Tired of leftover turkey???

I recently bought a smoked turkey from the FFA kids at school. It was a great deal, but just a obout more than we could stand to eat. SO, I made a turkey noodle casserole for a change of pace. You could easily substitute regular roasted turkey or chicken if that's what you have on hand!

Ingredients:
About 8 oz. "No Yolks" dumplings or your favorite egg noodle
1 T extra virgin olive oil (EVOO - 1 turn of the pan)
3-4 slices bacon or turkey bacon, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
8 oz. white mushrooms, roughly chopped (I buy them pre-washed and sliced for efficiency!)
3 C smoked turkey, cubed
Black pepper
Crushed thyme
1/2 C dry white wine
1 C chicken stock
1/2 C heavy cream (3 turns of the pan)
2 C Gruyere cheese, shredded or grated (about an 8 oz brick) This cheese was hard to find. Kroger's had it in the deli case. It was kinda expensive but worth it. It has a great smoky flavor that went well with the turkey! But you could substitute something else...

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt the water and add your noodles. Cook to al dente.
2. Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat and add EVOO. Brown bacon.
3. Add onion and mushroom to cook about 5 minutes.
4. Add turkey and season with pepper and thyme. (If you're using regular roasted turkey, season to your taste.)
5. Cook another 5 minutes then add wine and deglaze the pan, lifting up the pan drippings and bits.
6. Stir in stock and bring to a bubble then stir in cream and reduce heat to simmer.
7. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.
8. When noodles are done, drain and set aside. When meat/sauce is ready, combine with noodles and transfer to a baking dish.
9. Top with the cheese (and bread crumbs if you wish). Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Stir a bit so cheese will finish melting into the noodles.
10. Serve with a chunk of buttered French bread!