Turkey Hash Recipe
This turkey hash recipe turns Thanksgiving leftovers into a skillet supper in about 15 minutes. Frozen cubed hash browns with onions and peppers fry up golden in a little oil, then chopped leftover turkey and turkey gravy go in with a good sprinkle of Season All until it’s hot and thick. It’s 5 ingredients plus oil and serves 3.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Turkey Hash
- Serves: 3
- Main Ingredients: 28-ounce package cubed hash browns (with onion and pepper), chopped onion, chopped green bell pepper, 10.5-ounce can turkey gravy, chopped leftover turkey, vegetable or olive oil for frying, Season All to taste
- Why You'll Love It: The ultimate post-Thanksgiving comfort food, my turkey hash recipe is made with leftover tender turkey breast, leftover turkey gravy, onions, peppers, cubed hash browns, and Season All.
Try not to eat all your turkey on Thanksgiving so you have enough for this. It’s one of those dishes you can’t imagine how good it is until you taste it, and it works for breakfast, brunch or supper, which is when we usually have it.
Why This Turkey Hash Works
Frying the potatoes first gives them crispy, browned edges before anything else goes in. The turkey and gravy only need to heat through, so the leftover turkey stays moist instead of drying out, and the gravy coats everything into a thick, savory hash.
Using hash browns that already have onions and peppers mixed in saves you the chopping.
What You Need for Turkey Hash
- Frozen cubed hash browns: The kind with onions and peppers. If yours don’t have them, chop an onion and half a green bell pepper and add them with the potatoes.
- Leftover turkey: About 2 cups chopped, from a whole bird, an oven roasted turkey breast or turkey on the grill.
- Turkey gravy: Leftover homemade turkey gravy or a 10.5-ounce can.
- Season All: Or any seasoned salt. I use about a tablespoon in all.
- Oil: Vegetable or olive oil, about 1/4 inch in the skillet.
Helpful Tips Before You Start
- A nonstick skillet keeps the potatoes from sticking while they brown. This is the one I use.
- Let the potatoes get golden before stirring in the turkey. That’s where the flavor is.
- No gravy left? Use chicken broth instead.
- Have leftover stuffing or vegetables? Dice them up and toss them in. A cup or so of cornbread dressing is good in here.
- Stir in a teaspoon of minced garlic for extra flavor.
How to Make Turkey Hash
1Heat the oil
Pour about 1/4 inch of oil into a large nonstick skillet and heat over medium-high.
2Brown the potatoes
Add the frozen hash browns and sprinkle generously with Season All. Cook, stirring often, until the potatoes are tender and golden brown. Turn the heat down to medium.
3Add the turkey and gravy
Stir in the chopped turkey and turkey gravy and add more Season All to taste.
4Cook until thick
Keep cooking and stirring until it is heated through and the gravy thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes.
How to Serve Turkey Hash
Turkey hash is a meal on its own, but for breakfast I love it with crispy bacon and eggs any way you like them. A spoonful of homemade cranberry sauce on the side or stirred in makes turkey cranberry hash, and a sprinkle of chopped chives or green onion on top looks nice.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheat on the stovetop until hot.
This hash isn’t just for turkey season either. Swap in leftover baked ham, roasted chicken or beef brisket with beef gravy, or use ground turkey and canned turkey gravy any time of year.
More Leftover Turkey Recipes
- 10 great leftover turkey recipes
- Baked Italian turkey subs
- Old-fashioned turkey gravy to make extra for hash
- Overnight turkey in an oven bag so there’s plenty left over
- Crock pot turkey breast for easy leftovers any time of year
Turkey Hash FAQs
What is turkey hash made of?
Turkey hash is a mix of chopped leftover turkey, potatoes and onions cooked together in a skillet. This one adds peppers and turkey gravy to hold it all together.
Can I use fresh potatoes instead of frozen hash browns?
Yes. Leftover cooked potatoes work as is. For raw potatoes, boil them about 5 minutes first, then dice and fry them.
How do I make turkey cranberry hash?
Stir about 1/2 cup of dried cranberries or cranberry sauce into the hash with the turkey.
Turkey Hash
Ingredients
- 1 28-ounce package cubed hash browns (with onion and pepper)
- 1 medium chopped onion if not included in the package above
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper as above
- 1 10.5-ounce can turkey gravy
- 2 cups chopped leftover turkey
- 1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil for frying about 1/4 inch in the skillet
- 1 tablespoon Season All to taste or to taste
Instructions
- Pour about ¼ inch of vegetable oil into the bottom of a large nonstick skillet and place over medium-high heat to warm.1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil for frying
- Add the frozen potatoes with onions and peppers, sprinkle well with seasoned salt, and cook, stirring often, until cooked through and lightly brown. Reduce heat to medium.1 28-ounce package cubed hash browns (with onion and pepper), 1 medium chopped onion, 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper , 1 tablespoon Season All to taste
- Add in the chopped turkey and turkey gravy. Stir until well combined. Add more seasoned salt to taste. Continue cooking, stirring from time to time, until the mixture has thickened (about 3-4 minutes).1 10.5-ounce can turkey gravy, 2 cups chopped leftover turkey, 1 tablespoon Season All to taste
Yummy. TY. Even with just cooking a turkey breast we have lots of leftovers between just the two of us. this is gonna be great. I’m gonna put some of the breast in the freezer so I can make this a few weeks later too.
I will definitely be making this after Thanksgiving.
I hope you enjoy it Susan. Y’all have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!!!
Oh MY! Sounds delicious!!! I will try to get my sister to gift me with some leftover turkey next week so that I can try this the day after!!!
I don’t add the gravy- I just pass it since some like a lot & some don’t like much ( or any). Friend’s son wraps it in a tortilla!
I made has in much the same way but I had left over chuck steak and Ore Ida hash browns. I add catsup and Worcestershire, sautéed onion sometimes a little cheese. Then fried eggs on top. I will be trying your version and probably add a fried egg or two.
Oh Karla, your version sounds good too!!