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We have over 50 Thanksgiving leftover recipes you will be excited to try. You can create delicious meals with your thanksgiving leftovers. The entire family will enjoy these new ideas.
Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
I look forward to a delicious Thanksgiving dinner all year long since I love cooking for my family. However, eventually we get tired of eating turkey and cranberry sauce.
To solve this problem, I have collected over 50 Holiday Leftover Recipes so that you can create delicious meals with your leftovers days after Thanksgiving. These are ideas that the kids and adults will enjoy.
Everyone will think they are eating something entirely new. It is a win all around. Also see Make Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes.
Table of Contents
- Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
- What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers?
- Leftover Mashed Potatoes Recipe
- Mashed Potato Cakes
- Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
- Leftover Turkey Pot pie with Stuffing Crust
- Crock Pot Sheperd’s Pie
- Instant Pot Twice Baked Potatoes Casserole
- Twice Baked Potatoes
- Muffin Tin Mashed Potatoes
- Cheesy Potato Croquettes
- Mashed Potato Waffles
- Duchess Potatoes
- Mashed Potato Soup
- Mashed Potato Balls
- Corn and Mashed Potato Fritters
- Leftover Ham recipes
- Ham and Bean Soup Crock Pot Recipe
- Hawaiian Ham and Cheese Sliders
- Ham and Potato Soup Crock Pot Recipe
- Leftover Ham Casserole
- Ham and Bean Soup Instant Pot Recipe
- Ham Salad
- Cheesy Ham and Egg Sandwiches
- Ham and Potato Hash
- Baked Ham and Swiss Sliders
- Broccoli, Ham and Cheese Baked Potato
- Leftover Hambone Soup
- Ham and Cheese Bowties
- Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
- Navy Bean Soup
- Cheesy Ham and Potato Bacon Casserole
- Ham and Potato Chowder
- Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Recipe
- Easy Ham and Potato Crock Pot Soup
- Leftover Green Beans:
- Green Bean Casserole Cups
- Arkansas Green Beans
- Turkey Pot Pie
- Green Bean Potato Casserole
- Oven Roasted Parmesan Green Beans
- Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms
- Garlic Lemon Green Beans
- Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
- Crockpot Italian Pork Chop Dinner
- Crock Pot Vegetable Soup
- Leftover stuffing recipes
- Turkey and Stuffing Sliders
- Sushi Inspired Thanksgiving Turkey Rolls
- Mashed Potato and Stuffing Patties
- Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing Dumpling Soup
- Stuffing Waffle
- Roasted Butternut Squash with Turkey stuffing
- Leftover cranberry sauce recipes:
- Crock Pot Grape Jelly Meatballs
- Cranberry Orange Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin
- Cranberry Orange Bread
- Smoked Turkey Cranberry Orange Sandwich
- Turkey Quesadillas with Chipotle Cranberry Sauce
- Cranberry Bread Pudding
- Coconut Cake
- Cream Cheese Cranberry Dip
- Leftover turkey recipes
- Turkey Sandwich Crescent Roll Recipe
- Hawaiian Turkey and Cheese Sliders
- Crock Pot Turkey Lasagna
- Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings
- 20 Minute Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe
- Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
- Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie
- Crockpot White Chicken Chili
- Crockpot Chicken and Vegetable Soup
- Spicy Creamy Chicken
- Creamy Turkey Soup
- Turkey Enchiladas
- What to do with Leftover Rolls?
- Easy Burger Sliders
- Balsamic Chicken Caprese Sliders
- Hawaiian Roll Pizza Sliders Recipe
- Homemade Croutons
- Rolls
- How long does leftover turkey last?
- Try these Leftover Thanksgiving Recipes.
- Also try these Thanksgiving recipes
What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers?
Do you ever fall into the same trap of using all of your Thanksgiving left overs in the same old way? Well, this round up of easy Thanksgiving leftover ideas is just for you.
We have gathered tons of delicious recipes to help you think outside the box when it comes to serving up those Thanksgiving leftovers. From turkey tetrazzini, sweet potatoes to shepherd pie, there is something for everyone.
We have separated them all by category of the food that you might have in your refrigerator after the delicious turkey dinner. So, this year cook a little extra and enjoy these creative thanksgiving leftover recipes.
Leftover Mashed Potatoes Recipe
I love mashed potatoes and there are so many great options with leftover potatoes. You can easily turn them into a different casserole or serve them deep fried for an entire different flavor. Which one will you try this year?
Mashed Potato Cakes
You can easily use leftover mashed potatoes to make potato cakes. This is a tasty side dish and you can add favorites such as cheese, green onion and more.
Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
Use leftover turkey and make an amazing turkey pot pie.
Leftover Turkey Pot pie with Stuffing Crust
Use leftover turkey and leftover stuffing to make this fun casserole.
Crock Pot Sheperd’s Pie
The crock pot makes it easy so you don’t have to really do anymore cooking. The topping is perfect for leftover mashed potatoes. It is a delicious way to make sure they don’t go to waste.
Instant Pot Twice Baked Potatoes Casserole
Jazz up mashed potatoes leftover from Thanksgiving with this twice baked casserole. You can skip the part of the recipe about making mashed potatoes and use these leftovers instead.
Twice Baked Potatoes
Make twice baked potatoes and have extra filling using leftover mashed potatoes. I love to pile the potatoes really high so this is perfect to use.
Muffin Tin Mashed Potatoes
No one will guess they are eating leftovers when you make Muffin Tin Mashed Potatoes. These can be customized with mushrooms, onions and more.
Cheesy Potato Croquettes
If you are looking for a delicious snack or appetizer, use leftover mashed potatoes to make these Cheesy potato croquettes. They are fried to perfection.
Mashed Potato Waffles
Instead of traditional waffles, turn leftover mashed potatoes into savory waffles. These are delicious for snacking or as a side dish.
Duchess Potatoes
While Duchess potatoes look fancy, it is so easy to turn leftover mashed potatoes into this side dish. In just a few east steps, you can serve these gorgeous potatoes.
Mashed Potato Soup
You will not believe how easy it is to turn leftover mashed potatoes into soup. It is the best comfort food.
Mashed Potato Balls
These Mashed Potato balls with bacon and cheese sound like the best thing ever. They are baked and filled with leftover mashed potatoes, cheese, green onion and more.
Corn and Mashed Potato Fritters
Fritters are so delicious. The combination of leftover mashed potatoes and corn make a really hearty recipe.
Leftover Ham recipes
There is not much better than leftover ham. Make sure you make a little extra this Thanksgiving, so you can enjoy some of these great recipes for leftover ham.
Ham and Bean Soup Crock Pot Recipe
Leftover ham makes a flavorful soup and it’s so easy in the slow cooker.
Hawaiian Ham and Cheese Sliders
My family loves sliders and leftover ham is a great way to make this recipe. It makes a great lunch or dinner.
Ham and Potato Soup Crock Pot Recipe
Creamy potato soup is even better with leftover ham. It is a great way to stretch meat and perfect for leftovers.
Leftover Ham Casserole
Use leftover Thanksgiving ham to make this delicious casserole loaded with noodles and cheese.
Ham and Bean Soup Instant Pot Recipe
Make this hearty bean soup in the pressure cooker. It is even more filling when you add leftover ham and so easy too.
Ham Salad
We love having leftover ham for this Ham Salad.
Cheesy Ham and Egg Sandwiches
Leftover ham is perfect to use for brunch or breakfast. These egg sandwiches have a little bit of ham mixed in for a great meal.
Ham and Potato Hash
Make an easy potato hash with leftover ham. It goes great with eggs.
Baked Ham and Swiss Sliders
Easy ham and cheese sliders are perfect to use the last of the ham. It is a simple way to use leftover ham and really delicious.
Broccoli, Ham and Cheese Baked Potato
Chop leftover ham and use it for a hearty topping on a baked potato. It sounds delicious with cheese and broccoli.
Leftover Hambone Soup
Save the hambone and turn it into a really flavorful soup. Leftover diced ham, veggies and more combine for a great recipe.
Ham and Cheese Bowties
Whip up a quick pasta dish using leftover ham. It is the best comfort food and no one will know it is leftovers.
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Turn the classic Chicken Cordon Bleu dish into an easy casserole. It is so simple to make with bits of leftover ham.
Navy Bean Soup
Stretch your leftover ham into another meal with this easy Navy Bean soup.
Cheesy Ham and Potato Bacon Casserole
Leftover ham won’t go to waste with this simple to make casserole recipe. It is loaded with cheese, ham and potatoes.
Ham and Potato Chowder
If you need a gluten free option, make this ham and potato chowder using leftover ham. Everyone loves a warm bowl of soup.
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Recipe
Serve this as a side dish or a main dish using leftover ham. Scalloped potatoes are even better with ham mixed in.
Easy Ham and Potato Crock Pot Soup
This simple soup is easy to throw together. The leftover ham makes the potato soup hearty and delicious.
Leftover Green Beans:
Don’t toss those leftover green beans. We have lots of delicious ideas to try.
Green Bean Casserole Cups
Turn plain leftover green beans into mini casserole cups.
Arkansas Green Beans
Everyone loves bacon and they are delicious with leftover green beans. They have a tasty brown sugar sauce.
Turkey Pot Pie
You only need a few leftover green beans to use for this pot pie recipe. Don’t toss them and use the veggie for another meal idea.
Green Bean Potato Casserole
Leftover green beans combine with potatoes and cheese for a tasty side dish. It is a great recipe to turn green beans into something new and fabulous.
Oven Roasted Parmesan Green Beans
With a little Parmesan cheese and seasoning, leftover green beans get turned into a new dish.
Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms
Toss in mushrooms and seasonings with leftover green beans for an amazing side dish.
Garlic Lemon Green Beans
Just a splash of lemon and garlic can transform leftover green beans. It is a light and flavor packed dish.
Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
Take leftover green beans and wrap them in green beans. It is a tasty combination.
Crockpot Italian Pork Chop Dinner
This one pot dish is even easier when you use leftover green beans. Your family will be impressed.
Crock Pot Vegetable Soup
Toss leftover green beans into the slow cooker to make veggie soup.
Leftover stuffing recipes
Stuffing has so much potential for leftovers. The ideas are endless.
Turkey and Stuffing Sliders
Just add a little bit of leftover stuffing and turkey to make sliders. This is so easy and always a hit.
Sushi Inspired Thanksgiving Turkey Rolls
This fun dish uses rolled up turkey with leftover stuffing inside.
Mashed Potato and Stuffing Patties
Combine leftover mashed potatoes and stuffing to make delicious patties.
Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing Dumpling Soup
Your family can enjoy leftover stuffing in delicious soup. It makes the best dumplings.
Stuffing Waffle
Turn leftover stuffing into a delicious waffle. You can make a waffle sandwich with your favorite leftovers.
Roasted Butternut Squash with Turkey stuffing
Scoop out a butternut squash and fill it with leftover stuffing for another great meal.
Leftover cranberry sauce recipes:
Cranberry sauce is very versatile. From appetizer recipes to main dishes, there are plenty of ideas.
Crock Pot Grape Jelly Meatballs
These delicious meatballs can be made using cranberry sauce instead of the grape jelly.
Cranberry Orange Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin
Don’t throw away leftover cranberry sauce. It tastes fabulous with pork tenderloin.
Cranberry Orange Bread
Use that leftover cranberry sauce to make Cranberry Orange bread. It is moist and delicious.
Smoked Turkey Cranberry Orange Sandwich
Make cute tea sandwiches using leftover cranberry sauce.
Turkey Quesadillas with Chipotle Cranberry Sauce
Quesadillas are so fun to make and eat. Leftover cranberry sauce makes these even better.
Cranberry Bread Pudding
Take bread pudding up a level with leftover cranberry sauce. It is so easy.
Coconut Cake
This layer cake has a surprise in the middle. Use leftover cranberry sauce in between the layers for delicious flavor.
Cream Cheese Cranberry Dip
This recipe is perfect for using leftover cranberry sauce. Layers of cream cheese and cranberries make the best dip for snacking.
Leftover turkey recipes
Shredded turkey has the most options to serve as leftovers for your family. You can easily prepare a turkey salad with blue cheese or a turkey sandwich for a quick and delicious meal for your family. Which one of these leftover turkeys recipes will you try first?
Turkey Sandwich Crescent Roll Recipe
Everyone loves crescent rolls. Use leftover turkey to stuff crescents with for a great meal.
Hawaiian Turkey and Cheese Sliders
Sliders are even easier using leftover turkey. Add cheese and you are set.
Crock Pot Turkey Lasagna
Instead of ground turkey, use leftover turkey to make this tasty lasagna.
Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings
You can use leftover turkey in this recipe for a great comfort food meal.
20 Minute Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Homemade soup is always better. Use the last of the Thanksgiving turkey to make this soup in 20 minutes.
Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe
You can easily use leftover turkey instead of chicken in this casserole. It is perfect to feed a crowd.
Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Crescents make this so flaky and tasty. Just use leftover turkey instead of chicken to prepare this amazing casserole.
Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie
The slow cooker does all of the work and this recipe is even easier with leftover turkey.
Crockpot White Chicken Chili
This meal is less than $5 and even cheaper made with leftover turkey.
Crockpot Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Just add leftover turkey instead of chicken to this hearty vegetable soup.
Spicy Creamy Chicken
No one will notice that you replaced the chicken with leftover roasted turkey in this creamy pasta dish.
Creamy Turkey Soup
This soup is creamy and flavorful in each bite. It is an easy way to use leftovers and keep your family happy.
Turkey Enchiladas
Mexican night is even better with quick and easy enchiladas. Shred leftover turkey and turn it into enchiladas.
Check out our full list of leftover turkey recipes for even more easy and delicious ideas.
What to do with Leftover Rolls?
Keep you leftover rolls as they can be used as a second meal.
Easy Burger Sliders
Leftover rolls are the perfect size to turn into sliders for burgers.
Balsamic Chicken Caprese Sliders
This is a delicious way to use rolls that are leftover from Thanksgiving. You can just follow the recipe but substitute turkey for the chicken.
Hawaiian Roll Pizza Sliders Recipe
Get your pizza fix and use leftover rolls at the same time.
Homemade Croutons
Leftover rolls make really tasty croutons to enjoy with salad or soup.
Rolls
Simply freeze leftover rolls to use later for future dinners. They can also be toasted and used for garlic bread.
How long does leftover turkey last?
Leftover turkey is generally good for 3 to 4 days when stored in the refrigerator.
You can freeze it as well and it will last for 3 to 4 months. I love freezing it and then defrosting some when I’m ready to make a recipe for leftover turkey meat.
It’s so convenient and saves a ton of time in the kitchen too. Just make sure to freeze the turkey inside an airtight freezer container or bag.
Try these Leftover Thanksgiving Recipes.
Which Thanksgiving leftover recipes have peaked your interest? I think the ones with cranberry sauce sound very interesting, so I might start there first.
Also, I know that I’ll be trying some of these leftover turkey breast recipes as we always have tons of leftover turkey in my house.
Come back and share your favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipes with us. We’d love to try those out as well.
I love to make a turkey potpie with my leftovers.
These recipes are great to have on hand when you have left over turkey. I can’t wait to try some of them like the turkey sliders! I saved this post to my Thanksgiving Pinterest board for next year!
We usually make turkey noodle soup and turkey salad with our leftovers. I’m definitely going to try some of these recipes.
We love sliders with turkey or ham!
The turkey pot pie is great but we love making hand pies with everyone in the pool.
Thank you for all of these wonderful recipes! They look awesome and I can’t wait until I can try several of these!
Thanks!
turkey pot pie
Thank you for the wonderful recipes! I love using up my leftovers to make all kinds of things 🙂
I made the Leftover Turkey Pot Pie with Stuffing Crust. I used homemade dressing that I had already baked as the crust on top. It turned out deliciously!
Love all the ideas for leftovers, we like the ham and cheese sliders!!
These Thanksgiving leftover recipes sound good. I especially liked the Ham & Potato Soup Crockpot Recipe. I’m definitely putting it on my list to make sometime.
Wow! Thank you so much for all the recipes for leftover Thanksgiving food. So many that I want to try. I’m making a Dorito Chicken casserole tonight using turkey in place of chicken. Hope it turns out.
This saved me this Thanksgiving. Thank you!
These look great, can’t wait to try aome
I follow the recipe for Bisquik Rolled Rolls. Just follow that recipe and roll into a large rectangle about 1/2″ or less thick. Brush on melted butter, add chopped leftover turkey. Top with leftover dressing, salt and pepper. Roll up jelly-roll style. Cut into 2″ rounds. Place on cookie sheet and bake until crust is golden brown. Serve with heated leftover gravy. Yum!
Love Turkey and ham sandwiches!
Love having leftovers!
So good!
Who doesn’t like having a holiday meal all over again?
Love having left overs, it’s like having the holiday meal all over again!
Love having left overs, so many things you can make with them!
It really have much leftovers.
We like turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey and waffles with gravy, and turkey noodle soup.
My favorite leftover from the holidays is smoked turkey salad sandwiches
I tried the mashed potatoes waffles- they were good. I thought this was a great email and I saved it. Never know what to do with left overs. Now I do!
I use leftovers for casserole , soup, sandwiches.
My favorite ways to make leftovers with thanksgiving items are: mashed potato cakes & turkey pot pie!
I can’t wait to try some of these! Personally, my favorite is turkey sandwiches and potato chips.
Love leftovers. Bunch put in freezer.
I love turkey sandwiches
I always use left over Turkey to make Turkey Salad (instead of using Chicken) and Turkey pot pie. Or open face Turkey sandwiches with mash potatoes and gravy. Ham is always use to make Navy Bean and Ham Soup, fry pieces of Ham to eat with Breakfast or we have Ham and Cheese sliders. Also I freeze a few pieces of Ham to use when I make a pot of Beans.
The potato fritters fried with cheese is very good. I like to make turkey salad with the left over turkey but this year I’m going to try the pot pie.
We usually have ham at Thanksgiving. I use the leftovers for split pea soup, pasta ham and cheese salad, corn chowder or sandwiches. When we have turkey…our favourites are chow mein, turkey vegetable noodle soup, sandwiches or shepherds pie.
So many great ideas! I think we’ll try the Turkey pot pie and use the leftover rolls for slider burgers.
Great ideas! Can hardly wait to try them!
I like to spread leftover dressing and turkey in a dish, top with the remaining mashed potatoes, add a drained leftover green vegetable and top with gravy, cover and heat till bubbly around edges. Leftover sweet potatoes are always a pie or bread ingredient.
I like using the leftover turkey for sandwiches, soup, on bread with gravy and in turkey hashbrown casserole.
Thank you for all the recipe ideas!
I usually make a turkey pot pie or turkey and egg noodles with leftover turkey. It is really good to make turkey salad sandwiches too.
My favorite with leftovers is Turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce
Fried potato balls
My favorite way to use leftover turkey is to make turkey soup. My second favorite way is to make turkey tetrazzini.
So many great ideas. Can’t wait to try a few. We do like the ham salad and occasionally have made a turkey salad as well.
The slider’s are great
All of these great ideas make me regret that I didn’t host Thanksgiving this year. No leftovers at my house!
These are some great ideas! I especially want to try the ham and bean soup! I’m a soup lover!
There’s usually not enough leftovers to do anything special but I do like a Turkey sandwich on a Hawaiian roll with green onions.. love all the recipes you guys posted…
Pot pies are my favorite for left overs!
Wow !! I can’t believe how many meals you could make from leftover turkey. I love to have just a cold turkey sandwich…my husband likes turkey and noodles.
We have Thanksgiving with friends who live 4 hours away. They want let me bring anything and I want ask for leftovers. They didn’t know I wasn’t a chef (LOL) . I might have brought something good.
Now why didn’t I think of these. Now I have dinner planned for 2 days. So quick and easy. Thank you. It won’t let me leave and stars so here are my stars ?
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Definitely a 5 star review!!
I made your Turkey Quesadillas and everyone enjoyed them! Thank you!
I like grilled Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches. Give the credit to Bob Evans
Leftovers are always the best
For Turkey leftovers, I recommend chopping up dark or white Turkey and making Turkey tacos. Use black beans and rice as complements to the taco!
Oh wow. Lots to choose from. I usually make turkey pot pie.
Ham and potato soup crockpot recipe is delicious.
Am I the only person that thinks the leftovers and everything that you can make with them are maybe a bit better than the original dinner?
Favorite is turkey pot pie.
I’m buying extra large turkey and ham for Christmas now so I can use these recipes ?
Wow such awesome leftover recipes. I done a few of them but have never thought of some of your ideas.
Goodness – scrolling through all these recipes I am getting hungrier and hungrier -I can’t wait to try the mashed potato pancakes, the soups, pot pie, lasagna – with turkey?! What – so many great recipes –
I like to make soups or casseroles out of my leftovers
Thank you for these ideas! We usually just reheat leftovers or make sandwiches; occasionally a nice turkey soup
like to make turkey and stuffing balls and freeze for later. Great in the middle of winter when you need a little Christmas
I have been trolling the internet for ideas for my leftover and here you have it all in one place. Thank you. I am making the pot pie for sure and the muffin tin potatoes.
Thank u 4 sharing all these recipes
Saw so many awesome things I can do to make leftovers feel like first timers. 🙂 My kids will appreciate it. Know that by today they are over “leftovers” and ready for a break. Now I just have to figure out which one to do first! Thank you!!!!
I just eat them as a meal again.
I make a casserole a few days after thanksgiving, I spray a 9×13 with nonstick. Then spread a layer of stuffing, a layer of turkey, cranberry sauce, any veggies left over, gravy, and top with mashed potatoes and cheese, Bake at 350 for 40-45 min to heat through family loves it!
These all look delicious! I usually make a soup with my leftovers
I love cornbread dressing so I’d like to incorporate it into the Leftover Turkey Pot Pie with stuffing topping. I’ve never had it but it looks so good I’m going to try it Ooh! And cream cheese and cranberry dip…sounds right up my alley. Gotta try that one, too!
My husbamd loves tleftover turkey and avocado sandwiches.
So many possibilities
We usually take left over turkey and make a pot pie with it.Left over ham goes into bean soup
Thanks for these! I think I am going to make the chicken and dumplings. I normally just eat the left overs as is, but these have given me some great ideas.
Fabulous ideas! Definitely keeping!
I’m a soup and casserole kind of cook with leftovers. So I’ll be trying quite a few of these.
I like turkey sandwitches. Slice cheese,bacon,turkey toasted. I like ham& bean soup with leftover ham. I want to try alot of these recipes.
So many uses! Turkey melt, turkey and rice soup, etc
We had a really big Thanksgiving this year and alot of people. We actually did not have any leftovers.
Going to try one for sure. Made Cresent rolls stuffed with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce.
I’m going to be making the ham and bean soup can’t wait to try it
Great ideas
Wow you guys are the queens of making left over recipes. With my turkey, we do sandwiches. With the ham, I make a similar ham and bean soup that we call Cajun dinner. It’s just the beans being cooked for a few hours with the ham bone, water and green onions. After about 3- 3 1/2 hours, I’ll add pieces of ham and serve over rice. But the sliders are such a good and yummy idea! So many wonderful recipes to try!
We love to do turkey tetrazinni
Thanks for sharing these recipes
We usually eat leftovers just the way they are but some if these I’ll definitely be trying.
My favorite way to use leftovers has to be using the turkey!! The day after making sandwiches with the turkey, dijon mustard mixed with cranberry sauce, brie and green, sliced apples grilled on the stove is amazing!!
Soup, Soup, Soup!!
Hot turkey sandwiches
Casserole if you get of the many different types of soup you can make.
Use your imagination, might come up with your own recipe!!
Leftovers on Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite! I make double the amount of sides just for the leftovers! Thanks for all the leftover recipe ideas!
So many great ideas! We take all the Thanksgiving leftovers and re create the Bobbi. It’s a sandwich from Caprotti’s which is a sub shop in my hometown!
Turkey pot pie and sliders with a little bit of everything on them
I’m always looking for tasty recipes to use of leftovers. Thank you.
Turkey or ham salads are the best
These all look so amazing! I’m going try the Hawaiian Ham sliders tonight!
I found so many ways to use up these leftovers, thank you.
I made turkey sliders and ham sliders. They were terrific, nothing like little bites to fill the little spaces still open!! Not too much, just enough!
I made turkey sliders and ham sliders even though I did not have a lot of ham left. They were terrific, nothing like little bites to fill the little spaces still open!! Not too much, just enough!
My favorite way to use leftover turkey is to make tamales out of it. It has been a family tradition my whole life. Most of us like the tamales better than the original turkey meal.
It’s hard to beat a cold turkey sandwich!
I usually am not creative enough to come up with ways to use my leftovers. My mom usually make turkey noodle soup but I just eat the leftovers the way they are made.
I like to layer all my leftovers together in a lasagna style casserole and rebake it and serve it all in one but still different
With the leftover turkey I make a turkey pot pie.
Already had sliders with turkey leftovers. Going to make soup with the rest.
My favorite way to use leftover turkey is soup. I put the carcass in my crockpot with a quart of stock plus water to cover and cook it all night. Next day I strain out all the bones and start adding. In goes leftover turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, sweet potatoes – it all goes in. I let it cook on low, taste/adjust seasonings, add noodles, macaroni shells or rice and we have a pot of soup!
I mix turkey, stuffing, and gravy together and put over mashed potatoes
My favorite way to eat turkey is cold on a sandwich with Mayo and a little smear of cranberry sauce ? ?
Some really good options! Can’t wait to try some of these!
We usually only have turkey left so we make tetrazzini with it but I’m going to try eating on a dimes recipes
I wish that I could say that I tried some of these. However, because of using your other recipes for ham and turkey, there were no left overs to use, Kind of disappointed as I always look forward to that ham or turkey sandwich the next day. Thanks, Carrie and team for making this a very easy holiday for me this year.
I’ve made at least half of these. Love them all
This year with my leftovers I tried Turkey cups
So delicious !!! M
and cold Turkey sandwiches of course
I will be making the turkey and cheese sliders. Also the ham and potato soup. Thank you for the great leftover ideas!
I would love to make the Mashed Potato Waffles, they sound so good!!!
I enjoy leftovers. Turkey sandwiches, ham cheese scramble.
My favorite leftover Turkey is what you call Tea Sandwiches. We have full turkey and cranberry with mayonnaise on a good tasting bread. I like sour dough wheat. Nice crusty edges and soft inside.
I usually like heating whole plates of leftovers and I also have a special turkey lasagna that’s really good. This year we’re just having roast though, since it’s just my son and me and I’m disabled with MS, so cooking a huge meal really wears me out. I’m looking forward to the roast leftovers though. And your recipes sound great!
I like to take left over turkey and make what I call Turkey Joes . I chop some celery and onion , saute in butter , in a sauce-pan . Once they are soft , I add a good amount of chopped , cooked turkey meat , 1 tsp prepared yellow mustard , and enough ketchup to make it moist . Let it gently simmer to meld flavors. Serve on a buttered bun . It may sound strange , but give it a try . 🙂
We don’t usually have a lot of leftovers because people take them home with them. Since we’re not very creative, what we do have ends up in sandwiches and soup.
Im looking forward to stuffing leftovers… the recipe for stuffing waffles sounds absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to try it!
I usually do the turkey sandwich thing using the stuffing too. I think I might try the crock pot shepherd’s pie this year! Using the leftovers sounds like a fun twist!
Love the recipes! One of the first leftovers I make is turkey noodle soup with mashed potatoes dumpings or stuffing balls depends on what I have more leftovers from.
I think the potato pancakes and stuffing waffles would taste amazing the next day.
I certainly will be making the creamy turkey soup because I’ve been sick for over a week and hot soup will help my throat feel better.
My favorite way to use Thanksgiving leftovers is to make turkey or chicken veggie soup and ham/egg salad sandwiches.
I usually just warm up leftovers but now I will try the fried potato cakes, Turkey pot pie and Turkey and ham sliders!! Thank you for the ideas!
Turkey Tetrazzini hands down!
My all time favorite is a turkey club made with leftover turkey. I make a double decker with bacon , lettuce , tomato , turkey ( of course) and mayo. Hubby has his on white toast and I, usually make mine on whole grain toast. Leftover mashed potatoes will be used the next morning as tater cakes. Turkey noodle soup over the weekend. I also make stuffing sandwiches. Stuffing, mayo , cranberry sauce on white bread. I noticed that Turkey quesadillas are on the list of recipes so that will, definitely, be another yummy way to use up leftovers ?
We usually make a Thanksgiving sandwich with all the fixings. But I’m looking to make your recipe for mashed potato fritters.
Our best use of leftovers is to just simply make another plate of our favorites!!!!
I love to have left over turkey. 1st we have left over turkey sandwiches on very soft bread then it’s Turkey pot pie with the rest of it.
I make stuffing patties to freeze and then I can take them out individually. I roll stuffing into balls and flatten into patties, coat in buttered bread crumbs. Brown in skillet, cool and freeze in plastic bags. Can be reheated in oven, skillet or microwave.
I usually make turkey and noodles, turkey pot pie with side mashed potatoes, or shepherd’s pie using most of the leftovers. Just depends what is leftover and how much.
I use leftover turkey in salads, sometimes in soup (turkey noodle soup) or in a sandwich.
I look forward to using left over turkey for some really good sandwiches
I plan on making stuffing waffles. They look wonderfully delicious! But, then again all the recipes look great!
I love Turkey left overs. I like to just eat it cold or I make turkey Pot Pie. If I have enough sometimes I will freeze for a future meal.
If there are any mashed potatoes left over, we will try the waffles or cakes recipes.
With 19 people there aren’t usually any leftovers. However I would like to try the potato cakes if there were potatoes left over
They all look so good but I think I will be doing ham sliders and maybe ham and corn chowder.
Happy Thanksgiving I’m going to make turkey pot pie with stuffing crust
my favorite part of thanksgiving is the pumpkin pie..and there is never any leftovers..lol we usually have lots of turkey left over and besides really big sandwiches my families favorite is green chilie burritos made from the turkey.
With my leftover turkey, we will make turkey tetrazzini with it
so glad you like them!
My favorite ways to use leftover Turkey is white chili, Turkey noodle soup, or enchiladas. The mashed potatoes are for potato patties or Shepherd’s Pie. The green beans & corn are turned into soup. The week after Thanksgiving is my easiest week for cooking! Happy Thanksgiving!
My mom always used to make pot pie with our leftovers. I want to try making mashed potato pancakes this year!
I love to use leftovers for lunch. A simple easy meal.
I make the Ham & Cheese sliders all the time, this year I will be adding the mashed potatoes soup to go along with them! Great ideas, Thanks for sharing!
Looking forward to trying the turkey stuffing sliders
Thanks for including my recipe for Turkey Noodle Soup.
Thank you so much for including my croquettes! Everything sounds amazing – I can’t wait to check out the recipes:)
Thanks for including my recipes in this fantastic round up
Thank you so much for sharing my recipe for Corn & Cheddar Mashed Potato Fritters in this fabulous roundup. I will certainly be checking out the rest of these recipes to utilize some of my own Thanksgiving leftovers.
Thanks so much for sharing my recipe! Off to check out the others! Sharing!