Eric's original recipe for Southwestern Style Turkey Pie

What do you do with that leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? Well, after you've had the usual turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, why not make a delicious turkey pie? This Southwestern Style Turkey Pie is my own recipe.

Speical Tools: Oven, microwave oven, 9" pie pan
Preparation Time: About 20 minutes for the turkey mixture and about 20 minutes for the pie crust.
Cooking Time: 1 hour at 350 degrees
Yield: 6 servings

2-1/2 cups turkey, diced, equal mixture of light and dark meat, if possible
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
1-1/2 red jalapeño pepper, diced
1-1/2 green jalapeño pepper, diced
1/2 white onion, diced; other varies can be substituted, but I prefer white
1 large russet potato, diced with skin pieces still attached
1/2 teaspoon salt; I prefer kosher
2 teaspoons oregano
3 teaspoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups turkey gravy
1/2 teaspoon Hickory-flavored liquid smoke
Pastry for 9-inch, two crust pie

Scrub potato clean to remove any dirt or foreign matter. Dice. Bake in microwave oven on high heat for 4 minutes, until partially cooked. Thaw corn, drain and set aside. Melt butter in microwave oven, set aside. Dice other ingredients.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients together. Stir, until all ingredients are blended. Reserve.

Prepare pastry. We use the method outlined in the latest Betty Crocker Cookbook to prepare our pastry. Use Crisco brand shortening; do not substitute. Prepare crust and place into greased 9-inch pie dish, as per recipe. Spoon turkey mixture into the pastry-lined pie dish and add top crust. If you have left over filling, you can eat it as a main dish. Bake pie in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Left: Southwest Turkey Pie filling is placed in the dough-lined pie dish and is ready for the top crust to be added, and later baked. Right: I've already eaten a quarter of the pie. Note the delicious gravy.

This recipe turns a traditional turkey pie into a southwestern-flavored treat. Feel free to experiment, either by adding additional jalapeño peppers according to taste, or substituting a can or cream corn for the frozen corn. Every time you make the dish, it turns out a little different, so just let your imagination run wild.

You can prepare the filling, place it into the crush, and freeze the pie for a couple of weeks before baking.

I know your family will love this tasty dish as much as ours does.

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