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    15 Scrumptious Ways to Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers

    November 19, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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    Transform your Thanksgiving Leftovers with these easy ideas!

    Say goodbye to boring leftovers, and stop worrying about wasting food. These recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers are game changers and the whole family will love them!

    15 ways to transform thanksgiving leftovers

    It’s pretty much tradition to enjoy a break from the kitchen after Thanksgiving due to the large amount of leftovers that can be thrown at hungry family members.  But what do you do when you are sick of reheated turkey and stuffing?  You add a few new ingredients and spices and remake those boring leftovers into new delicious meals that keeps everyone happy while not wasting any food!

    Get inspired with these 15 recipes to transform your Thanksgiving leftovers into new tasty dishes…

    Butternut Cranberry Rice Pilaf Recipe

    Use Up Leftover Sides to Make New Side Dishes

    • Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole
    • Stuffing Cups (uses up leftover broth, stuffing, and pie crusts!)
    • Butternut Cranberry Rice Pilaf (uses up leftover rice, cranberries, squash, and sweet potatoes!) (pictured above)

    fried rice with turkey leftovers

    Repurpose Leftover Turkey (and other proteins) into Fresh Main Courses

    • Sausage & Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie
    • BBQ Shepherd’s Pie (sub turkey for ground beef)
    • Curried Turkey Salad
    • Turkey Fried Rice (pictured above)
    • King Ranch Chicken Enchiladas (sub leftover turkey)
    • Cajun Turkey & Andouille 15 Bean Soup
    • Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Pork Roast

    pretzel-rolls---turkey-cran

    Transform Leftovers into Amazing Sandwiches

    • Spicy Turkey Cranberry Pretzel-wiches (pictured above)
    • Pumpkin Turkey Open Face Sandwiches
    • Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese (sub leftover turkey with added spices)

    butternut-squash-muffins

    Sweet Potatoes and Squash are NOT just for Dinner

    • Cinnamon Butternut Squash Muffins (pictured above)
    • Sweet Potato Pancakes with Maple-Cranberry Syrup

    Enjoy your leftover starting on Friday!

    15 Ways to Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers | 5DollarDinners.com

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    1. Jessica @ wearitforless says

      November 24, 2014 at 5:13 pm

      Thank you! I am going to need this 🙂

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    2. Sarah Koszyk says

      December 1, 2014 at 7:09 pm

      So many great ideas! Definitely going to do the fried rice and stuffing cups. Yum!

      Reply

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