Wednesday, November 23, 2011

20 Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas

Simply stated...the BEST thing about Thanksgiving is the leftovers! For days after, our bodies are on a strict diet of turkey, potatoes, stuffing (and PIE!!!) as we stretch every last bite of our feast to get the most out of our WEEKS worth of preparation-and not to mention-pocketbook!

I mentioned before that you would {probably} never see another recipe on my blog again, but that {probably} is takin' a hike for today as I share TWENTY (2.0.) of the most interesting, and mouthwatering, Thanksgiving Leftover dishes I could find. Thanksgiving leftover are delicious, but even straight up turkey gets old after a few days so here are some fantastic ways to re-invent your feast and get the MOST outta whatchya got!

**clicking on the title above the photo will take you to the website with the recipe. All photos below are directly from the food websites.**

Enjoy!

Turkey pot pie

Recipe courtesy Paula Dean via Food Network

Grilled Turkey, Brie, and Apple Butter Sandwich with Arugula

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence via Food Network

Potato Croquettes

Recipe courtesy Paula Dean via Food Network

Fried Stuffing Bites with Cranberry Sauce

Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson via Food Network

Open Faced Hot Turkey Sammys

Recipe Courtesy Rachel Ray via Food Network

30 Minute Turkey Chili

Recipe via Food Network kitchen

Pocket Pies

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Turkey Cobb Sandwich

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Cranberry Pancakes

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Turkey Stock

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Turkey, cheddar and green apple sandwich

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Chef Salad

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Cranberry Tartlets

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Turkey Soup

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Turkey and Sweet Potato Hash

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Turkey and Corn Enchiladas

Recipe courtesy Kate Merker via Real Simple

Turkey Samosas

Recipe courtesy Kate Merker via Real Simple

Turkey and Poblano Chili

Recipe courtesy Kate Merker via Real Simple

Black Bean and Pumpkin Chili

Recipe courtesy Laura from Real Mom Kitchen

Turkey, Cheddar and Apple Hand Pies

Recipe courtesy Kimberley Hasselbrink from The Etsy Blog

Turkey Waldorf Salad

Recipe courtesy Wes Martin via Food Network

Thank you so much for stopping in today, I hope you have a WONDERFUL, family/friend filled Thanksgiving! I'm off now to take care of my sick husband-which is the equivalent of 3 sick children (I swear he takes the moaning up a notch as soon as I walk in the room) AND my 2 sick kiddos (whom I actually DO feel bad for) so I can get all five three of my whiners better before tomorrow!!! Happy Eating (and eating and eating and eating) :)

4 comments:

cnelson said...

So sorry you are all sick! I hope they get feeling better before tomorrow! I sure wish I was there with you all! At least there is Christmas! This post has me salivating all over my computer. Not a pretty sight...thank you very much!

Shiloh said...

Some of these look fantastic.:) Thanks so much for rounding them up and sharing.:)
I hope your family feels better soon!:)

Jenn said...

I am really hungry now! I think this is the best leftover ideas I have seen yet! You should come and enter my Vanilla Bean Paste giveaway http://eatcakefordinner.blogspot.com/2011/11/vanilla-bean-paste-giveaway.html

Jennifer said...

Thanks for putting these awesome ideas together!! I shared it on Facebook last Wednesday!! :)
And thanks for sharing at Show & Share!