In making the cranberry stuffing for roast turkey, you will need a turkey at eight to ten pounds; a loaf or twelve ounces of French or Italian bread, cut them into half inch cubes; one and a half cups of sliced onions; two tablespoons of margarine; one and a half chopped up celery; two tablespoons seasoning, a teaspoon of dried up thyme; half teaspoon of dried up rosemary; one fourth teaspoon of salt and one fourth teaspoon of black pepper; a cup of roughly chopped cranberries, the fresh ones; a tablespoon of sugar and three fourths cup of fat-free sodium-reduced chicken broth.

When the ingredients are ready, you are all set to prepare the cranberry stuffing so, preheat the oven at 375 degrees. Place bread on a pair of jelly roll pans and bake until lightly toasted or for twelve minutes. Then, reduce the oven temperature at 350 degrees. Melt the margarine in a big saucepan above medium heat. Add in the celery and onion and stir until the vegetables are tender, then remove from heat. Add in the bread cubes, seasoning, rosemary, thyme, pepper and salt – mix well. Combine sugar and cranberries in a bowl and add them the mixture to the bread concoction and toss it. Sprinkle chicken broth evenly on it.

With non-stick cooking spray, drench rack and roasting pan. Eliminate giblets from the turkey. Wash turkey and the turkey cavity in cold water and pat dry in paper towels. Fill the cavity with stuffing and place it in roasting pan. Bake until the thermometer inserted within the thigh’s thickest part records at 180 degrees Fahrenheit and the juice run clear. Put the remaining stuffing in casserole – cover casserole and refrigerate until the next baking time. Move turkey to your serving platter and loosely cover with foil, let stand for twenty minutes. Place covered stuffing casserole in the oven of 375 degrees and bake until hot. Remove turkey skin and serve. Cranberry stuffing will surely make every bite juicier.

Here is how to prepare the easy green bean casserole. Heat your oven at 350 degrees and prepare a baking dish with cooking spray. In a separate bowl, mix in the milk and soup until well blended. In another mixing bowl, combine the stuffing crumbs and melted butter. Layer the chicken, beans, soup mixture and stuffing mixture in your baking dish. Bake it uncovered until the chicken is no longer pink or for 45 minutes.

For another easy green bean casserole recipe, try the green bean and bacon casserole – a yummy twist on the traditional with crisp slices of bacon and fresh mushrooms. You need to prepare two packages of thawed frozen cut green beans; ten slices of bacon; ten chopped fresh mushrooms; half a teaspoon of garlic powder and half teaspoon of onion powder; a cup of half and half cream; a quarter cup of grated Parmesan cheese and some pepper and salt.

Preheat oven at 360 degrees. Put the green beans in a one quart baking dish. In a skillet, cook bacon at medium high heat until crisp. Take out from pan and drain on paper towels. Drain some grease from the pan but leave enough for the base. Add in the garlic powder, mushrooms and onion powder to the skillet. Cook while stirring continuously for four minutes. Then, pour the half and half cream and stir evenly in order to mix the bacon drippings with the cream.

Simmer for about five minutes until it is slightly thick. Pour in the cream mixture on the green beans. Crush the bacon on top of the casserole and drizzle with cheese. Finally, season with pepper and salt. Easy green bean casserole is certainly easy to prepare for that much awaited celebration!

Leftover turkey recipes can start with a faultlessly cooked turkey. Organic and fresh ones are the best, basically baked with pepper, olive oil and salt and filled with one onion for more gravy flavors. Following the main meal, chop what you desire for sandwiches, take the remaining ones and cover with water and boil on low heat for a while until the turkey meat drop from the bone. Take the broth of the meat for chilling then discard the rest. After chilling, de-fat for more leftover ideas.

Among the well-loved leftover turkey recipes are the turkey pot pie, turkey rice soup, turkey noodle soup, turkey gumbo, turkey hash, turkey and dumplings, turkey pozole, turkey divan, turkey fricassee, turkey vegetable soup and turkey tetrazzini. One of them is turkey hash which is a comfort food which is largely prepared and served by moms and grandmas.

Together with an equivalent broth amount, get ready with lots of shredded leftover turkey. Set with a roux made up of some melted butter and flour that is whisked until brown and added to the broth and meat and off heat whisked to eliminate lumps. You can also use fat-free version by putting one fourth cup flour in jar and three fourths cup boiling water. Cover your jar then shake it well. Combine to broth and meat and cook until set and season with pepper and salt. It can be placed over a toast, making a heartwarming recipe you will really love. It can be also served over mashed potatoes, cooked noodles or rice.

With the holiday season, there are so many recipes that you can think of especially when you have leftovers. Through leftover dishes, the foods left in the fridge will not be put to waste and instead, you get to enjoy them more even after the holiday festivities are through. Turkey leftover recipes are among them – try more recipes using leftover turkey.