With Canadian Thanksgiving behind us and American Thanksgiving around the corner, Festive Poutine is an easy, tasty way to use up some holiday meal leftovers.

Festive Poutine is loaded with chopped turkey and gluten free Instant Pot Festive Stuffing from this site.  

This particular stuffing contains chopped pecans, bacon crumble and dried cranberries which add flavour and texture to this dish.

Festive Poutine is a hearty meal that will satisfy your taste buds and fill your belly!  This delicious recipe serves 4 as a meal but can be spread further as a snack.

For those who do not like cheese curd provide the option of adding shredded cheddar cheese so they can enjoy this festive variation of traditional poutine.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

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To start making the poutine I put a bag of crinkle cut french fries in my actifry to cook.  You can cook them in the oven or deep fryer if you do not have  an actifry.

Then I put some water into a sauce pan, added the contents of three gluten free turkey gravy packets and turned heat to medium.  I stirred occasionally until it boiled and thickened.  Then I reduced the heat to simmer.

While the gravy and fries were cooking I chopped up some leftover turkey.

Then I added some olive oil to a large frying pan and turned it to  medium low heat.

Once the pan was hot I added in the cut up turkey.

Then I added in some leftover Instant Pot Festive Stuffing.  You can use any stuffing but Festive Stuffing has chopped pecans, bacon crumble and dried cranberries.  

These ingredients are not necessary if your stuffing is without them but they do add texture and flavour to the poutine.

Once the gravy boiled and thickened I lowered the burner to simmer until the fries and turkey mixture were ready.

When the turkey mixture was heated I turned the burner to low if the fries were still cooking.

When the fries were cooked I put 1/4 of them on a plate.

Then I topped the fries with a 1/4 of the turkey mixture.

Next I sprinkled some cheddar cheese curd on top of the turkey mixture.

For the last step I smothered the whole plate in the turkey gravy.

Festive Poutine is one option for using up leftovers from your holiday meal.  It is an option that will be enjoyed by young and old alike!

Whether you choose to use cheese curd or shredded cheese, every bite will be savoured with its blend of flavours and textures!

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make this Festive Poutine:

• 2 lb bag crinkle cut frozen french fries
• 3 packets gluten free turkey gravy mix (25g each)
• 3 cups water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cups chopped cooked turkey (can use chicken)
• 3 cups gluten free festive stuffing (recipe on site)
• 1 lb cheddar cheese curd
• salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Festive Poutine:

1. Cook french fries according to package directions.
2. Dump the three packets of turkey gravy mix into a small sauce pan and add the three cups of water. Turn to medium heat. Stir occasionally until it boils and starts to thicken. Reduce heat to simmer.
3. While gravy is cooking cut up the turkey.
4. Add the olive oil to a large frying pan and turn to medium heat.
5. Once the pan heats up add the cut up turkey and festive stuffing. If using normal stuffing you may want to add chopped pecans, bacon crumble and dried cranberries.
6. Cook for about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low until fries ready.
7. Assemble poutine by starting with a layer of crinkle cut fries, then 1/4 of the turkey mixture followed by some of the cheddar cheese curd and top with gravy.
8. Serve immediately and enjoy!