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It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and the most perfect comforting recipe you can make is this delicious Leftover Turkey Risotto.
If you have a ton of turkey and need more leftover recipe ideas, be sure to make some Turkey Pot Pie, Turkey Tetrazzini, or Leftover Turkey Salad!
Want to know what one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is? The leftovers.
If you had turkey, you likely have leftovers. And with those leftovers, you will want to make this risotto. This creamy comfort food was transformed into something that may have just been “pretty good” to something worthy of an “oh wow, that is amazing” reaction.
We’ve all used chicken broth at some point, but have you used turkey broth? Totally different in the best way possible.
Using my leftover turkey along with turkey broth yielded the best tasting, most comforting, post-Thanksgiving meal I’ve ever enjoyed!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 1 cup cooked turkey chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 4 cups turkey broth
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons parsley diced
Instructions
- In heavy bottom 6 quart pot, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium high heat. Add 1 medium yellow onion (diced) and sauté until golden brown while stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- While the onion is cooking, heat 4 cups turkey broth in a separate pot over medium heat.
- When the onions are tender, add the 1 cup Arborio rice and 1 cup cooked turkey and stir to prevent burning. Allow the rice and turkey to brown a bit. The ingredients will start sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the 1/2 cup white wine and scrape the bottom of the pan to remove any of those cooked bits. Continue to cook for about a minute until all of the liquid has been absorbed.
- Using one ladle at a time, add hot turkey broth to the rice mixture and stir.
- Once all of the broth has been incorporated, top with 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons parsley.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Risotto is one of my favorite dishes to make! This was so good and really help us to not waste any turkey!
I love me some risotto! This is a perfect way to use up some leftover turkey and sounds simple yet delicious.
Great idea for Thanksgiving leftovers! Always looking for new ways to use leftovers!
This is such a wonderful idea for turkey leftovers! I usually do turkey sandwiches but a risotto is definitely a much better change.
I made this last year and I am so happy I saved the recipe to make it again! It was delicious!
Hello! Since I am cooking a turkey this year instead of just a breast, I’m going to need recipes that use leftover turkey. So, yay for you for offering this one. However, 1 question. If I’d ever made risotto before, I’d probably wouldn’t need to ask … but when does the parmesan get added? After all the broth is mixed in? Or is it sprinkled on later, like the parsley? Thanks!
Yes, sorry Cheryl! I’ll update the recipe. I throw it on at the end with the parsley.
Thanks, Krissy!