet.
- Spoon turkey mixture onto each pastry. Top with an 1/8 cup cheddar cheese if desired.
- Lightly brush pastry edges with water. Bring long sides over filling, pinching seams and ends to seal. Turn pastries seam side down. Cut small slits into pastry. Brush tops with egg.
- Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
* To Freeze: Once fully assembled cover and freeze for 3 to 4 hours. Once frozen store in a ziplock freezer bag for up to six months. When ready to bake remove from the freezer and allow to thaw for 30 minutes. Bake as directed.
Eleven days till Thanksgiving! I need to plan our feast!
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These look fantastic! A great recipe for after Thanksgiving turkey leftovers!
Thanks for sharing this week on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! We love having you! 
Have a great week!
Mackenzie
Thanks!
What a terrific looking recipe. Your pictures are terrific. Come and visit us this week. We have a great $75 swank bag from Pick Your Plum.
thank you!
wow! this looks amazing, and what a wonderful combination! i’ll have to give this a try, thanks for the recipe : )
Let me know how they turn out!
This looks like a fabulous way to use my leftovers! I’d love for you to share this at Tuesday’s Table for the Holidays – http://zentmrs.blogspot.com/2012/11/tuesdays-table-time-for-holidays.html
This is a clever use of leftovers. Thanks for sharing it. I’m pinning the recipe.
Thanks for pinning!
These look so good. I will be looking forward to making these with my leftover turkey! I am a new follower:)
Thanks so much for following the blog!
I can’t tell you how happy I am, that you shared this recipe!
I love everything about it and just decided to have that for Thanksgiving!
let me now what you think!
I actually made them, and they were amazing! I really had nothing to chance about the recipe! My whole family is in love with them and I had to hand them all the recipe! I guess, your bundles will be a new family tradition here
So happy your family liked them! Glad made a new family tradition for you guys!
Just wanted to let you know that your recipe has been included in a turkey roundup today. I will be pinning and tweeting it too. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks so much for including my recipe! And for pinning, glad you liked it!
These look like a great way to use up those Turkey leftovers!!! Love it!!!
Oh my goodness, I have all this in my fridge and I’m makin’ these soon! Delish. Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday
Michelle
ok after thanksgiving, I will have everything needed to make these! super yum! Love it if you shared at my cranberry themed link party! http://www.addhousewife.com/2012/11/iron-chef-mom-cranberries.html
Thanks fo the invite!
Love these! I have a bunch of turkeys we got on sale and we are looking for recipes to use with them. These will be perfect!
Kaylee
http://www.couponingncooking.com
What a great way to reuse the leftovers! Thanks for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends. I’m looking forward to seeing what you share this week!
Thank you! I am excited to head over to your site!
These look so tasty! Perfect for those leftovers
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