Turkey Chow Mein

Turkey chow mein is a delicious quick healthy way to use up any leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas. Reinvent your turkey with this unique combination of Asian flavours!   

Hey folks, it's been a while since we've had any new stir fry recipes on the blog so what better time is there than now? This tasty turkey chow mein is the prefect way to use up any of that leftover christmas turkey!

Not only that but you can use up any other leftover vegetables in this stir fry too.

And it doesn't have to be after Thanksgiving or Christmas when you make this recipe either. A couple of grilled and chopped up turkey or chicken breasts could also be used.

As usual I've kept the calories and fat as low as possible in this family meal guaranteeing that it's much healthier than your Chinese takeaway and probably much cheaper too!

This is an excellent healthy chow mein to enjoy at any time!

If you're fortunate like me to be taking part in TWO Christmas dinners this year, you may want to take note of this handy healthy chow mein recipe. You may have surplus turkey like I probably will.

You see this year I'll be doing Christmas lunch for my parents on Christmas Day and then on Boxing Day my other half and I head off down to her parents at Greenock to partake of another Christmas lunch. My parents head over to my brothers house in Inverkeithing.

My Christmas Day lunch is planned like a military operation. 😆

I've been using the same timings and plan for the last 5 years of Christmas lunches that I've done.

Everything gets made / goes into the oven at specific times. It's all project planned, it comes from being an IT Project Manager which is my real life job!

But seriously folks, do everything you can to alleviate any stress this Christmas Day.

It can be particularly challenging trying to get so much done in so little time, and just for one meal.

I've used the same menu for the last 5 years too. Everyone loves it, so why would I want to make it difficult or change it by making something that somebody doesn't like?

Tips To Help You Reduce The Stress Of Christmas Cooking

• Make a list and shop for all food at least 2 days before Christmas Day
• Have a plan (rehearsed if possible) for exact cooking timings and servings on the day
• Get your guests to help out with simple tasks like doing the dishes
• Serve the meal in stages, not all at once
• Keep a note on your plan of what went well and what didn't for next time

Above all remember that the holiday season should be a joy, a happy occasion with family and friends and not an ordeal.

Being prepared, applying some basic planned time management strategies and having a list will help you to remain in control.

Oh, and one final tip (one I should probably take more notice of myself 🙂 ), make sure you don't drink until after the meal has been served and when you can relax too!

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Other Leftover Turkey Recipes You Might Also Like

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Turkey Chow Mein Recipe

Turkey chow mein is a great way to use up any leftover cooked turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.

Make chow mein healthy and enjoy this tasty recipe!

I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

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Turkey Chow Mein Recipe

Turkey chow mein is a delicious quick healthy way to use up any leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Servings: 4

Calories: 458kcal

Author: Neil

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Equipment

• Wok
• Pyrex mixing glass bowl
• Kitchen scale
• Chopping board
• Kitchen knives
• Measuring spoons
• Wooden spoon

Ingredients

• 2 nests of wholemeal noodles
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 300 g cooked turkey sliced thinly
• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• 1 red pepper sliced thinly
• 110 g white mushrooms sliced thinly
• 4 spring onions sliced
• 120 g beansprouts
• 225 g tin water chestnuts drained*
• 2 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ½ teaspoon sesame seeds

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

• Place the wholemeal noodles in a bowl, pour over boiling water and leave for 4 minutes? To stand.
• Heat the oil in a wok / large frying pan then add the turkey, garlic, red pepper, mushrooms, spring onions, beansprouts and water chestnuts. Stir fry for 5 – 6 minutes.
• Tip the wholemeal noodles into a sieve to drain the water thoroughly give them a shake and then add them to the wok combining them well into the rest of the ingredients and stir fry for a further 5 – 6 minutes.
• Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil and combine well into the stir fry.
• Divide amongst plates and serve with the sesame seeds sprinkled over.

Notes

*optional

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 47.1g | Protein: 31.5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 117.8mg | Sodium: 351.3mg | Fiber: 4.5g | Sugar: 4.5g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 58.6mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 4mg