Leftover Thanksgiving Hand Pies

2 TBSP. Onion, minced
1/4 Red Pepper, diced fine (or any other color of sweet pepper) (optional)
1 TBSP. Butter
2 cups leftover cooked Turkey or Chicken, diced
Leftover stuffing
Leftover mashed potato
Leftover Thanksgiving vegetables
A few slices of cooked bacon crumbled
Pie Crust or Puff Pastry
shredded Cheddar cheese
1 Egg
Chopped Thyme and parsley

This is a great recipe for using up all those Thanksgiving leftovers. This could be adapted to accommodate other holiday meal leftovers, get creative with mixing and matching. Your family will love this time and time again as it can be a new and reinvented recipe with each holiday leftover.

Preheat oven to 400
Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
Combine onion and pepper and butter in fry pan and sauté until translucent and soft.
Remove from heat.
On each half piece of pastry, sprinkle a little cheddar cheese on the bottom portion of the dough.
Top with chopped turkey, dot with some stuffing and mashed potato and spoon over leftover vegetables. Pull the dough over to fold in half and seal first with your fingers, and then with a fork.
Cut slits in the top of you turkey turnover pastry so steam can escape.
Beat an egg with a little water. Brush egg wash onto the top of the dough.
Bake in the oven (on parchment lined baking pan) for 6 minutes, lower the temperature to 350 and continue to bake until the turnovers are golden brown.)
Allow the turnovers to sit for a few minutes before serving.
Makes 8 Turkey Turnovers

Adapted from: Annsentitledlife.com

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