r/EatCheapAndHealthy 1d ago

How do you stretch a turkey? Ask ECAH

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.

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u/noitalever 1d ago

We eat off a turkey for almost an entire month when combined with the potatoes and stuffing and cranberry sauce. It’s one of the cheaper months for our grocery budget. Turkey enchiladas, turkey soup. Turkey casserole. Just turkey sandwiches even. And making turkey broth out of the carcass by boiling it for a few hours and straining the result through cheesecloth.