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5 from 2 votes

Air Fryer Hand Pies Recipe Using Thanksgiving Leftovers

Author: This Worthey Life

Ingredients

  • 1 puff pastry sheet cut into four squares
  • 1 tablespoon of flour spread on a clean surface to keep the puff pastry from sticking to the surface of the counter.
  • 1 cup mirepoix onion, peppers, celery diced, chopped, and sliced
  • sea salt to taste
  • freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste
  • 2 tablespoons cooking olive oil
  • 1 cup leftover dressing or any other carb like rice potatoes, or a pasta dish
  • 1/2 cup turkey chopped or other protein or go meatless
  • 4 teaspoons cranberry sauce
  • 4 tablespoons grated or shaved cheese I used an Italian mix of asiago, parmesan, and provolone.

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 350°F 2. Place a skillet over med-high heat and add one tablespoon of cooking olive oil; when the oil is hot, sauté the onion, peppers, and celery mixture.
  • Sauté until the onions are softened, in about four to five minutes.
  • Next, add the chopped leftover turkey, and allow it to heat through.
  • Add a cupful of dressing; make sure to break apart any large clumps of dressing.
  • Using a baker's brush, coat the puff pastry squares with Bertolli cooking olive oil and scoop two tablespoons of the dressing mixture into the center of each puff pastry square.
  • Add a tbsp of grated cheese, and add a teaspoon of cranberry sauce.
  • Grab a corner of the puff pastry, fold it over to touch the opposite corner, and gently press the edges together. Use the tines of a fork to make decorative edges.
  • Brush the tops of the puff pastry with the remaining oil and cook in the 350°F preheated air fryer for eight minutes, then turn the hand pies over and air fry for an additional three minutes.
  • Remove from the air fryer and serve with cranberry dipping sauce.