Name: Creamy One Pot Turkey and Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup diced onion; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup chopped mushrooms; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon paprika; 2 cups chicken stock; 1 cup milk (I used 2%); 2 cups cooked turkey, chopped (or chicken); 1 cup rice; 1 cup frozen corn kernels; 1 cup frozen peas

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This 30 minute creamy one pot turkey and rice is filled with flavour and a fantastic way to use up your leftover turkey! Fast, easy, delicious.

Creamy One Pot Turkey and Rice - An easy 30 minute meal that can use up some leftover turkey or chicken and is made all in one pot!

Do you sometimes get sick of leftovers before you’ve managed to use up all that leftover turkey after a holiday meal?

I’ll freely admit that I don’t, really.

I could easily just have turkey dinner every night until the leftovers are gone.

That’s probably just laziness on my part though – heating up some leftovers is infinitely easier then cooking a meal, even when you love to cook.

When you make a giant turkey, as I invariably do (I figure if I’m going to make a turkey, I might as well buy the biggest one I can find!), there’s usually enough leftovers to last for more meals then you really want to eat.

So I love to find different ways of using up those turkey leftovers.

This creamy one pot turkey and rice is a perfect way to use them up.

It’s also great with chicken, so it’s become the meal that I think of whenever I have some cooked chicken or turkey sitting in the fridge begging to be used in a quick and easy meal.

30 minutes. One pot.

With ingredients that you likely have already.

That’s a winning combination in my books.

Plus the whole family will love it!

I’ve made this no less then 5 times in the last month, trying to get the recipe perfect, and my family is still happy when they hear that this is for supper.

They eat it happily and take the leftovers for lunch. It’s perfect.

So this creamy one pot turkey and rice was the perfect choice for this month’s 30 Minute Thursday.

If you’re new around here, on the first Thursday of the month myself and some of my blogging friends each share a recipe that can be made in 30 minutes or less.

I love these lists as it’s a great place to look for meal time inspiration when I realize at 5pm that I don’t know what to make for supper.

I mean, I never do that. That’s crazy. I totally menu plan. Or, um, I should.

But, until I manage that, it’s a good thing I’ve got these 30 Minute Thursday lists to get me through the week without resorting to sandwiches half the time!

The links are below the recipe so be sure to check them out!

Yield: serves 4-6

Creamy One Pot Turkey and Rice

This 30 minute creamy one pot turkey and rice is filled with flavour and a fantastic way to use up your leftover turkey! Fast, easy, delicious.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup milk (I used 2%)
2 cups cooked turkey, chopped (or chicken)
1 cup rice
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 cup frozen peas

Instructions

In a large skillet with a lid, melt the butter over medium heat.
Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes or until the onion is softened.
Add the flour, salt, pepper, thyme and paprika and continue to cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Slowly stir in the milk and chicken broth.
Add the turkey and the rice and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Stir, reduce the heat to low, and cover with a lid.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is tender.
Stir in the corn and peas and heat through.

Notes

For this recipe I used long grain white rice. If you’re using a different type of rice, you may need to adjust the amount of liquid or the cooking time. For the rice I use, I needed 2 cups of liquid for 1 cup of rice and 20 minutes of cooking time. If the rice you are using is different (according to the package directions), adjust the amount of chicken broth and cooking time accordingly.

Creamy One Pot Turkey and Rice

This 30 minute creamy one pot turkey and rice is filled with flavour and a fantastic way to use up your leftover turkey! Fast, easy, delicious.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup milk (I used 2%)
2 cups cooked turkey, chopped (or chicken)
1 cup rice
1 cup frozen corn kernels
1 cup frozen peas

Instructions

In a large skillet with a lid, melt the butter over medium heat.
Add the onion, garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes or until the onion is softened.
Add the flour, salt, pepper, thyme and paprika and continue to cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Slowly stir in the milk and chicken broth.
Add the turkey and the rice and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Stir, reduce the heat to low, and cover with a lid.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice is tender.
Stir in the corn and peas and heat through.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 284Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 410mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 21g

Nutrition Information is estimated based on ingredients used and may not be exact.

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Randy

Monday 18th of January 2021

How is this an Instant Pot Recipe?? Can it be converted to Instant Pot?

Julie

Tuesday 18th of June 2024

@Stacey, and sorry for getting easily offended. It just felt like you were annoyed with us for thinking that, when "one pot" can sound like a type of instant pot to some of us. Thanks.

@Stacey, I had the same question, a simple no would suffice! Thanks.

Stacey

Tuesday 19th of January 2021

This isn't an Instant Pot recipe - it doesn't say that anywhere. It's a one pot recipe, as in it's made in one pot, on the stove. I haven't tried this in the Instant Pot.

Dana

Wednesday 25th of September 2019

Fantastic dish, thank you! I followed your steps almost exactly, going the ground turkey option. Neither I nor my toddler could gobble it up fast enough. Turkey can be dry and lacking in flavour, but this recipe really pumped it up. Thank you!

Thursday 26th of September 2019

So glad you liked it!

Michele

Sunday 9th of December 2018

This was easy & delicious , thank you!

Stephanie

Tuesday 4th of December 2018

Can you use ground turkey for this recipe too?

Wednesday 5th of December 2018

Yes, it's great with ground turkey, just brown it first and then continue with the recipe.

Alyssa @ My Sequined Life

Friday 2nd of December 2016

Leftovers are king in my house! We only made a small amount of turkey for Thanksgiving because it was just the two of us, but we definitely have leftover chicken a bunch throughout the year. What a perfect idea to repurpose!!