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Here is the recipe for last night’s dinner which used up the leftovers from the Smoked Turkey Breast I recently made. This dish is a perfect example of how to enjoy one delicious meal that is nearly impossible to scale into a single serving and use the feast’s leftovers for a second, equally delicious meal. The concept is as old as the traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner that uses the leftovers for dishes like turkey pot pie and/or turkey tetrazzini and/or turkey noodle soup and others. This dish is also a fabulous comfort food experience that need not wait until Thanksgiving to enjoy. And surprisingly enough, it is not incredibly time-consuming and is quite flexible. So if you are looking to enjoy…
Here is the recipe for last night’s smoked turkey breast. I really enjoy the simplicity of this dish as a main course. I purchased a Foster Farms Turkey Breast Roast and brined it for a few hours with a simple mixture of salt and Spice Islands Smoky Mesquite Seasoning, before smoking it in my hot smoker over cherry wood chips until the internal temperature reached 165 degrees. Here is where my Loki Meat Thermometer comes in handy – it takes all the guess work out of cooking/smoking this turkey breast. And once rested and sliced, the turkey is tender and moist with a wonderfully light smoke flavor. All that is left is to enjoy this dish with whatever sides you desire. In my case, it…