leftover turkey lunchbox pies

leftover turkey lunchbox pies

here is a little thing i whipped up using some leftover thanksgiving turkey. cute little round pies with turkey, onions, potatoes, peas and mushrooms. it makes for a nice lunch with a simple soup and great alone as a snack. the measurements are all guesses to what i really used so tweak to your taste! i hope everyone had a great thank you day (if you celebrate it)!

1 1/2 C chopped turkey
1/4 C chopped onions
1/4 C chopped mushrooms
1/2 C peas
1 small yukon gold potato, cooked & chopped
olive oil
1 T worcestershire sauce
1 T soy sauce
1 1/2 T oyster sauce
pinch of thyme
1 T flour
salt and pepper to taste
4 sheets frozen puff pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten
toasted sesame seeds (optional/for making pretty)



1. take out puff pastry to thaw a bit.
2. saute onions in oil until lightly browned. add mushrooms, potatoes, peas and turkey. stir and cook for some minutes. add thyme, soy sauce and oyster sauce and mix well. once mushrooms are soft and everything is heated through, add flour, season with salt and pepper and cook until sauce has thickened. take off of heat and set aside.
3. preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. roll out pastry. cut 8 rounds (i used a 1 Cup measuring cup) and then cut out 8 more slightly smaller rounds. lay out the 8 smaller rounds and spoon turkey mixture onto them. lay the bigger rounds on top and seal all around with a fork.
5. place on baking sheet and brush tops lightly with the egg and then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
6. bake for 20 minutes or until pastry turns golden brown.


** for vegetarians: i think these would be great if they were stuffed with mashed potatoes + carmelized onions + peas



serves 4 humans or 103 teeny tiny people.