We all have heard of chicken and waffles. But what about turkey and waffles! Have you ever thought about making waffles from your favorite stuffing recipe? Thanksgiving is coming up and it’s a great time to experiment. So, I did just that and found that my Pumpkin Bread Wild Mushroom Stuffing can be transformed into a delicious waffle. Check here for the recipe for my stuffing. Look below for my recipe for pan gravy.

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and you can not decide how to use up all the leftovers. So why not change things up a little! Serve your turkey and gravy over a waffle made with your favorite stuffing! As one option I suppose you can make a stuffing and turkey sandwich. My option is to ladle a heavy dose of gravy over my turkey and homemade waffle. It is the perfect leftover meal to enjoy while watching football in your favorite recliner chair!

A couple of tips to keep in mind while you are making your waffles. Your stuffing is not a batter per se. So we have to do a couple of things to help our waffles turn out. You will need to add a couple of eggs and corn starch to your waffle mix so they can get crispy.

Also, at the start of the cooking process, press down on the top of the waffle maker to get the deep square indentations on your waffle. Since you are not using a true batter, the waffle ingredients are too thick to get those deep indentations without your help.

Finally, to ensure that you will have a crispy waffle, wait until you do not see any more steam coming out from your waffle maker. The light on your waffle maker may turn green indicating it is done. However, if steam is still coming out, just let your waffle cook a little longer.

Hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving Day Leftovers and as always, Thanks for Spending Time in My Kitchen!

Turkey and Waffles…The Best Turkey Leftovers Ever!

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Recipe by David Frank – Spending Time In My Kitchen

Waffles

Prep time

minutes

Gravy Cook Time

hour

The Best and Only Recipes for a Stuffing Waffle and Accompanying Gravy that you will ever need!

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Gravy
8 Cups 8 Low sodium turkey/chicken broth
1/4 Cup 1/4 Flour
Turkey drippings-separate 1/4 cup and set aside
1 Tbl 1 Worcestershire Sauce
2 tsp 2 Soy sauce
Small amount of rosemary and thyme
1 1 Bay leaf
Salt and pepper to taste
8 0z 8 Optional: Your favorite mushrooms
1/4 Cup 1/4 Optional: Brandy
Optional: Spoonful of Pumpkin Bread Stuffing
Making the Waffles
2 2 Large Eggs
1 Tbl 1 Corn starch
4 Cups 4 Leftover stuffing

Directions

Let’s Make a Waffle
Put leftover stuffing into a large bowl.
In a separate bowl add cornstarch to eggs and whisk until well combined.
Add egg mixture to the stuffing and mix well until combined.
Heat up your waffle maker. When the light turns green, spray the waffle maker with non-stick spray. Add enough stuffing mixture to cover your waffle maker plate. Press down on the waffle plate for about 10 seconds to ensure your waffle will have all those nice crispy square indentations.
Pull waffle out from maker when no to very little steam is being released from the cooking.
Layer your plate with the waffle, turkey slices, and a good amount of gravy!
Enjoy!
Gravy
Make a slurry: whisk 1/4 cup of flour in 1 cup of liquid; water or broth and set aside. (You will use only if needed to thicken your gravy to your desired consistency.)
Slurry: A slurry is a combination of flour and liquid (water or broth) which is used to thicken your sauce or gravy. After adding a slurry, always turn your heat up to a low boil to ensure that you cook out the flour.
Optional: Slice up 8 oz. of some of your favorite mushrooms and saute with a diced shallot and 1 Tbl of butter. Set aside when complete.
Drain pan drippings through a strainer/fine sieve from the cooked turkey and set aside.
Add a cup of fat from the drippings into a saucepan and add a cup of flour. Turn the heat on the stove to medium-low. Whisk continuously until flour (roux) turns golden.
Add chicken/turkey broth to the saucepan that has the roux. Turn heat up to a low boil. Whisk well to ensure no clumps.
Turn heat down to medium once the sauce has smoothed out. Add remainder of pan drippings, soy sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, bay leaf, a small amount of rosemary, and thyme to the saucepan.
Optional: Add mushrooms to the gravy and stir. I also like to add a spoonful of my stuffing to the gravy to add additional flavor.
Optional: I like mushrooms in my gravy. This time I added some morels which is one of my favorites.
Optional: Add 1/4 cup of brandy and stir. ( I like to use B & B)
Let the sauce reduce and thicken for about 20 minutes. If too thick, add a little more broth.
If not thick enough, reduce longer on the heat or add in some slurry a little bit at a time.
Salt and pepper your gravy to your taste.