What are some yummy dishes to serve with turkey?

Question

Need some unique ideas..........Thanks :)

Answer 1

I don't know how it started, but a favorite in my family is (don't laugh) lemon jelly with turkey. No, you don't use it as dessert, you put it on the table right next to the cranberry. The simple way to make it the night before:

1 package of Lemon jello
and follow the package direction for making jello.
ONLY: instead of using a whole cup of cold water, use about 3/4 cup and add lemon juice to make it a whole cup (ought to be about 3 TBL of lemon juice).

This makes a tangy sweet jelly that is PERFECT with turkey, lamb or chicken. It's really nice if you are also serving cranberry relish or cranberry jelly with your turkey.

There, now you have one of my family's treasured holiday recipes!

Hope this helps.

Enjoy

Answer 2

I loved the half-baked potatoes with almost any meat. If you have leftover whole cooked potatoes (baked or boiled,) slice them in half longways and place them cut side down on a well-greased cookie sheet. Very lightly oil the skins, too. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit 30-40 min until hot through and crispy-browned on the cut side. (If you have no leftover potatoes, put a few in the microwave for about 3-5 min per potato, depending on size. Proceed as described.)

Corn casserole and squash casserole (go to www.cooks.com for those recipes, sorry I don't have them with me today) are wonderful side dishes for turkey. I wouldn't serve them both at the same meal, though, of course. Either one wuld be great with the half-baked potatoes.

For a non-pumpkin dessert, I have a fantastically simple recipe for Cranberry Crunch. Email me (click on my 'name' just below that grey smiley box over there) if you'd like to have it and I'll send it along.

Answer 3

Vegetable casserole

2 can veg all, drained
1/2 cup mayo
1 cup sharp shredded cheddar
1/2 cup water chestnuts, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 sleeves crushed ritzs crackers
butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
salt
pepper



Mix everything up but the Crackers and butter. Pour into casserole dish. Crush crackers on top. Drizzle with melted butter, not sure how much, just drizzled all over. Bake at 350 till golden and bubbley. Delicious! My mom makes it and now I make it. We love it!

Answer 4

Hot apple cider, or this one:

Hot Mulled Cranberry punch

2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
2 1/4 cups pineapple juice - unsweetened
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
dash of salt

Combine all of them, bring to a boil. Dot with butter and serve with cinnamon sticks as stirrers.

Answer 5

Egg noodles, homemade ones are the best, but the frozen kind are fine, too. Try a broccoli, cheese, and rice casserole instead of mashed potatoes.

Answer 6

I love the traditional green bean casserole

Answer 7

mashed sweet potatoes [ make like regular mashed potatoes]
cucumber slices/cherry tomatoes,spring onion /Italian dressing
sauteed mushrooms, bell peppers[red and yellow. green] snow pea pods, parsley,caned baby corn on the cob, cooked black beans, season to taste

Answer 8

Bread pudding with rum sauce would be my first choice - with a homemade buttermilk pie a close second!

Answer 9

Sweet potato casserole or augratin potatoes and green bean casserole.

Answer 10

Broccoli with a melted cheese sauce.