The combination of ingredients inside the strudel- the turkey, the cranberries, the squash and melted cheese with a hint of rosemary- all wrapped up in a flaky Puff Pastry- is perfect. YUMMM! I serve chunky cranberry sauce on the side. With each bite of the strudel, we scoop up a bit of the cranberry sauce too, and it makes this dinner even better.
From a RecipeGirl reader:
I made this last year after Thanksgiving for all the family we had in town and it was a HUGE success. My family has already requested to have it again this year after Thanksgiving. I roast the squash when I roast the Butternut squash I use in my Brussel sprout and butternut squash side dish for Thanksgiving then it is done and ready for this recipe. Love it, DELICIOUS!
Ingredients needed:
butternut squash sweet onion olive oil kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper red pepper flakes maple syrup puff pastry shredded turkey dried cranberries Swiss cheese rosemary egg
How to roast butternut squash:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
How to assemble Turkey Cranberry Strudel:
Although there are seemingly a lot of steps involved in this recipe, it’s really very easy to do. Just follow the picture demo, and you’ll have dinner in about an hour. Enjoy!
Tips:
If you have some leftover butternut squash that was already roasted from another recipe, go ahead and use that in place of the maple roasted squash in this recipe. Experiment with a different cheese if you’d like. The Swiss is a good combo with the ingredients in this recipe. Serve with chunky cranberry sauce on the side. Top a bite of the strudel with some cranberry sauce and…mmmm.
With leftover turkey, you’ll most likely want to make some leftover turkey salad sandwiches and turkey soup. But don’t be afraid to try something a little different and make this turkey cranberry strudel. Make ahead turkey sandwich kebabs would be another fun way to use up your turkey. Don’t let anything go to waste!
Step-by-step photo guide for how to assemble the strudel:
