Recipes with leftovers - 13 recipes
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Leftover-Turkey Pizza
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By Drakkensdatter
What do you DO with all that leftover turkey after Thanksgiving? By Monday everyone is tired of turkey sandwiches a...
- Pizza dough
- 1/2 C Plain (non-fat) Greek yogurt
- 1/4 C dry Ranch Dressing mix
- Leftover turkey
- Swiss cheese
- Medium-sharp cheddar
How to make mashed potatoes with a crunchy hazelnut topping
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By Pascale Weeks
Check out this creative take on mashed potatoes!
Turkey Pot Pie
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By gwenmerrill
Great for Thanksgiving leftovers
- 2 cups diced cooked turkey
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 ½ cups cooked vegetables (peas, carrots, green beans, etc.)
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 cup diced cooked potatoes
- 3 cups milk
- ¼ cup butter or margarine
- ½ tsp. ground poultry seasonings or sage
- 1 9” two-crust pastry
Thanksgiving hacks: 36 no-bake recipes to reduce prep time
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Keep it easy to play the odds in your favor. Here are 36 quick, no-bake recipes to spare your oven and make this Thanksgiving a breeze!
Chicken and Dumplings Soup
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By lisagayj
I came up with this recipe because I had leftover chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 rib of celery diced
- ½ of a small onion diced
- 14 ounce can reduced sodium chicken broth
- 10.5 ounce can reduced sodium cream of chicken soup
- 1-2 cups of cooked chicken, shredded
- 5 count can flaky layer biscuits divided and cut into pieces
Cream of Chicken Curry
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By Lazett
From friend Rhodina
- cooked chicken
- chopped onions
- cream of mushroom soup
- cream of chicken soup
- couple of tablespoons curry (to taste)
Your goodwill guide to giving back this Thanksgiving
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Make Thanksgiving about more than just the feast this year. Here are 10 SIMPLE and KIND ways to give back to your community.
Leftover Baked Spaghetti
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By Aprilasb1
Layer spaghetti in casserole dish
- Leftover spaghetti
- Leftover tomato sauce
- Cheese
Creamy Broccoli, Cheese and Turkey Casserole
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By jmsbrdly
This is a simple casserole recipe my mom gave to me years ago to use up Thanksgiving turkey leftovers
- 2 pounds broccoli florets
- 3 cups coarse shredded leftover turkey
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large coarse chopped red onion
- 5 cloves minced garlic
- 1 coarse chopped red bell pepper
- 2 cups sliced white mushrooms
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 cup homemade turkey broth
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons minced flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced thyme
- 1 teaspoon minced rosemary fronds
- 1 teaspoon minced sage
- 1-1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1-1/2 cups crumbled goat cheese
- 1-1/2 cups crumbled Ritz type crackers
- 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup fine ground almonds or pecans
- Coarse kosher or sea salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
Turkey Carcass Italian Soup
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By babeboomer
This will really s-t-r-e-t-c-h that turkey because you use the carcass to make this yummy soup
- Bring to boil and simmer for two hours. Strain the bones in a colander, saving the broth created.
- When cool, pick remaining turkey meat from the bone and place into the broth.
- Add:
- 1/2 green pepper, diced
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 can of chopped mushrooms
- 1 stalk of celery, diced or chopped
- pepper to taste
- 2 t. chicken bouillon granules to taste
- Cook until carrots are tender about 20 minutes.
Mom's "Leftover" Cake
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By Apez27
When making the cake instead of using 3/4 cups water use 3/4 cup of the saved juice
- 1 Duncan hines golden butter cake
- 2 cans peaches drained. save juice
- 1 can pineapple crushed drained. save juice
- 1 jar maraschino cherries drained. save juice
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- handful of coconut
- 1 stick butter
- 3 eggs
Herbed potato biscuits
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By lisakitchentaxi
Mix thoroughly. Divide into three balls Press into 1/4 inch round flattened circles
- 1 cup leftover Best ever mashed potatoes
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- salt and pepper
Roast Beef Sliced Sandwich
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By petka
Tasty way to use leftovers!
- roast beef meat thinly sliced
- long white buns
- 2 pickles sliced horizontally
- mayo
- mustard
- horseradish sauce
- cheese mozza slices
- gravy
- browned onion
More Leftovers recipes
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Dannielle's Thanksgiving Casserole
- 2-3 cups leftover turkey OR boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 2-3 cups leftover stuffing (dressing)
- 2-3 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 1-2 cups leftover gravy
- small pat of butter
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Leftover Chili
- For a couple weeks, save those few bites of leftovers in a container in the freezer. Try to keep like-dishes together. IE: sloppy joes, chili, spaghetti sauce, taco meat all in one dish, etc.
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Leftovers A La King
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 bag or can of peas
- 1 can or bag of corn
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 can of chicken stock or leftover fat
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