Smoked Turkey Casserole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dry rotini pasta
• 2 quarts water
• salt
• 2 cups leftover turkey (preferably smoked)
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed & finely chopped
• 1 cup onion, sliced and cut in half
• 4 green onions, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1/2-1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning or 1/2 teaspoon bell's seasoning
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 pinch hot red pepper
• salt & pepper
• more olive oil, use a high quality extra virgin

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. drain, do not rinse set aside.
• 2 saute garlic, onions, green onions and celery in olive oil until limp but not browned about 5 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms, cook until liquid has evaporated.
• 4 add wine to deglaze the pan.
• 5 add frozen peas, seasoning, parsley, red pepper, salt & pepper. cook an additional 2 minutes.
• 6 add turkey and pasta, cook until heated through. adjust seasoning.
• 7 drizzle high quality olive oil over dish to taste before serving. (or leave it out if you do not want the extra fat/calories).