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The planning is done, the meal is cooked and everyone is stuffed. Now the question is how to use Thanksgiving leftovers. The food list was extensive and the spread was mouth watering. What’s the downside of this picture? Days and days of leftover turkey, ham, or Thanksgiving side dishes can get old fast. Eating turkey dinner again on Black Friday may be acceptable but after two meals the family may veto more of the same. Use these Thanksgiving tips to remake the most loved Thanksgiving dishes into new leftover recipes.Thanksgiving meals typically provide more food than a family can consume in one sitting. If the extended family met for the big dinner, the Thanksgiving leftovers could be extensive. This guide offers creative ideas on how to use Thanksgiving leftovers.
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Tips
- Plan the meal plan for the week after Thanksgiving to use leftovers so grocery costs will be lower.
- Thanksgiving Soups are excellent for cold winter day meals.
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Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes Shepherd’s Pie
Leftovers from the big holiday offer a variety of choices for vegetables and meats to add to a Shepherd’s Pie. This video demonstrates using multiple Thanksgiving leftovers to make the pie before topping with leftover mashed potatoes. Items to consider using in your Shepherd’s Pie include turkey, ham, leftover green beans, stuffing or dressing, carrots, items from the veggie tray, and leftover gravy. Pour the leftover gravy over the other items before topping with the potatoes.
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Leftover Turkey Recipes
How much sliced turkey can a person eat? Creative leftover turkey recipes make use of the meat but don’t serve it as just sliced turkey. Turn the turkey leftovers into one of these leftover recipes:Turkey Tortilla Soup
Turkey Salad
Turkey Rice Casserole
Turkey and Dumplings
Turkey mixed into a casserole dish can be frozen for future meals if the dish does not contain sour cream, potatoes, or mayonnaise.
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Leftover Ham Ideas
Ham leftovers can easily become Thanksgiving Soup particularly if the leftover bones are saved for extra flavor in the broth. These Thanksgiving Soups can be made from leftover hamHam and Potato Chowder
Bean and Ham Soup
Ham and Cheese Chowder
Cauliflower and Ham SoupResources Powered by Google
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes like Turkey Casserole, Turkey Soup ...
Recipes to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. Try a turkey casserole, a gourmet turkey sandwich, hearty turkey soup, turkey a la king or turkey pot pie. And not just for turkey - we ...cdkitchen.com
How to Use Leftover Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are great the day they are prepared but often do not retain texture or flavor as a leftover item eaten as it was prepared. The potatoes make excellent additions to these leftover recipes.Shepherds Pie
Potato Pancakes
Mashed Potato Salad
Mashed Potato TacosThanksgiving Desserts: Are there leftovers?
Desserts may have disappeared at a faster rate than main meal items but if there are enough dessert leftovers to be concerned with eating before they are no longer good, consider one of the following:- Send desserts into work to be shared.
- Rework left over cake into a punch bowl cake for a different taste.
- Freeze pieces of dessert in individual containers to go in lunch boxes.
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