Description
This savory Sweet Onion Turkey Cheddar Pie is fantastic! Make it with leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 tablespoons melted butter, divided
- 1 ½ pounds sweet onion, such as Vidalia, cut in half then into half-moon slices
- 1 ¾ cup crushed saltine crackers
- 4 whole eggs beaten
- 1 cup half & half
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- Few grinds fresh nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- Few shakes Worcestershire sauce
- Few shakes Tabasco sauce
- 1 ½ cups cooked turkey cut into pieces
- 4-ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded on large holes of a box grater
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place 4 tablespoons of the melted butter in a large skillet over medium heat with the onions and cook for about ten minutes until soft and caramelized. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl mix the rest of the melted butter with the crushed saltine crackers.
- Spray a 10” pie plate and press the buttered cracker crumbs into the bottom and up the sides. Refrigerate until needed later in this recipe.
- In a medium bowl beat the eggs with the half & half, salt, pepper, nutmeg, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce. Set aside.
- Remove the prepared pie plate from refrigeration and add a layer of cooked onions, then cooked turkey, then pour in the egg mixture, and finally top with the shredded cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 35 minutes or until set, then brown under the broiler for a minute or so and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 464
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 26.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 34.2 g
- Cholesterol: 200 mg