In the autumn, this soup is a wonderful creation to use with leftover pulled pork. It’s excellent, flavorful, and hearty. Enjoy!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Additional Time: | 3 hrs |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs 50 mins |
| Servings: | 3 |
| Yield: | 3 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread, or more as needed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 2 cups diced cooked turkey
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- 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.
- Chicken can be substituted for the turkey and dried parley can be substituted for the fresh.
- You can spice up even more with thyme, sage, poultry seasoning, and onion powder if you like.
- We like to make a bunch and freeze them for future meals.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 346 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 157 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 33 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 486 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I posted this recipe, but there is one thing that is missing that sends it over the top…the cranberry wine sauce. It is simply one can of ‘jellied’ cranberry sauce heated in a saucepan with 1/4 quarter cup red wine. I don’t normally mix cranberry with turkey, but I want this wine sauce on every bite of the croquettes.
It was very good! will save for next years leftovers!
I made these for a Christmas party and was a bit nervous because it is not the normal type of food we serve around here. Being in south Louisiana most of the foods are pretty spicy and these were rather mild, I did add garlic and they were a huge hit.
My husband loved these and especially the cranberry wine sauce! I cooked them in the air fryer and they came out very crispy.
These are delicious with leftover roast turkey breast. Made exactly per recipe.
I didn’t get started making that until a couple hours before. I did the first few steps and put it in the freezer. They came out really good. It’s a great way to use leftover turkey.
My mom ALWAYS made these after the holidays with left over turkey! I added celery and onions to the mix like mom ALWAYS did
I didn’t have any bread on hand and used biscuits instead. Other than that, made it exactly as listed. Worked perfectly!
perfect – outside browned – inside very moist. Was a winner for family members that are not fans of turkey. We do again
Absolutely delicious. I made this and must have done something wrong. The croquettes were too soft and loose out of the oven. I set the foil lined sheet aside while I quickly made Salisbury steaks for dinner. After dinner I addressed the turkey croquettes and they had solidified while cooling. The flavor was delightful. I stored them for the next night. Perfect.
I thought this recipe was awesome. It was very easy to make since most of the ingredients I had on hand. I followed the amounts but used corn starch instead of flour, and 4-C gluten free bread crumbs to make this more gluten free. I froze instead of refrigerated the croquettes before coating them and just baked them for 40 minutes, so I can see this also being a make-ahead dish for me. This was a very successful recipe for me to make and I’ll definitely make again.! Thank you for Posting!
I crushed seasoned croutons and used in place of bread plus added thyme, sage, and seasoned salt. These were delicious and a recipe I will definitely use again
Didn’t care for this at all
I made this for dinner and they were a huge hit! I’m not a big turkey fan myself, but even I liked these. I used sourdough breadcrumbs and added some spices to the breadcrumbs as well, and it turned out wonderfully. They were filling, too! Planning on making more and freezing them.
I liked it a lot and would make it again. It’s a great thing to make with leftover turkey. It’s a bit bland on its own and needs a sauce or a flavorful side dish to make it fabulous.
I used the dark meat from thanksgiving turkey that I NEVER know what to do with, 1 tsp. Salt, 1/4 tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp. Sage . Used a bit more than 2 c. Turkey and I cut it up fine instead of dicing. Put turkey gravy over it. Mmmm….
Made this recipe with my left over turkey ground in the food processor. I added to the turkey mixture thyme, rosemary and a little sage for flavoring. (I remember my great grandmother making these that way) and also seasoned the rue. I did double the recipe and froze 1/2 of the croquettes. Next time I will quadruple the recipe. It is a wonderful version (almost like my great grandmothers) and very creamy. Served with fresh turkey gravy and mashed potatoes just like grandma with seasoned green beans. Thanks for the memories.
Made this recipe with ground turkey and it was honestly one of the best recipes I’ve found on this site. They were nice and creamy and wonderful. I doubled the recipe. I plan to quadruple it next time.
We made these yesterday and they turned out delicious, however, we needed to make a couple of changes. We added more of the same spices that are in the croquette to the breading because it was too bland. Also, we made about 30 much smaller balls to ensure they would cook through. Lastly, we fried them because they were just no turning brown and crispy on the outside. Will definitely make these again. Yum!
Have not had these since stores stopped selling them. This recipe was terrific. I made them like meatballs instead of patties. Terrific. So easy to make.