This is a great recipe to use up leftover turkey or chicken. It does not taste anything like leftovers. You'll definitely need to double or triple recipe for large groups as I can eat 2 croquettes easily!
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread , or more as needed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cups milk
- 0.5 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups diced cooked turkey
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 0.25 teaspoons dried rosemary
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 egg , beaten
Instructions
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1
Place bread in a blender and blend until soft crumbs form. Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl.
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2
Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat until melted. Stir flour into melted butter until dissolved. Mix milk and broth into butter-flour mixture; cook and stir until mixture is thick, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool mixture.
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3
Mix turkey, parsley, rosemary, salt, and pepper into cooled mixture. Form turkey mixture into balls. Place balls on a plate and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
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4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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5
Dip balls in the beaten egg, allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Press balls into bread crumbs until coated. Arrange balls on a baking sheet.
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6
Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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