27/12/2025
✨ Leftovers from the Christmas Table ✨
Got leftover turkey or ham from Christmas? 🦃🐖
Turn them into these super delicious Leftover Christmas Turkey Pies… easy, cozy, and zero waste 🙌
🥧 Makes 18 pies
You will need:
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 clove garlic, diced
• ~400g leftover turkey, ham, or a mix (400g total)
• 1 medium carrot, diced 🥕
• 200g button mushrooms, diced 🍄
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• ½ cup cooking cream
• 10g fresh chives, finely diced
• 2 sheets puff pastry
• 2 sheets shortcrust pastry
• 1 egg, lightly beaten 🥚
• Sesame seeds, for garnish
Method:
1️⃣ Heat oil in a pot and sauté onion and garlic until fragrant
2️⃣ Add mushrooms and carrot; cook until softened
3️⃣ Stir in diced turkey/ham
4️⃣ Add flour and mix well
5️⃣ Gradually pour in cream, stirring until combined
6️⃣ Remove from heat and stir through chives
7️⃣ Preheat oven to 200°C 🔥
8️⃣ Lightly grease muffin tins
9️⃣ Cut 18 circles of shortcrust pastry and line the tins
🔟 Spoon filling into each tin
1️⃣1️⃣ Brush edges with egg wash
1️⃣2️⃣ Cut 18 circles of puff pastry and top each pie
1️⃣3️⃣ Brush tops with remaining egg wash
1️⃣4️⃣ Cut a small slit and sprinkle with sesame seeds
1️⃣5️⃣ Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden ✨
1️⃣6️⃣ Serve with leftover cranberry sauce (optional but highly recommended 😌)
