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20 Easy Leftover Turkey Recipes

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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.

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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!

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Leftover Turkey Recipes

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www.halfbakedharvest.com
One Pot Creamy Turkey and Potato Dumplings.
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!
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A white bowl filled with a creamy turkey wild rice soup. Garnished with fresh herbs, the bowl is placed on a wooden board with a white and brown embroidered cloth.
Creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup
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!
Creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup Recipe
3
Bowl of turkey noodle soup with a spoon resting on a white scalloped plate.
Turkey Vegetable Noodle Soup
My favorite after Thanksgiving tradition is this delicious Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup. Making your own Turkey Broth makes it extra special.
Turkey Noodle Soup Recipe
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Pot of Homemade Turkey Stock from Leftover Turkey carcass and bones.
Homemade Turkey Stock Recipe
Save the turkey carcass for making this delicious turkey broth for, of course, Turkey Noodle Soup!
Turkey Stock Recipe
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Turkey and Potato Soup Recipe
Turkey and Potato Soup Recipe
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.
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Leftover Thanksgiving Panini
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Leftover Thanksgiving Panini
Get Leftover Thanksgiving Panini Recipe from Food Network
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One-Pot Cheesy Turkey Tamale Pie
One-Pot Cheesy Turkey Tamale Pie
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
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closeup up butternut squash Mexican casserole in white dish
Butternut Squash Mexican Enchilada Casserole
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.
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9
Turkey Corn Chowder
Turkey Corn Chowder
One pot and 30 minutes is all you will need to make this delicious and hearty, quick cooking chowder loaded with turkey, potatoes, and corn.
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Mouthwatering Turkey With Glass Noodles
www.bonappetit.com
Mouthwatering Turkey With Glass Noodles
"Something about this year makes me feel like: Screw it. I want to eat leftover turkey the way I want to," says Mister Jiu's chef Brandon Jew.
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Leftover Turkey Dinner Hash
Leftover Turkey Dinner Hash
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!
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Leftover Turkey Casserole
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Leftover Turkey Casserole
Leftover Turkey Casserole made with leftover turkey, cheesy gravy, and cornbread is fast, easy, and ready in under 45 minutes!
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Turkey Casserole
Turkey Casserole
This dish goes where no turkey has gone before.
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Spicy Cabbage Salad With Turkey and Peanuts
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Spicy Cabbage Salad With Turkey and Peanuts
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.
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Aunt Bee's Leftover Turkey Casserole
Aunt Bee's Leftover Turkey Casserole
Aunt Bee's easy leftover turkey casserole with noodles and cream of mushroom soup is a quick meal to use up those Thanksgiving extras!
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Thanksgiving Pizza
Thanksgiving Pizza
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!
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Turkey Pot Pie Is Meant For More Than Just Leftovers
Turkey Pot Pie Is Meant For More Than Just Leftovers
Give a turkey twist to the classic.
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Leftover Turkey Jambalaya
Leftover turkey? Turn it into this delicious Leftover Turkey Jambalaya. It has so much spice and flavor. Serve with bread for a hearty meal!
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Turkey Divan Is So Divine
Turkey Divan Is So Divine
The best solution to Thanksgiving leftovers.
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A baking dish filled with cheese-topped enchiladas garnished with fresh herbs, surrounded by wooden utensils, onions, chili peppers, and parsley on a wooden table.
Easiest Turkey or Chicken Enchiladas Ever
This is one of the easiest enchiladas you will ever make. Swap the chicken for leftover turkey!
Easy Chicken Enchilada Recipe

How Long Can You Refrigerate Leftover Turkey?

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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Stephanie Wilson

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Stephanie Wilson is the founder of 31Daily.com, where she shares seasonal recipes, weekly meal plans, and teatime favorites to help readers gather around the table with joy. A certified private chef, cookbook author, and longtime event planner, she brings over 20 years of experience in catering, food writing, and media production—including network television work as a producer, director, and writer. Her work has been featured by Today.com, The Kitchn, Parade, and more.

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