Old Fashioned Turkey Croquettes are a delicious and easy way to use up leftover turkey. Made with simple ingredients like turkey, bread crumbs, celery, and onion, these croquettes are crispy on the outside and tender and moist on the inside. They’re perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal or as an appetizer for a party. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce, such as cranberry sauce, gravy, or ranch dressing.
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TURKEY CROQUETTES
These croquettes are formed from turkey and mashed potatoes and served with cranberry sauce on the side. It's the perfect Thanksgiving appetizer.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers Finger Food Recipes
Yield Makes 20
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, 1 teaspoons salt, and teaspoon pepper. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir in sage and savory or thyme, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in turkey and cream, and cook until liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl, and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Add potatoes, flour, and egg to turkey, and season with salt and pepper.
- Drop 2 tablespoons turkey mixture into a shallow bowl of breadcrumbs, turn to coat, and pat into 2-inch disks. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet, and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Heat 1/4 inch oil in a skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook croquettes in a single layer until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Serve immediately with cranberry sauce.
BEST EASY CHICKEN CROQUETTES
My mom used to get chicken croquettes at a fancy restaurant when she was a young woman. I made these once for Mother's Day. She loved them.
Provided by Cindy
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine 1/3 cup of the soup, chicken, bread crumbs, celery, onion and 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning. Mix well and shape into 6 croquettes (I make patties). Chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
- Remove croquettes from refrigerator and roll in additional bread crumbs. In a large skillet, melt 1 to 2 tablespoons shortening. Brown the croquettes in the shortening. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining soup, milk and 1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning. Heat over low, stirring occasionally. Serve sauce over croquettes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.5 calories, Carbohydrate 30.4 g, Cholesterol 64.2 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 27.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 1250.2 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
TURKEY CROQUETTES
Steps:
- In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter. Blend in flour and add milk and chicken broth. Cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles, and continue cooking for 1 minute more.
- Add lemon juice, snipped parsley, and onion. Stir in celery salt and a dash each of pepper, paprika, and nutmeg. Cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine sauce with the ground turkey. Chill thoroughly. With wet hands, shape mixture into balls. Roll balls one at a time in bread crumbs.
- Lightly shape balls into cones. For each croquette, dip it into the mixture of egg and water, then roll in bread crumbs. Again, dip croquette in egg/flour and roll in bread crumbs. Fry croquettes in deep-fat fryer for approximately 3 minutes or until brown. Drain. Serve with turkey gravy.
DINER STYLE TURKEY CROQUETTES
Growing up in New Jersey I learned to love "Diner Food" and I could always count on Turkey Croquettes to be on the menu. This is my recreation of that classic diner dish.
Provided by Chef Dennis Littley
Categories Entree
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In your food processor add celery, carrots and onion and pulse till finely minced
- In the food processor add your turkey and pulse until finely chopped. (use a mix of dark and white meat)
- In a saute pan melt butter and add finely minced celery, carrots, and onion. Saute until softened (3-5 minutes) Allow to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, add turkey, stuffing cubes, sauteed celery, onions, carrots, and poultry seasoning. Mix all the ingredients together.
- Add 1 cup of chicken stock and two lightly beaten eggs and mix together. Gradually add more chicken stock as needed. You want the mixture to resemble stuffing consistency. **Don't let it get too wet. It will continue to absorb the liquid as it sits in your refrigerator setting up but it still needs to be shaped so it needs to have a formable consistency.
- Season to taste with sea salt and black pepper.
- After mixing all ingredients together fully, refrigerate for 2-3 hours to allow mix to set up .
- After the mix has set up form into cone-shaped croquettes
- Dredge the croquettes in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Dip the floured croquette into the egg wash (2 eggs, ½ cup of milk).Coat the egged croquette with seasoned bread crumbs.
- Saute croquettes in olive oil, turning until all sides have been lightly browned.
- Place croquettes you are going to serve into a 350-degree oven for 15-20 minutes until fully heated. (minimum 165 degrees internal temperature)
- Freeze the remainder to use another day!
- Serve Croquettes with sides of your choice and your favorite turkey gravy and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 537 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 35 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Cholesterol 133 mg, Sodium 704 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving
TURKEY CROQUETTES
This is a great recipe to use up leftover turkey or chicken. It does not taste anything like leftovers. Makes about six 2-inch croquette balls. Definitely need to double or triple recipe for large groups as I can eat 2 croquettes easily.
Provided by DCHMKH
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry Turkey
Time 3h50m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place bread in a blender and blend until soft crumbs form. Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl.
- Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat until melted. Stir flour into melted butter until dissolved. Mix milk and broth into butter-flour mixture; cook and stir until mixture is thick, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool mixture.
- Mix turkey, parsley, rosemary, salt, and pepper into cooled mixture. Form turkey mixture into balls. Place balls on a plate and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Dip balls in the beaten egg, allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Press balls into bread crumbs until coated. Arrange balls on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.4 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 157.4 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 33.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 485.9 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
TURKEY CROQUETTES WITH CREAM SAUCE
This is basically my dad's recipe, which I quantified with exact measurements, and the addition of a few seasonings that I like. It's a great way to use up turkey leftovers in a more sophisticated dish. I mince the turkey meat in my food processor first, then measure out the amount required.
Provided by PainterCook
Categories Poultry
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 croquettes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In large saucepan,melt butter. Whisk in flour; add milk and broth slowly and whisk to avoid lumps. Add nutmeg, black pepper, sea salt, and lemon juice. Thicken this cream sauce over low heat, then remove from heat to cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the minced turkey with 1 cup of the cooled cream sauce, grated onion, poultry seasoning, italian seasoning, and hot sauce. The mixture should just hold together. Add salt and pepper to taste and chill 15 minutes.
- While turkey is chilling, add thawed package of peas to the rest of the cream sauce. Cover and simmer on very low heat.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- With wet hands form the individual croquettes. I use a 1/4 cup scoop per croquette. Form a ballish shape; roll lightly in flour, then in beaten egg (with just a little water) and roll in breadcrumbs. Form the shape of a large gumdrop or "haystack" and place on a cookie sheet coated with non-stick spray.
- Bake croquettes in middle rack of the oven approximately 25 minutes. Serve hot with cream sauce on top (about 2-3 per person) and a dash of paprika.
- NOTE: Extra peas and cream sauce can be used as an elegant vegetable dish the next day by adding cooked baby carrots and pearl onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.4, Fat 13.6, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 51, Sodium 529.6, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 2.9, Protein 6.4
TURKEY CROQUETTES
Make and share this turkey croquettes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by chia2160
Categories Poultry
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- saute onion and celery in a drop of oil until softened.
- set aside to cool slightly.
- combine with turkey, 1/4 c panko, milk, sage, egg, salt, pepper.
- refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm form into 12 patties, dredge in remaining panko.
- heat half the oil in a saute pan, add 6 patties and cook 3-5 minutes per side repeat serve with cranberry sauce or leftover turkey gravy.
LEFTOVER TURKEY CROQUETTES
I grew up with a family that looked forward to leftovers, especially the day after Thanksgiving. But we didn't just reheat turkey and spuds in the microwave-we took our culinary creativity to a new level with recipes likes these croquettes. Serve three per plate along with a crisp green salad for an unforgettable meal. -Meredith Coe, Charlottesville, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes, cheeses, shallot, rosemary, sage, salt and pepper; stir in turkey. Shape into twelve 1-in.-thick patties., In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and water. Place bread crumbs in another shallow bowl. Dip croquettes in egg mixture, then in bread crumbs, patting to help coating adhere., In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add half of croquettes; cook 4-5 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove and keep warm. Repeat. If desired, serve with sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 383 calories, Fat 19g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 144mg cholesterol, Sodium 734mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 29g protein.
BETTY'S TURKEY CROQUETTES
Steps:
- Thick white sauce: Slowly melt butter in saucepan (Do Not burn). Remove from heat. Add flour, salt and pepper. Slowly add milk. Return to heat and stir constantly. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 1 minute.
- Finely chop the onion and celery and saute in the butter until tender. Mix with the meat. Add the white sauce to the meat mixture and chill in refrigerator 2 hours.
- Form mixture into balls. Combine eggs and milk. Dip balls in bread crumbs then in the egg/milk mixture and again into the bread crumbs.
- Fry 3-5 minutes in the hot oil. Serve with gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
TURKEY CROQUETTES
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, burgers, main course
Time 35m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in a skillet, add celery and onion and saute until lightly browned. Stir in the turkey and saute, stirring until it loses its color. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
- Soak the bread in the milk until soft. Squeeze out the bread and mix with the turkey. Add the egg, mustard, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
- Form the turkey mixture into patties and coat with bread crumbs. Refrigerate until shortly before serving time.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange the turkey patties on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 247, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 323 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients. Fresh turkey meat, vegetables, and herbs will give your croquettes the best flavor.
- Don't overmix the croquette mixture. Overmixing will make the croquettes tough.
- Shape the croquettes into uniform balls. This will help them cook evenly.
- Coat the croquettes in bread crumbs before frying. This will help them get crispy and golden brown.
- Fry the croquettes in hot oil. This will help them cook quickly and evenly.
- Drain the croquettes on paper towels before serving. This will help remove any excess oil.
Conclusion:
Old-fashioned turkey croquettes are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. They are also a great way to use up leftover turkey. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make these croquettes that are sure to please everyone at the table.
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