Giraffe's Terrific Low-Carb Turkey Tetrazzini (with Almond Flour)

Here we are, a few days before Thanksgiving and most of us are already worrying about what to do with our overabundant supply of turkey leftovers.  '

Many of us are usually bored with eating our leftover turkey with gravy.

Well, we've discovered a way to avoid the monotony.

Say goodbye to boring turkey leftovers and hello to Giraffe's Terrific Low-Carb Turkey Tetrazzini!

We've baked a delicious, rich and saucy Turkey Tetrazzini casserole, without using pasta.

Instead, we've incorporated our Cheesy Smashed Cauliflower into yet, another recipe.  

This recipe might take a little longer than our other recipes. However, it's well worth the wait. My mother and husband agree, as this is one of their Post-Thanksgiving favorites.

Preparation time is about 15 minutes, while cooking time is roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. 

All that is needed for this recipe are the following ingredients:

• 4 Cups of Shredded Left Over Turkey
• 3 Cups of Chicken Broth
• 3 Cups of Cheesy Smashed Cauliflower
• 2 Cups of Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2 Cups of Shredded Cheese of Choice
• 2 - 4 oz. Cans of Mushrooms
• 1 2/3 Cup of Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Stick of Butter or Margarine
• 1/2 Cup of Almond Flour

We'll begin by melting our stick of margarine on medium heat, in a large pot.

We'll then, add our Almond Flour and will stir, until completely blended.

Next, we'll add our Chicken Stock, Heavy Whipping Cream, and will bring to a boil.

We'll continue stirring our mixture, so that our liquid does not curdle and burn.

As soon as our liquid begins to boil, we'll add our 1 1/3 cups of Parmesan Cheese, stir, and will remove our pot from our heat.

We'll then, pour our turkey and Cheesy Smashed Cauliflower into our mixture and will stir.

Next, we'll preheat our oven to 350F degrees and will spray our baking pan with cooking spray.

We'll then, pour our turkey mixture into our greased pan, add our mushrooms.and will stir.  

Next, we'll sprinkle 1/3 cup of Parmesan Cheese and 2 cups of Shredded Cheese over our mixture, and will bake for 1 hour, or until slightly browned.

After the top of our casserole has slightly browned,  we'll remove our dish from our oven,  and will allow our tetrazzini to cool and thicken, for about 30 minutes.  

Our dish is absolutely Deeeelish!  

As our casserole was baking, its aroma was not only permeating our apartment, but was also tantalizing our tastes buds!

Completely unbelievable how our dish tastes just like a turkey and rice casserole, although rice is not present. 

Hope you enjoy your meal as much as us!

From our kitchen to yours ~

Buon Appetito!  

Giraffe's Creamy Low-Carb Turkey Tetrazzini II (with Carbquik)

As our 2017 holidays near the end, our leftover foods from our many feasts are accruing.  

Our Christmas Menu sort of mimics our Thanksgiving Menu, in that we cook a large bird, in addition to Ham.  We're always trying to find new ways to cook our leftover turkey.

Our mothers would take the leftover turkey carcass and make turkey soup.  However, there was always a bone or cartilage with every bite, which was not so appetizing. 😂

This year, we thought we would use our leftover turkey and make a creamy, cheesy, and noodle-less Turkey Tetrazzini!

We created a similar recipe last year, using Almond Flour and additional ingredients. However, this year, we decided to use Carbquik to lower our carb count even more, without losing flavor.

Preparation time is approximately 5-10 minutes, while our cooking time is another 50 minutes.

Our ingredients include:

• 3 Tbsp. Margarine
• 3 Tbsp. CarbquikCarbquik
• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2 Cups Shredded Turkey
• 2 Cups + 2 Cups of Shredded Cheese of Choice
• 1 tsp. Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp. Parsley (mainly for presentation)
• 1/2 Cups Parmesan Cheese
• 1/4 tsp. Dried Oregano or Italian Seasoning
• 1/4 tsp. Ground Pepper
• 1/4 tsp. Mustard

We'll begin by melting our margarine on medium high heat.

Next, we'll add our garlic and will stir until both ingredients are blended.

We'll next, add our Oregano, Pepper, and Mustard, and will stir until well mixed.

We'll continue to make our Turkey Tetrazzini Roux, by adding our Carbquik. We'll then, continue to stir until our Roux is smooth and creamy.

A roux is usually made to help thicken a sauce, which will only add flavor to our Turkey Dish. 

Now, we'll add our Heavy Whipping Cream to create our sauce, and will stir until our ingredients are blended as much as possible.

We'll next, bring our sauce to a slight boil, by increasing our heat to medium-high. 

 We'll remember to continually stir our sauce, to avoid the cream from curdling. 

Once our sauce has started to boil, we'll add our Parmesan Cheese and will again stir.

Next, we'll add 2 cups of our shredded cheese and will stir until all has melted.

Finally, we'll add our shredded turkey and will stir, until blended.

We'll now, heat our oven to 350F degrees and will spray our 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

We'll then, add our turkey mixture to our baking dish and will cover with our remaining 2 cups of shredded cheese.

We'll then, sprinkle our Parsley over our mixture and will place in our oven for 40 minutes.

Ooooh!!  

The aroma is that of an Alfredo sauce mixed with a Macaroni and Cheese dish. 

Our Turkey Tetrazzini is so creamy and cheesy, that we don't even miss the noodles.

We were also able to save our casserole for a couple of night's meals.

We hope you enjoy our Tetrazzini!  What a perfect was to use your leftover turkey!

From our kitchen to yours ~

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Enjoy!!