Screw turkey sandwiches. This is how I'm handling my thanksgiving leftovers this year. Here's how it started... I have been trying to get more creative with dinner ideas. Ground beef only goes so far really. So this morning at 4am I had a brilliant idea to throw some chicken breasts into my crockpot with a jar of turkey gravy. Yes, I said chicken. But it's only November 9, I haven't cooked my turkey yet. Gimme a break. I knew I wanted to make some sort of stuffing and chicken/turkey cassarole but I had no idea how I was going to do it. After 4 hours on low heat, the chicken & gravy mixture was done. I shredded the chicken, put it back in the crock pot, tossed in some spices, and then let it soak in the gravy for another 20 minutes. In the meantime, I searched the fridge and pantry for ideas. AHA! I had a can of crescent rolls in the fridge, and I suddenly became brillant. Here's how the rest of this went...
In a greased 9x9 or 8x8 inch square pan, lay out 4 crescent roll triangles flat on the bottom. They're not going to cover the whole pan by any means. So just lay them in there, spread out is fine. If you have mashed potatoes, spread them on top. I didn't. Sad face. Next, pull the chicken out of the crock pot, but DON'T TOSS THE GRAVY! lay the chicken across the pan on top of the dough. Toss a box of stuffing mix into the crock pot with the leftover gravy stuff. Since the liquid is already hot, the stuffing will fluff right up. Layer it on top of the chicken. Top with the remaining 4 dough triangles. Springle cheese all over the top. Cook at 375 for 20 minutes. Enjoy the taste of absolute heaven. Can you imagine this recipe with your leftover turkey and sides? Oh my....
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