This Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie is so easy to make and freezes like a dream! If you’ve had enough turkey for a few days, pop a few of these in the freezer and thaw them out when you’re short on time and looking for some quick and delicious comfort food!
Next time you have leftover turkey and trimmings (and really, who doesn’t at times in the fall and winter?) I can’t think of anything easier or tastier to make than this Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie.
We actually cooked a turkey this week (between holidays haha!!!). It was a great way to free up some space in our freezer and use a bunch of lovely fall root vegetables. After we’d eaten our fill, we decided to make these Leftover Turkey Shepherd Pies that Laurier invented last Christmas. We used what we had on hand, but you could use any combination of turkey dinner leftovers and this would still be great!
Layer your shepherd’s pies up in individual ramekins or a larger casserole dish. Stick ’em in the freezer if you’ve had enough turkey for now. Then, when it’s a cold winter’s night and you’re looking for something easy and cozy for supper, thaw them out, heat them up, and enjoy all the comfort and deliciousness of Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, all over again (without the mess!).
Or just heat and eat! Either way, you can’t go wrong.
Step-by-step instructions are below the recipe.
Step-by-Step Instructions – Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie (Freezer Meal!)
Ingredients for Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie.
Mix turkey and gravy together and spread in bottom layer of a larger casserole dish or ramekins (for individual pies). The gravy helps make sure it won’t be dry.
Cover with a layer of stuffing.
Continue with a layer of cranberry sauce.
Top with a layer of mashed (or even better, whipped) potatoes.
If you want, cover tightly and freeze. When ready to eat, just thaw and heat in microwave or oven.
Enjoy! 🙂
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Easy Turkey Dinner Shepherd's Pie (freezer meal!)
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
7 mins
This Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie is so easy to make and freezes like a dream! If you’ve had enough turkey for a few days, pop a few of these in the freezer and thaw them out when you’re short on time and looking for some quick and delicious comfort food!
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- Turkey
- Gravy
- Stuffing
- Cranberry
- potatoes
- Any other leftovers or vegetables from a turkey dinner
Instructions
- Mix turkey and gravy together and spread in bottom layer of a larger casserole dish or ramekins (for individual pies). The gravy helps make sure it won't be dry.
- Cover with a layer of stuffing*.
- Continue with a layer of cranberry sauce**.
- Top with a layer of mashed (or even better, whipped) potatoes.
- If desired, cover tightly and freeze. When ready to eat, just thaw and heat in microwave or oven.
Recipe Notes
* If you're looking for recipes for stuffing, check out our Light and Fluffy Stuffing recipe.
** If you're looking for a recipe for cranberry sauce, have a look at our Easy Cranberry Sauce recipe!
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SUCH a cute leftovers recipe!
Thanks Rebecca! 🙂
Oh my goodness, these look amazing. I’ve been thinking about cooking a turkey (for the first time!!) soon and this recipe for the leftovers may be the motivation I need to do it.
Thanks Heidi! I don’t cook turkeys that often but I find the best thing to do is to have a plan for how to eat all the meat! I have a post coming up about exactly that! I hope your turkey is delicious and you get lots of yummy meals out of it 🙂
My Little Dude loves shepherds pie, so this will be such a welcomed recipe to have in our beg of “toddler feeding” tricks 🙂
I hope he loves it! 🙂
okay (a) I’m OBSESSED with these photos and (b) what a brilliant idea. These are all my favorite things !
Thanks Kayla! We really love it. Plus sometimes I don’t feel like eating more of our big holiday meals right away, but ask me again in a month and I’m pumped! 🙂
It is also delicious with sweet potatoes instead of mashed potatoes.
Awesome idea! Thanks Melanie!
Yummy….I am going to try this….looks so good
Thanks! We love it 🙂