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Thanksgiving No Turkey "Turkey"
Photo: Claudio Schwarz

Thanksgiving No Turkey "Turkey"

13 ingredients 21 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1004
Calories
74g
Protein
23g
Fat
119g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Seitan 100g 120
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs whole grain bread
  • 2 tbsp margarine
  • 2 carrot
  • 2 celery stalk
  • 1 large onion
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup parsley
  • 1 tsp sage
  • 1/2 cup Egg Beaters Real Egg Product
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 lbs Chicken flavored seitan
  • 1 cup brown gravy
  • 1 pack sheet frozen puff pastry

Directions

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1.Break bread into 1-inch chunks. Dry in a large bowl, uncovered, for at least 8 hours.

2

2.Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

3

3.Add carrot, celery and onion; saute, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.

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4.Transfer to a large mixing bowl; cool to lukewarm.

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5.Add pepper, bread cubes, parsley, sage, egg substitute, or egg Replacer, and broth or water.

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6.Toss to combine; set aside at least 30 minutes to allow liquids to soak into bread.

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7.Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

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8.Line a baking sheet with heavy-duty foil; spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.

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9.Brush seitan with gravy on both sides; arrange overlapping slices on foil in a row, mounding in center.

10

10.Press stuffing mixture around seitan to cover completely.

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11.Wet hands lightly, and press into a neat oval.

12

12.Roll pastry sheets out to 1/16-inch thickness; arrange, overlapping slightly, to make a large rectangle.

13

13.Seal edges with dabs of cold water.

14

14.Drape pastry over mound; trim excess away around bottom.

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15.Use scraps to cut out decorative shapes (leaves, apples, etc.).

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16.Attach with dabs of cold water.

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17.For a shiny crust, brush pastry lightly with skim milk or soymilk.

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18.Bake 1 to 1 ¼ hours, covering pastry with foil if it browns too much.

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19.Transfer "turkey" to a platter.

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20.To serve, cut straight down through pastry, stuffing and seitan to make neat ¾-inch slices.

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21.Spoon gravy over each serving.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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