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5 Recipes to Help you Make the Most of Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

5 Recipes to Help you Make the Most of Your Thanksgiving Leftovers


Thanksgiving is a great holiday to focus on giving thanks and practicing gratitude. It’s also great because of the assortment of delicious foods that make great leftovers! Make the most of your leftover Thanksgiving dinner by trying out some of these delicious leftover recipes!

In addition to warming up your leftovers for dinner the next few nights and bringing them with you for a comforting lunch at work, here are some fun twists you can try on your leftovers this year:

Wholesome turkey soup

Instead of throwing out the turkey carcass,  consider making a turkey broth for a beautifully prepared Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup! You’ll need leftovers like:

  • Turkey carcass
  • Turkey meat
  • Stuffing

You’ll also need seasonings, fresh vegetables, rice, and frozen peas. Find the full recipe here!

Turkey Pot Pie casserole

While you are welcome to make a traditional pot pie, you can also save yourself a little time and make a casserole instead! This Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie with Stuffing Crust is a must-have for your 2022 Thanksgiving leftovers! You’ll need leftover:

  • Turkey
  • Veggies
  • Stuffing

And fresh veggies, heavy cream, and seasonings! 

Thanksgiving burritos

If you’ve never had a Thanksgiving burrito, then we’re here to hook you up! One thing that we look forward to is eating a Thanksgiving dinner perfectly stuffed inside a tortilla shell! All you’ll need is leftover:

  • Turkey
  • Stuffing
  • Mashed potatoes and/or yams
  • Gravy
  • Cranberry sauce

As well as cheddar cheese, sour cream, and your favorite tortilla shells! For a great recipe, check out this one!

Turkey Sandwiches

If you love the show Friends, then you know the power of a really good leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwich! While there are many renditions of said sandwich across the internet, we’re most excited to try this one. It calls for leftover:

  • Turkey
  • Gravy
  • Stuffing
  • Cranberry sauce
  • Sweet potato (casserole)

And brioche bread, lettuce, mayo, and grainy mustard! 

Thanksgiving Leftover Pizza

Are you looking for a creative way to reuse those Thanksgiving leftovers besides making some turkey sandwiches or a casserole? Then we have just the recipe for you! You’re sure to love this Thanksgiving leftover pizza recipe. You’ll need leftover:

  • Gravy
  • Turkey
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Stuffing
  • Cranberry sauce

As well as pizza dough and mozzarella cheese! 

While there are even more ways you can reuse your Thanksgiving leftovers, we hope you found a few ideas here that you’re excited to try this year!