After a hefty Thanksgiving dinner, cooking and eating may be far from your mind. But… ya gotta eat. And you have all of those leftovers just sitting in your fridge. Beyond just heating up the leftovers and having Thanksgiving Dinner Part Deux, we have rounded up 8 ideas for feasting on those Turkey Day leftovers. While the “recipes” aren’t specific on measurements by any means, you get the idea. These tasty post-turkey day meal concepts are super easy and make use of what you have on hand.
Now get in the kitchen with the kiddos and get creative!
Stuffing Waffles
Whip out your waffle maker and your leftover stuffing (errr, dressing???). There is no specific “recipe” for this one. Just plop, press and eat. Stuffing Waffles are delicious when topped with a little bit of mashed potatoes, cranberries and gravy, too.
Pizza
Grab some pre-made pizza dough and get to assembling leftover pizzas! Pizza dough + mashed potatoes + stuffing + cranberry and turkey topping.
Turkey Salad
Take your favorite Chicken Salad recipe and swap out the protein for some of that leftover turkey. Light and tasty after that heavy Thanksgiving meal.
Quiche
Pie crust + leftovers + eggs + some cheddar cheese = Delicious.
Pot Pie
Leftover Turkey? Add in a few frozen veggies, some cream of chicken soup and finally, toss a pie crust or even some biscuits on top!
Soup
It’s soup weather! Leftover turkey + vegetables + broth… rice or pasta would be a lovely addition. Many add in a turkey panini on the side to complete the meal.
Chili
Leftover turkey + beans + onion + peppers + chili powder + rotel. Smush leftover stuffing into a muffin tin, and boom! Stuffing muffins on the side. Yum.
Upgraded Grilled Cheese
Bread + cheese + turkey +bacon + cranberry sauce.