Best Thing Ever Made Out of T-Day Leftovers?
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:29 am
Until last night, I couldn't have answered that question. Now, however, I have an answer: soup. But not the soup you think.
The friends we dined with on Thanksgiving sent me home with a bit of leftovers. Not quite enough to make dinner for two out of with respect to the mashed potatoes and stuffing (my own fault as I was generously offered as much as I wanted, and I was a bit too dainty about it), more like one Hungry Man serving of each with just a bit of gravy poured over both. So into a teflon skillet went the stuffing which eventually dried out to the point where I could crumble it, and into a saucepan went the mashed potatoes, gravy, some half and half left from making the pumpkin pie filling (otherwise it's not usually on hand), and chicken broth. When the mashed potatoes dissolved, I added two small diced russets, and a handful of chopped green onion and parsel (looks like parsley, tastes like celery), and a lot of coarse ground black pepper. When the potatoes were cooked, I served the soup in large mugs and garnished each with the crispy crumbled stuffing which ended up being the glorious nuggets you search out and savor to get just a bit of in every bite. Outstanding!
The friends we dined with on Thanksgiving sent me home with a bit of leftovers. Not quite enough to make dinner for two out of with respect to the mashed potatoes and stuffing (my own fault as I was generously offered as much as I wanted, and I was a bit too dainty about it), more like one Hungry Man serving of each with just a bit of gravy poured over both. So into a teflon skillet went the stuffing which eventually dried out to the point where I could crumble it, and into a saucepan went the mashed potatoes, gravy, some half and half left from making the pumpkin pie filling (otherwise it's not usually on hand), and chicken broth. When the mashed potatoes dissolved, I added two small diced russets, and a handful of chopped green onion and parsel (looks like parsley, tastes like celery), and a lot of coarse ground black pepper. When the potatoes were cooked, I served the soup in large mugs and garnished each with the crispy crumbled stuffing which ended up being the glorious nuggets you search out and savor to get just a bit of in every bite. Outstanding!