Turkey Noodle Casserole
Everyone loves a good dinner. And if you’re the one preparing the dinner, then you appreciate a dinner that’s easy to make. This is a pretty easy recipe. And it’s likely to be welcomed by all members of your family. The most offensive ingredient in the recipe is possibly the mushrooms– so you can always leave them out if you have mushroom-haters in your bunch. In my house, we ask the kids to just set them aside if they are refusing to eat them. More for us!
What kind of turkey do you need for this Turkey Noodle Casserole?
This recipe calls for ground turkey. That makes it easy to make any time of the year. If you are wanting to make this after a holiday turkey day, you can most definitely use chopped turkey instead. Instructions are included in the recipe notes on the recipe below. If you’re looking for more recipes to use leftover turkey, you might also like my Leftover Turkey Salad Sandwiches or this Next Day Turkey Soup. And if you like ground turkey, you will most definitely enjoy checking out my recipes that use ground turkey. Or just browse all of my turkey recipes and see what you can find!
How to make Turkey Noodle Casserole:
I personally think the best part of this recipe is the egg noodles. There isn’t anything much better than egg noodles on this planet. I absolutely love them! Is that weird? They’re so good in a noodle casserole because they’re soft and easy to combine with other ingredients. Bacon, mushrooms, onions and turkey are sauteed together (in the rendered bacon fat). Broth, cream and nutmeg create a delicious sauce to add to the vegetable- turkey mixture and combine with the cooked egg noodles. Then the turkey noodle casserole is transferred to a baking dish, topped with Gruyere cheese and breadcrumbs and broiled until melty and brown.
If you’re wondering what type of dish to bake this in, just use whatever dish you have. Eyeball the ingredients when you’re done preparing, and pull out the casserole dish in your cupboard that will work for you. Choose one that is safe to put under the broiler since that’s what you’ll be doing.
Enjoy! If casseroles are your thing, be sure to check out my casserole recipes. They’re wonderful comfort food!
