How to Use Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers

Are you looking forward to a week of cold turkey sandwiches after Thanksgiving? I didn't think so. That's why I have come up with several alternative uses for those turkey leftovers.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Turkey
• Imagination

1. Turkey Salad - Cut up turkey, onion, celery. Mix with mayonnaise. Serve on crackers or bread.

2. BBQ - Cut up turkey. Mix with your favorite BBQ sauce. Serve on hamburger bun.

3. Casserole - Replace the meat in your favorite recipe with turkey chucks, such as Tuna Noodle Casserole made with turkey instead.

4. Tacos - Mix turkey with taco seasoning. In a taco shell, layer turkey, cheese, salsa, and lettuce.

5. Turkey Noodle Soup - In a sauce pan, mix turkey, celery, onion, and seasoning in broth. Add egg noodles about 10 minutes before the vegetables are tender.

6. Stir Fry - In lightly oiled skillet or wok, stir fry vegetables with turkey chunks with an Oriental sauce packet. Serve over rice or Asian noodles.

7. Hash - Finely chop up turkey, onion, and potatoes. Cook in skillet. (I know, you thought hash only came in a can.)

8. For more ideas, look through a cookbook with the idea that turkey can replace the meat in a lot of recipes, especially chicken. Think of it as an adventure.

Tips & Warnings

• Your family may not realize that they are eating leftovers.

Resources

• Thanksgiving Recipes

[jull14]

on 6/19/2009 Excellent article and wonderful tips to help many these days, thanks for sharing

[vlmccauley]

on 11/28/2008 Great ideas! don't forget, the Turkey Pot Pie!!