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If you find yourself with plenty of leftover turkey following your feast, do a happy dance. These easy Leftover Turkey Recipes will have you making turkey more often! Just for the leftovers.
While I'll always love a Thanksgiving feast, I'm already thinking, planning, and dreaming about using these incredibly delicious leftover turkey recipes.
Here you will find recipes ranging from sandwiches to soups, wraps, casseroles, and even pizza. From spicy to mild, healthy to a little decadent, I hope you'll find recipes everyone in your group will love!
Use up those Thanksgiving leftovers with this One Pot Creamy Turkey and Potato Dumplings. A cozy recipe that's one pot and done. No turkey...use chicken!
This creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup is perfect for days when you have leftover turkey or chicken and are craving a hearty, warm, and creamy bowl of good-for-you soup!
This comforting turkey-potato soup combines several favorite Thanksgiving flavors into one cozy bowlful. With plenty of flavorful turkey and chunky root vegetables, it's a perfect soup for fall and winter, and simple enough for an easy weeknight dinner.
Trying to figure out how to feed lingering guests AND use up leftover turkey? Here's you answer, One-Pot Cheesy Turkey Tamale Pie from halfbakedharvest.com
Swap the chicken for turkey in this easy and incredibly yummy Butternut Squash Mexican Enchilada Casserole. It's packed with flavor, vegetables, and bubbling with enchilada sauce and melty cheese.
This savory Leftover Turkey Dinner Hash is a delicious way to repurpose a fridge full of leftovers after a big feast. 15 minutes and done. Brunch is served!
After a heavy meal, we look for recipes that double as a palate cleanser, with spice, zing, and freshness. With some vegetables that, you know, still have some crunch.
This Thanksgiving Pizza recipe is the BEST way to eat Thanksgiving leftovers. It has turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and more all in a puff pastry crust!
Cooked turkey is good for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
The USDA says Thanksgiving leftovers "can be kept in the refrigerator for three to four days. This means you have until the Monday after Thanksgiving" to eat up your turkey leftovers.
Any leftover turkey after that 3 to 4-day range can be frozen for 2 to 6 months for the best quality. I like to freeze turkey in 2-cup portions for easy soups and stir-frys through the winter. And I freeze it on or about day 2.
How Do You Store Leftover Turkey?
The easiest way to store leftover turkey is to refrigerate it in an airtight sealed container. I like to preserve it in slices when possible. Although I shredded some of it, it makes for quick dinners.
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