This is a bit of a different leftover turkey recipe, this one adds a little sweet and sour to the bird.
I love turkey, as most of us do, and turkey leftovers are wonderful. But it’s nice to take a break from the regular casserole type turkey leftovers, as good as they are.
There are just so many times you want to eat hot turkey sandwiches and casseroles. This recipe for sweet and sour turkey is a nice change.
I have to admit I wouldn’t have thought of turning leftover turkey into a delicious Asian style sweet and sour recipe. I got this one from a friend.
Of course, you can also use this recipe with chicken. It’s perfect if you have leftover chicken on hand, even leftover rotisserie chicken. That would work well as long as it isn’t strongly flavored. You don’t want the flavor of the chicken to clash with the sweet and sour.
You can also start out with fresh chicken or turkey for this recipe too.
Either way, it’s a nice sweet and sour recipe. I think you will enjoy it.
This recipe is gluten free, a nice option for those on a strict gluten free diet.
Sweet and Sour Turkey (with leftover turkey)
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 red pepper, or green, sliced
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 - 19 ounce can pineapple chunks
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup sweet pickle liquid
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 cups turkey, cubed, cooked or chicken
- 1 cup sweet pickles, quartered
Instructions
- Sauté vegetables in butter until tender-crisp.
- Drain pineapple reserving juice. Add water to make up 2 cups liquid. Stir into mixture of sugar and cornstarch until smooth.
- Add mixture to vegetables with pickle liquid, ketchup and soy sauce. Cook stirring constantly until thickened, about 3 minutes.
- Add pineapple, turkey, and pickles. Heat through and serve over cooked rice.
Nutrition
Variations:
- Use fresh or leftover chicken and this becomes a terrific sweet and sour chicken recipe.
- If you wish you can coat the turkey or chicken pieces with egg then flour and fry them to create a batter as in the image.
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Absolutely delish! I didn’t add the pickles as my family doesn’t like them. At first I thought it was a lot of liquid but it thickened up like magic! Would have added a photo if possible!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know.