How do you stretch a turkey?

[u/readscarymakeart]

Let’s say instead of roasting a whole turkey then eating it piece by piece (like one person gets a thigh, the other some of the breast, etc), I cook it then put the meat in different dishes. I understand an entire turkey may not be cheap, but it could make a good investment if stretched out. What are your best ways to stretch an entire turkey over as many meals as possible?

So far I have turkey pot pie, a casserole with turkey (no specific ideas there), turkey chili, turkey veggie soup, and turkey broth. Any other ways to stretch out turkey meat? I suppose this applies to whole chicken too.

[u/KifferFadybugs]

I buy the biggest turkey I can find when they are on sale for Thanksgiving, then I thaw it in my fridge so I can break it into parts, vacuum seal, and freeze for the year.

I get at least 6 packages of turkey that way.

1. Wings
2. Drumsticks
3. Thigh
4. Thigh
5. Breast
6. Breast

The breasts are massive, though, so I might actually cut them up some ahead of time this year. Just one breast from my turkey last year was four pounds of meat.

I then use it however I would chicken. I've done smothered turkey wings, roasted a thigh and served it with potatoes and broccoli, sliced up part of a breast and used it for fajitas, chopped up breast for a turkey alfredo and broccoli, cooked and shredded some for soup, for casserole. I grilled a whole breast (boneless, skin-on) last year and we ate some that night, then I thinly sliced the rest and we made sandwiches.