For many Americans, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season and offers a much-needed break from work and school. Not only is Thanksgiving dinner filled with delicious turkey, it also features a variety of rich, savory dishes sure to leave you feeling stuffed.
Following such a huge meal, most of us leave the table with the top button of our pants unbuttoned to make room for our growing bellies. Others smartly decide to wear clothing with elastic waists for the ultimate comfort.
No matter how stuffed your entire family may be, you probably have more leftovers than you can handle. How on earth can you use all those leftovers? We have a few ideas:
Turkey Bolognese
Leave it up to Giada DeLaurentis to find a delicious recipe utilizing your leftover turkey. Who doesn’t enjoy a good spaghetti dish on a chilly fall day? Leaner than a traditional meat sauce, this bolognese dish is the perfect way to enjoy spaghetti without heavy ground beef.
Turkey Dumpling Stew
Really, is there anything quite as satisfying as a heaping serving of stew on a cold night? Traditionally, chicken and dumplings are a staple of American comfort food. However, this dish is equally as savory and uses up your leftover turkey.
With green beans, carrots and potatoes, this dumpling dish includes several healthy vegetables, making a great dish for the entire family. However, this is a more involved dish, which takes quite a bit of time to prepare.
Potato Cakes with Fried Eggs and Turkey-Red Pepper Hash
What on earth are you supposed to do with all that leftover gravy and turkey? Make a heavenly hash! Transform your leftover mashed potatoes into potato cakes with your favorite seasonings, eggs and milk.
Combining leftover turkey, red peppers, onion and garlic, you can top those tasty cakes with a has that’s out of this world. You know you want to try this.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Do you still have a ton of leftover stuffing? Combine it with a little minced garlic, chopped fresh parsley, a drizzle of olive oil and some grated parm. Grab some hollowed-out button mushrooms, and stuff them with your mixture. All you have to do is bake your mushrooms for about 25 minutes or so.
Turkey Chili
If you’re not a fan of shopping, you may feel like spending the day after Thanksgiving lounging around in your pajamas. The perfect meal for such a day is a heaping bowl of chili, which you can make using your turkey leftovers.
Thanks Benedict on Stuffing Cakes with Sage Hollandaise
There is no luxury breakfast item quite like eggs benedict. A rich, delicious dish, we’re sweating a little bit just thinking about it. Naturally, transforming your leftover stuffing into such an amazing breakfast food might make you cry tears of joy.
Of course, what makes any benedict dish so finger-licking good is the hollandaise sauce, which unfortunately doesn’t use any leftovers. However, the cakes combine stuffing, eggs, Italian bread crumbs, olive oil, pancetta, lemon juice and kosher salt for a divine taste. Don’t hesitate to cook up these bad boys!
Leftover Roast Turkey Pho
Do you love this spicy Vietnamese dish? Following Thanksgiving, you may desire a lighter dish. Just because pho is light doesn’t mean that it’s not tasty, so get cooking!
Chop up some onion, ginger and garlic and roast it with some leftover turkey for about 30 minutes. Saute your spices long enough to release their fragrance, and add some chicken broth. Add the roasted turkey mixture to the broth, boil it, and add noodles. At the table, add your favorite toppings, which could include chopped basil, cilantro, lime slices, or jalapeno peppers.
Turkey, Avocado, and Bacon Sandwich
Basically, this recipe takes the basic turkey sandwich to the next level by roasting your leftover turkey with some herbs. Once your turkey is ready, you spread a little butter on bread slices, add some heavenly slices of fontina cheese and add avocado and bacon slices. Top it with the roast turkey and enjoy!
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