Best 7 Slow Cooker Open Face Turkey Dinner Sandwiches Recipes

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Gather around your family and enjoy a Thanksgiving feast without the fuss! Slow cooker open-face turkey dinner sandwiches are a delicious and convenient take on the traditional holiday meal. Using tender turkey, flavorful stuffing, and creamy mashed potatoes, these sandwiches are sure to become a new family favorite. The slow cooker does all the work, so you can relax and enjoy the company of your loved ones while dinner cooks itself. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special holiday dish, these sandwiches are sure to satisfy.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SLOW-COOKER OPEN-FACE TURKEY DINNER SANDWICHES



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A turkey dinner is doable when you depend on tenderloins, jarred gravy and frozen mashed potatoes.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 10h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 package (2 pounds) turkey breast tenderloins
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
2 jars (12 ounces each) roasted turkey gravy
1 package (28 ounces) frozen home-style mashed potatoes
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
6 slices white bread, toasted
Paprika

Steps:

  • Place turkey in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with sage. Top with gravy.
  • Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
  • About 10 minutes before serving, cook mashed potatoes as directed on package for 3 servings.
  • Remove turkey from cooker; place on cutting board. Cut turkey into 1/4-inch slices. Stir poultry seasoning and Worcestershire sauce into gravy in cooker.
  • Place 2 pieces turkey on each toast slice. Top with 1/4 cup mashed potatoes. Spoon gravy over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 475, Carbohydrate 41 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 42 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, ServingSize 1 Sandwich, Sodium 1160 mg

SLOW COOKER OPEN-FACED TURKEY SANDWICHES RECIPE - (4.5/5)



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Provided by courtneyepowell

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 1/2 pounds bone-in turkey breast half, skin removed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 box (32 ounce) low-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped
6 slices hearty bread
1 envelope turkey gravy mix (such as McCormick)
Mashed potatoes with butter

Steps:

  • Place turkey breast half in slow cooker insert. Season with S&P. Pour brother around turkey; add bay leaf, thyme and oregano. Cover and cook on high for 5 hrs or low for 7 hrs. Using a large spatula, carefully remove turkey from slow cooker to a cutting board. Remove and discard bones; strain broth from slow cooker into a bowl. Make mashed potatoes, using some of the chicken broth if possible. Make gravy according to package directions. Cut turkey crosswise into slices. Place 1 piece of bread on a plate. Spread with 1/3 cup mashed potatoes and some of the turkey and top with a little gravy. Repeat to make 6 sandwiches and serve.

DINER-STYLE HOT TURKEY SANDWICHES



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For another great meal idea, reserve the leftover turkey and gravy to use in Rachael's Turkey Club Enchilada Casserole.

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 26

1 stick softened butter
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh herbs, such as thyme, sage and parsley
2 boneless turkey breasts (2 1/2 to 3 pounds each)
2 large fresh bay leaves
Olive oil spray
Kosher salt and coarse black pepper
8 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup fresh herbs, such as thyme, sage and parsley, finely chopped
3 to 4 ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped
2 small apples, chopped
2 small to medium yellow onions, chopped
1 bay leaf
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 cups stuffing cubes, such as Pepperidge Farms
3 to 4 cups chicken stock
4 tablespoons butter
Coarse black pepper
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups turkey or chicken stock
About 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 egg yolk
1 round tablespoon Dijon mustard, optional
Salt
A couple cups stock, to reheat sliced turkey
Sliced good quality white or wheat bread
Chopped fresh parsley, garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • For the turkey breasts:
  • Arrange a wire rack over a baking sheet. Combine the butter with the herbs. Loosen the skin on the turkey breasts and place the butter between the skin and breast meat, working out to the edges evenly. Place a bay leaf between the skin and meat. Spray the skin with olive oil, and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Roast to 165 degrees internal temperature, about 1 hour. Remove and cover loosely with foil to cool back to room temp, reserving the drippings for the gravy. Then cover and store for a make-ahead meal, as well as another night's meal, such as the Turkey Club Enchilada Casserole.
  • For the stuffing:
  • Melt 6 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Grease a casserole dish with 1 tablespoon of remaining butter, and reserve the rest to dot the top of the stuffing once it is in its casserole dish. To the melted butter, add the herbs, celery, apples, onions, bay leaf and some salt and pepper. Cook to tender, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the stuffing cubes and moisten with the stock until damp, but not wet. Fill the casserole dish and dot the top with butter. Cover and refrigerate to store.
  • For the gravy:
  • Melt the butter in a large skillet and season liberally with black pepper. Whisk in the flour until light golden in color. Then whisk in the stock and Worcestershire and simmer at low boil to thicken. Add any pan drippings from the roasted turkey breasts. Once the gravy lightly coats the back of a spoon, add a ladle of it to the egg yolk while beating with fork. Then add the yolk back to gravy to gloss it up, stir in. Add the mustard, if using. Add salt to taste. Cool and store.
  • To serve:
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the rack in center of oven.
  • Bring the stuffing to room temp, then bake until crispy on top and hot through.
  • Reheat the gravy over medium heat, partially covered and stirring occasionally.
  • While the stuffing is in the oven and the gravy is reheating, heat up an additional couple cups of plain stock in a high-sided skillet. Thinly slice 1 turkey breast, removing the bay leaf when you get to it.
  • For each sandwich, very lightly toast a slice of bread and place on a dinner plate. Top the bread with a scoop of stuffing (I use an ice cream scoop). Set a few slices of turkey into broth to heat through. Arrange the turkey slices over the mound of stuffing. Liberally ladle the gravy over the top of the sandwich and garnish with chopped parsley. Save any leftover gravy for another meal, such as the Turkey Club Enchilada Casserole later in the week.

OPEN-FACED HOT TURKEY SANDWICHES



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Sometimes life requires an open-faced turkey sandwich with gravy and mashed potatoes, alongside a glop of cranberry sauce. It is neither a Thanksgiving meal nor a Christmas one, but simply a low-fi American reminder of diners and TV dinners and blankets and comfort itself: soft meat and rich, salty gravy over tight-crumbed bread, with buttery mash and a tang of cranberry. My recipe calls for roasting buttered turkey thighs in the oven while the potatoes were cooking, skin-side down to crisp the skin and allow the fat to render into the pan, creating sticky bits of fond you'll use to build a base for gravy. Pile the sliced meat onto lightly toasted bread, drench it with gravy and serve alongside the potatoes and peas. Adding canned cranberry sauce, in this application, is no sin.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     sandwiches, main course

Time 1h15m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 turkey thighs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 cup dry white wine
2 to 3 cups turkey or chicken stock
4 tablespoons instant flour, or all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cream, milk or half-and-half
2 slices bread of your choosing, traditionally white sandwich bread
Buttered peas, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, for serving

Steps:

  • Remove turkey and butter from the refrigerator an hour or so before cooking, so that they are approaching room temperature when the turkey goes into the oven.
  • Heat oven to 400. Rub turkey with butter, using your fingers to slide butter under the skin. Season the turkey with salt, pepper, sage and lemon zest.
  • Place turkey thighs, skin-side down, into a cast-iron skillet or medium-size oven-safe gratin pan, and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Turn turkey thighs over, add the wine to the pan or skillet and continue roasting for another 30 minutes or so, basting occasionally, until the turkey is cooked through, golden and crisp, and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the turkey's thickest part reads in the neighborhood of 165 degrees. Remove turkey thighs from the pan, and allow to rest on a cutting board while you make the gravy.
  • Heat the stock in a small pot. Drain off all but four tablespoons of the fat in the pan or gratin dish. Place pan or dish over low heat on the stove, and whisk the flour into it to make a roux. Stir the roux for 3 to 4 minutes, and then slowly start to add the stock to it, whisking as you do, until the mixture is smooth. Cook, continuing to stir, until the gravy has thickened, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Add the cream, milk or half-and-half, stir and allow the gravy to thicken again, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • To make the sandwiches, carve meat and skin from the turkey thighs, and assemble two separate piles. Toast the bread, and lay one slice on each plate. Put a pile of the meat on each piece of toast, spreading it across the surface of the bread. Absolutely drench each sandwich with the gravy, and serve alongside buttered peas, mashed potatoes and a dollop of cranberry sauce. For this application, canned cranberry sauce is, by etiquette, required.

OPEN-FACED TURKEY SANDWICH



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It doesn't get much cozier than these delightful suppertime sandwiches. They're an easy way to use up leftover turkey, and I love the way the thick toast soaks up the creamy sauce. -Carol Hull, Hermiston, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup evaporated milk
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
1 cup frozen peas
2 cups chopped cooked turkey (about 10 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 slices Texas toast or other thick-sliced bread, toasted
Chopped tomato and minced fresh parsley, optional

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion and celery until tender, 4-6 minutes. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir until golden brown. Gradually stir in stock and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 4-6 minutes., Add cream cheese, peas, turkey, salt and pepper; cook and stir until blended and heated through. Serve over toast. If desired, top with tomato and parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 calories, Fat 24g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 135mg cholesterol, Sodium 917mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 32g protein.

OPEN-FACE TURKEY DINER SANDWICHES



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Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (2-pound) package turkey breast tenderloin
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
2 (12-ounce) jars roasted turkeys gravy
1 (28-ounce) package frozen home-stlye mashed potatoes or instant mashed potato mix
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
6 slices white bread, toasted
paprika

Steps:

  • 1. Place turkey in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with sage. Top with gravy.2. Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.3. About 10 minutes before serving, cook mashed potatoes as directed on package for 3 servings.4. Remove turkey from cooker place on cutting board. Cut turkey into 12 pieces. Stir poultry seasoning and Worcestershire sauce into gravy in cooker. Place 2 pieces turkey on each toast slice. Top with 1/4 cup mashed potatoes. Spoon gravy over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika.1 SANDWICH: Calories 480 (Calories from Fat 145) Fat 16g (Saturated 4g) Cholesterol 105mg: Sodium 1160mg Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 3g) Protein 42g o % Daily Value: Vitamin A 24% Vitamin C 6% Calcium 10% Iron 20% o Exchanges: 3 Starch, 4 1/2 Lean Meat o Carbohydrate Choices: 3together timeMake an erupting kitchen volcano. Let the kids mix white vinegar and baking soda, then watch the chemical reaction as carbon dioxide bubbles up. (If you do it over the sink your drain will get clean, too!)

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

SLOW-COOKED TURKEY SANDWICHES



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These sandwiches have been such a hit at office potlucks that I keep copies of the recipe in my desk to hand out. -Diane Twait Nelsen, Ringsted, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 3h15m

Yield 18 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 cups cubed process cheese (Velveeta)
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
18 wheat sandwich buns, split

Steps:

  • In a 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 6 ingredients. Cover and cook on low until vegetables are tender and cheese is melted, 3-4 hours. Stir mixture; spoon 1/2 cup onto each bun.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263 calories, Fat 9g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 680mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 20g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose lean cuts of turkey for healthier sandwiches.
  • Use a variety of vegetables to add flavor and nutrients to your sandwiches.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different types of bread or rolls.
  • Use a good quality cheese that melts well.
  • Cook the turkey on low heat for a long time to ensure it is tender and juicy.
  • If you are using a slow cooker, add the turkey and vegetables to the pot in the morning and cook on low all day.
  • When the turkey is cooked, shred it with two forks and return it to the slow cooker.
  • Serve the sandwiches immediately or store them in the refrigerator for later.

Conclusion:

Slow-cooker open-face turkey dinner sandwiches are a delicious and easy way to enjoy a classic holiday meal. With just a few simple ingredients, you can have a hearty and satisfying meal that the whole family will love. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight dinner, give these sandwiches a try. You won't be disappointed!

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