A savory Turkey Padania sandwich recipe is made with leftover Thanksgiving turkey, fresh spinach, cheese, and more. For a tasty spin on lunch or dinner meals, this handheld sandwich only takes minutes to put together..
Turkey Piadina
The age-old time Delima that many of us moms and families deal with is the extreme amount of leftovers we receive after Thanksgiving Dinner has ended. For a mom like me, I am more than happy to eat all of the green bean casserole leftovers by myself.
With the other classic dishes, it can be hard to ask my kiddos to help finish them, so through the years, I have found ways to mix up the leftovers to make them new and delicious again in other recipes.
The one thing that seems to never have an ultimate ending when it comes to leftovers in my home, is always the beloved turkey. After a while, the kids get sick of eating plain jane turkey sandwiches, or even my favorite stir-fried turkey meat over jasmine rice. I know shocking right?! Well, some inspiration happened and I came across this delicious recipe for a piandina the other day.
What is a Piadina?
If you have never had a piadina before it’s basically a dressed-up pizza that you have to dip into marinara sauce. Which in turn gives you the ability to control how much sauce you want to have with your slices. Other possible sauce pairings are alfredo, pesto, garlic olive oil, and so many other options.
Using Pizza Dough
This super easy recipe is customizable and works with any type of diet. The pizza dough can be switched to wheat or gluten-free, the vegetables can be interchanged and the cheeses can be subbed for lactose-free.
With so many options for this recipe, it’s hard to not get excited to make it your own. I used my favorite ingredients in this one, which I found my kids would enjoy. I get a delicious meal and they get all of their needed veggies it’s a win, win in my book.
Easy Oven Ready Whole Turkey’s
Let’s talk turkey! Let’s face it, cooking a turkey is not always the most exciting thing to cook on Thanksgiving day. This mom over here loves to have things time-friendly, as well as labor-friendly. I like to use leftover turkey from one of my favorite oven-ready brands.
I found these great JEENIE-O® Oven Ready Whole Turkey’s, that you can literally buy from the store and then pop in the oven when you get home. The turkeys can come preseasoned like my Cajun Turkey, or they can be traditional.
It comes out so deliciously perfect with a fall off the bone type of meat, my kids love how easy it is to cook this turkey. I think their favorite part of it is the fact that the meat falls off the bone, making it easy for them to snag their favorite parts of the turkey.
Leftover Turkey Recipe
- Basil Pizza Dough, or regular Pizza Dough
- Turkey Breast
- Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Shredded Mozzarella ad Parmesan Cheese
- Baby Spinach
- Olive Oil
Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface, roll out until the dough is an even thin circle. Heat up a cast iron pan with a thin layer of olive oil, once oil is heated cook pizza dough on low/medium heat until both sides are golden brown and cooked thoroughly.
On a cutting board add your leftover cut Turkey Breast to one of the half sides of the cooked pizza dough. Add the sundried tomatoes, layer on cheeses, and then baby spinach then close using the other side. Cook on both sides until the cheese is thoroughly melted.
Cut into three portions and serve with marinara sauce. Serve and Enjoy!
Turkey Piadina
Ingredients
- Basil Pizza Dough, or regular Pizza Dough
- Pulled JEENIE-O® Turkey Breast
- Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Shredded Mozzarella ad Parmesan Cheese
- Baby Spinach
- Olive Oil
Instructions
- Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface, roll out until the dough is an even thin circle.
- Heat up a cast iron pan with a thin layer of olive oil, once oil is heated cook pizza dough on low/medium heat until both sides are golden brown and cooked thoroughly.
- On a cutting board add your leftover cut JEENIE-O® Turkey Breast to on of the half sides of the cooked pizza dough. Add the sundried tomatoes, layer on cheeses and then baby spinach then close using the other side.
- Put back in the iron skillet and cook on both sides until the cheese is thoroughly melted.
- Cut into three portions and serve with marinara sauce.
- Serve and Enjoy!
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Rebecca Swenor
Thursday 13th of April 2017
Turkey piadina looks so good. I have never made one of these but I am definitely going to try it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Lisa Rios
Monday 10th of April 2017
That's so creative! Our family has a "waste not, want not" perspective so it's awesome that you're using the leftovers in such a creative way.
joanna
Monday 10th of April 2017
I didn't know what a piadina was before I read your post. It sounds delicious, especially that you dip it in marinara sauce when you eat it. So yummy!
Kelly (@KickingWKelly)
Sunday 9th of April 2017
What a great way to use those leftovers! It is a twist on the tired old turkey sandwich we always have!