Thanksgiving Leftovers Ideas
- Turkey Sandwiches:
- The Classic: Turkey, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise and lettuce, maybe a dab of Dijon mustard, on toasted sourdough.
- Substitute sprouts for lettuce.
- Turkey Diablo: Turkey, chipotle mayo, pepper jack cheese, roasted peppers on Hoagie roll, heated.
Tomato, avocado, bacon, lettuce, red onions optional.
- Turkey, ham and Swiss on rye.
- Turkey BLT. Add avocado and Swiss (or sprouts) and it's a B.L.A.S.T.
- Turkey, Avocado and Tomato Ciabatta.
- Turkey and Avocado Wraps: Turkey, tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, Ranch dressing and Swiss on flour tortilla,
rolled, cut in half.
- Caesar Wrap: Turkey, tomatoes, Romaine lettuce, avocado, Caesar dressing,
Parmesan and croutons on flour tortilla, rolled, cut in half.
- California Roll-up: Turkey, avocado, cream cheese, garlic powder, soy sauce,
olive oil, optional crab and optional nori seaweed.
- Turkey Ruben: Turkey, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on rye bread, grilled until cheese melts.
- Turkey Salad Sandwich: Grind smaller pieces of leftover turkey with onion and pickled peppers.
Serve on toasted bread with lettuce, mayo and a tiny bit of mustard.
Good use of dry white meat.
- Open-face Hot Turkey Sandwich with brown gravy on toast,
reheated mashed potatoes and green beans on the side.
Sometimes called a "Hot Brown."
- Turkey Monte Cristo: Three slices of bread, two layers of filling.
Turkey, ham, mayo and/or mustard in bottom layer, Swiss cheese in top layer,
all dipped in egg-milk mixture and grilled in butter until cheese is melted.
- Stove Top:
- Casseroles:
- Turkey Divan - layered cooked broccoli, turkey, Cheddar sauce and Parmesan, broiled until brown on top.
- Turkey Enchiladas.
- Turkey and Spinach Tetrazzini.
- Turkey and Noodles.
- Turkey Pot Pie.
- Creamed Turkey in Filo Nests.
- Some kind of casserole topped with whack biscuits.
- Substitute in any favorite chicken or tuna casserole.
- Soups:
- Salads:
- Put just the filling of a Turkey Salad Sandwich on an ordinary green salad.
- Stuff a tomato with Turkey Salad.
- Pesto Turkey Salad.
- Chinese Turkey Salad with crispy rice noodles.
- Make complete TV dinners on fancy paper plates and freeze for later.