What I'm cooking and eating

16 December 2024

Turkey rice

I don't really know what to call this; we had some cold turkey left over from the Church Christmas dinner, and I thought this would be a good way of using the remains. It was. It served both of us, and the photo shows what was left over, which we will bulk out with more veg.
I onion
1 quantity butternut squash (about 200g?)
1/3 large pack mushrooms
1 packet pre-cooked rice (I used mexed pepper rice from Lidl) 
Quantity cold turkey or chicken
About 50-60 ml chicken stock - I used liquid stock)
Seasoning to taste

Peel and chop the onion and sweat in a little oil or butter, add the peeled and chopped aquash and let cook, covered, for about 5 minutes. Add the chopped mushrooms, and let cook a few more minutes. Now add the packet of rice, the chopped poultry and the stock - just enough to moisten, you don't want it swimming in it. Season. Let cook for a couple of minutes until boiling hot.

You can, of course, swap out the veg, or add more. Doesn't have to be the same twice! And if you had leftover red meat, it might work too, with the appropriate stock. Or use tofu or kegumes and vegetable stock to make it plant-based... The possibilities are endless!