Thanksgiving leftovers

5 years ago

I had more leftovers than normal, as I cooked a full dinner for two. I have made multiple leftover makeovers along with the traditional leftover plate and of course a Thanksgiving sandwich. I have made soup, pot pie, mexican bake, and also froze a couple dinners for lunches in the next month. Last night we had Brie and turkey on mini toast points topped with tomato jam.

I am officially out of leftovers ( well there are a ton in the freezer but most in a new form) What did you make?

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

5 years ago

Nothing out of the ordinary. Just a couple of plated repeats of Thursday's dinner and sandwiches. I froze everything else. Only got a turkey breast but even it was too much for a single :-)

If I do have turkey leftovers, my favorite recipes for them are turkey ala king over biscuits or turkey curry.

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Marilyn Sue
5 years ago
All I have left is a bit of pistachio dessert and two pieces of cheesecake. I did not freeze anything.

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I hate leftover food, except for dessert. We ate 2 times off of what I cooked for Thanksgiving and gave the rest away. It would have gone to the dogs but one of SOs friends mentioned that he and his daughter wanted it.
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No guests here!
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I think we had the smallest turkey I've ever cooked. I stripped the carcass and threw everything into gravy. One night we had SOS with the leftover mashed potatoes.

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Tonight's dinner is pot pie. I steamed some potatoes, carrots and celery and dumped it in the turkey/gravy. Topped one small casserole with the leftover mash and the other one with the last of the dressing (which is tucked in the freezer).

Now I'm done. Except I need to figure out something to do with a bowl of pretty decent cranberry sauce. And the broth is simmering down.
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I tried a simple recipe posted on Facebook and it was good, simple, but good. Saluted some onion and mushrooms in olive oil. When tender, make a roue in with them then add milk to make gravy. Add cut up turkey and seasoning of choice and heat. I used the gravy packet that came with my frozen boneless turkey breast instead of making my own. I ate it over mashed potatoes, but that was my choice.

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