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Still have leftover turkey and trimmings in your refrigerator? Does the thought of more turkey sandwiches and reheated plates fill you with dread?
Well, here to save the day are 6 creative solutions to your leftover problem, all explained and demonstrated by your video hosts on Youtube.
Thanksgiving Leftover Breakfast Hash
I think they could have called this “Black Friday Hash” except that Black Friday shoppers seem to go right to the store after dinner. This entertaining video from the Food Network shows how to make a great hot breakfast for the weekend after Thanksgiving to help reduce the food storage problem in your fridge.
Spicy Turkey Soup
My college food service used to make use of leftovers as soup. One Sunday there were chicken fingers. The next day, chicken fingers in peanut butter, dubiously called chicken kung pao. The very next day? Chicken kung pao soup. Blech.
Laura in the Kitchen presents a much more appealing approach to using leftover turkey in a delicious spicy soup that will warm you and your family for another night.
Sweet & Spicy Turkey Sandwich
You might be sick of turkey sandwiches, but were you making Vietnamese sweet & spicy turkey sandwich? Cookbook author John Gregory-Smith shows you how to up your sandwich game this weekend with the plentiful turkey you have sitting around.
Leftover Casserole
You could just throw the leftovers in a baking dish and call it a new meal. Or you could try a tested and true recipe from " target="_blank">Linda’s Pantry to whip up a shepard’s pie-ish dish for supper.
What’s particularly helpful is the suggestions for fresh ingredients to add to the meal.
Leftover Pot Pies
My personal favorite of these ideas. A bit of pastry, and a clever use of the leftovers to make the base and the contents of the filling. A special thanks to Working Class Foodies for this idea and the instructions to make it yourself.
Leftover Calzones
Thanksgiving leftover pizza might be a bit much. But wrap the dough around the ingredients you have a calzone, which of course is something completely different. Rob at Cooking For Dads walks you through the process of hiding the leftovers in pizza dough for a leftover meal that isn’t as prone to deja vu.
What’s your favorite thing to do with Thanksgiving leftovers?
