Seasoned Turkey (or Chicken) Meat Filling, using leftover cooked turkey or chicken meat
This recipe is a great way to help use up some (or all) of your leftover turkey meat. Additionally, these ingredients help add flavor to your turkey meat and works great as a filling to these pizza bites.
Note: may use leftover cooked chicken meat instead
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, diced
- 1 cup shredded leftover cooked turkey or chicken meat
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- small pinch of salt, if needed
Instructions
- Mix the spices (onion powder, garlic powder, sweet paprika, Italian seasoning, and salt) in a small bowl and set it aside.
- Melt the butter over medium-low heat, in a saucepan. Add the finely diced thyme and saute for a few seconds.
- Add the shredded turkey or chicken. Warm it up for about a minute.
- Add the chicken broth and the spices. Cook for about a minute or until the liquid has been absorbed/evaporated.
- Transfer to a heat-safe glass bowl and set it aside.