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Turkey Monte Cristo Panini

Kathy — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:06:23 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving! The big day is finally here and I’ve got one more leftover turkey panini recipe to share with you before I get going on my own feast preparations. Yesterday I shared Turkey Reuben Panini – today it’s another Thanksgiving twist on a classic sandwich, Turkey Monte Cristo Panini.

I should really make Monte Cristos more often. I loved the first one I made on this blog a few years ago, for my husband on Valentine’s Day, and I’ve only had one other since then. With it being dipped in egg, french toast-style, it’s definitely a little more decadent than your everyday sandwich. But we’re in a celebratory mood, right? For my Thanksgiving version, I’ve swapped in turkey in place of the traditional ham and mixed in some cranberry sauce along with the mustard for a tart and tangy kick. And since Monte Cristos are often served with jam, I added a little extra cranberry sauce on the side as well. I didn’t include any prosciutto in my sandwich, but if you wanted to tuck a little in there I think that would be incredible too.

For more ideas for making panini out of your Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, take a look through all of the turkey panini I’ve made over the years. I hope you’re enjoying a wonderful, relaxing day with great food and great company!

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Thanksgiving Turkey Reuben

Kathy — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:54:39 +0000

Each Thanksgiving I like to come up with new leftover turkey panini recipes to share with you guys. Some of my past favorites have been Turkey Jalapeño Melt Panini (based on one of my husband’s favorite sandwiches from a local deli) and Turkey Cuban Panini (inspired by a Bobby Flay recipe). This year I’ve given two classic sandwiches a Thanksgiving twist. First up is my Thanksgiving Turkey Reuben.

If you know the traditional Reuben, you’re familiar with a robust sandwich piled with corned beef or pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing, served on rye bread. A turkey Reuben – also known as a Rachel or a California Reuben – substitutes turkey and cole slaw in place of beef and sauerkraut. To bring in even more Thanksgiving flavor, I made a cranberry Russian dressing and tossed it with cabbage to make a very pink and zesty cole slaw.

“This is delicious!” was my husband Mike’s immediate reaction. That cranberry cole slaw in the middle of the sandwich is such a fabulous flavor burst. I made the slaw a little extra wet to have more of that great dressing but you can always adjust to your own taste. Read on for the recipe…and stay tuned for one more leftover Thanksgiving panini recipe coming up tomorrow!

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7 Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Panini

Kathy — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:00:56 +0000

Happy Day After Thanksgiving! I hope you feasted well with family and friends yesterday. I’m very thankful to have spent the holiday with a whole slew of grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws. The kids’ contingent expanded to six this year (five of whom are 3 years and under), so things were quite exciting!

No matter how many folks we have around the Thanksgiving table, there’s always leftover turkey. What a perfect occasion to break out your panini makers and skillets and get creative. Here are 7 Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Panini recipes I’ve shared on Panini Happy to get you started!

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Turkey-Apple Salad Melt Panini

Combine chopped leftover roasted turkey with minced celery, diced Granny Smith apples, chopped pecans and mayonnaise. Grill it all with Swiss cheese on cranberry walnut bread. (Get the recipe for Turkey-Apple Salad Melt Panini)

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Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders

Turn your leftover cranberry sauce into a sweet and slightly tart barbecue sauce and toss it with your shredded leftover turkey. Pile it all onto your leftover rolls for sliders! (Get the recipe for Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders)

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Pulled Pork Cornbread Panini + WIN a Windows Phone 7!

Kathy — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:01:14 +0000

Today’s post is sponsored by the new Windows Phone 7.

If MTV’s Cribs ever visited our house I would have to dash over to block their cameras from filming the fridge. No meticulously organized shelves full of Vitamin Water and Heineken here. At any given moment, we’ve got half a dozen little Tupperware containers of last night’s roast chicken, steamed veggies for the baby, half a block of Gruyère, that hummus experiment – a random assortment of odds and ends just begging to be combined into a new meal. Like, say…panini?

In conjunction with the launch of the Windows Phone 7, the folks at Microsoft are coordinating with me and 57 other food and lifestyle bloggers (see the official rules for a list of all the participating bloggers) to give away their new smartphones to our readers and challenged us to write a post on the theme of “doing more with less”. I’ll share with you how I turned leftover cornbread and pulled pork into Pulled Pork Cornbread Panini with Caramelized Onions and Pepper Jack in a minute. First, here are the details on the giveaway.

To enter the Windows Phone 7 giveaway:

Leave a comment on this post, sharing your favorite way to use up leftovers.
You can enter once per day until the contest ends on Monday, November 29, 2010. (For even more chances to win, I’m giving away another phone on Cooking On the Side)
One entry on this blog will be selected at random to win a brand-new Windows Phone 7. Please note that the phone will ship within 8-10 weeks.
The official rules can be found here.

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Meat Loaf Patty Melt Panini

Kathy — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:13:54 +0000

Let’s see…so far we’ve discussed the secrets to getting dinner on the table and flavor-boosting ingredients that make meals taste great with less work. Continuing with this month’s Get Dinner on the Table series, I think it’s a good time to talk about leftovers.

Have you noticed that leftovers tend to make great panini? Often it’s just a matter of adding some good bread, cheese or flavorful condiments to last night’s dinner and you’ve got a pretty fabulous sandwich. This week, I decided to parlay the first meat loaf I’ve ever made into Meat Loaf Patty Melt Panini.

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Southwestern Chili Panini

Kathy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:40:06 +0000

[tweetmeme] Suffice it to say Southwestern Chili Panini aren’t likely to win any sandwich beauty pageants. But while they might not be much of a feast for the eyes, let me assure you that your mouth will be very happy you decided to make them.

With the colder temperatures and football championships upon us, it’s chili-making season. I just tried a new-to-me chili recipe (posted on my other blog, Cooking On the Side) earlier this week and it was so flavorful and satisfying I knew the leftovers would make a terrific sandwich filling. I added in other favorite chili toppings – shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream and red onions – and piled it all onto a hollowed-out sourdough roll. I could have stopped here and enjoyed a great sandwich, but taking the final step of grilling it allowed the bread to crisp on the outside and remain soft and piping hot on the inside. Sloppy, delicious heaven.

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey Jalapeno Melt Panini

Kathy — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:13:45 +0000

By now, you’re probably getting to the point where you’re ready to wrap up your turkey consumption for the foreseeable future. But there’s still about a pound of it left in the fridge! Well, my third and final leftover turkey panini recipe of the season – Turkey Jalapeño Melt Panini – is a bit of a departure from traditional Thanksgiving flavors, so it ought to perk up your tastebuds enough to finish off what’s left of the bird.

I’ll admit it, the jalapeños were holding me back from trying these panini sooner. I’ve had a “hold the jalapeños” mantra for my whole life, out of fear of getting too spiced out. Well, I’m quite proud of myself for having thrown caution to the wind and taking the advice of my husband who had been encouraging me for months to try this combination. He regularly orders it at the little deli near his office and just loves it. Now that I’ve finally tried it, I can see why!

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey Cuban Panini

Kathy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:24:49 +0000

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

My second of three panini ideas to use up that leftover turkey - Turkey Cuban Panini - was actually inspired by Bobby Flay, my off-and-on chef crush. I had the chance to meet him about seven years ago on a visit to Mesa Grill in New York City. When he came out onto the floor in his chef whites with his name embroidered on the chest I was definitely reduced to giggling schoolgirl status. I remember he asked me where I liked to eat in Los Angeles (I was living there at the time) and I quickly debated in my head whether to try and impress him with a fine dining-type place or just go with a neighborhood favorite. I went with the latter, The Gardens of Taxco in West Hollywood. If he ever did go, I’m sure he got a kick of out of “the best moleeeeeee in towwwwwnnn…” (folks who’ve been there know what I’m referring to ).

These days I imagine it’s a bit harder to run into Bobby at Mesa Grill, with five more restaurants now open, the TV shows, cookbooks, product lines…and a recent partnership with Best Foods (east of the Rockies you know it as Hellmann’s). His Turkey Cuban sandwich recipe was actually one he created for Best Foods – I first saw it in a magazine ad, but you can also find it here. In addition to leftover turkey he also parlayed leftover cranberry sauce into a cranberry-Dijon mayonnaise condiment, which I thought was creative. I usually find the roast pork to be one of the best parts of a traditional Cuban sandwich, but I have to say that turkey does make a good substitute. And between the cranberry-Dijon mayo, ham and pickles the sandwiches are definitely not lacking in flavor.

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey-Apple Salad Melt Panini

Kathy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:23:28 +0000

As promised, I’ve got three more leftover Thanksgiving turkey panini ideas for you! I say “three more” because they are in addition to the three I brought you last year:

It was a bit of a challenge to come up with new ideas, but I think you’re going to like these. The first recipe I’ll share this year is for Turkey-Apple Salad Melt Panini.

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Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders

Kathy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:38 +0000

For today’s third and final installment of my Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwiches series, I bring to you Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders – shredded turkey with a homemade cranberry barbecue sauce (made from leftover Thanksgiving cranberry sauce!) and piled onto fluffy Hawaiian dinner rolls.

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