How to Use Up All of Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

Blessings of Abundance

We are truly blessed to live in a land of such abundance! When it comes to sharing a Thanksgiving meal, we usually have more than we need. Many families end up with lots of leftovers, and you never want to see all that food go to waste.

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You can send food home with family and friends, but if they are still full from the meal, they may take less food home. This may still leave you with extras.

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These are great disposable storage containers to either use yourself or send home with guests. Our son used to bring these home with food from restaurants. I loved them so much that I always washed them and reused them. They are freezer safe and microwaveable – very handy! (Affiliate Link)

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There are some things you can freeze and use later. Meats tend to freeze extremely well.

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I have recently been thinking about this blessing dilemma and checking sites for ideas. I have found several ideas to share.

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Recipes & Ideas

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Keep in mind that pretty much any recipe that calls for chicken can use turkey instead. In many cases, turkey can even replace beef, pork, or fish. With that in mind, remember the soups I posted – Seven of My Favorite Quick and Easy Soups, Including My Dad’s Famous Stew!

Fiesta Chicken & Taco Soup

Use turkey instead of chicken in these recipes.

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Turkey Pot Pie instead of Chicken

You can also use your leftover vegetables in this dish. If you wanted, you could use extra mashed potatoes instead of the crust and have a Shepherd’s Pie instead. The crust is so delicious though!

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Spanish Chicken & Rice (Turkey)

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My 15 Minute Meal (Turkey)

Get creative with this one. Almost any vegetables could be added here.

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Fascinations & Finds

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I found many more ideas online. These include ideas for more than just the meat.

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Click here to see many ideas on Living on a Dime’s post. There are many great ideas and recipes!

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Averie from Averie Cooks has several recipes shown here.

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Here is a link to The Food Network’s post with a plethora of information on Thanksgiving leftovers.

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Here is a link to a new site I just recently found. It is a really neat site with amazing recipes. I really like her Turkey Tacos idea. See where Miz Helen’s Country Cottage shares her ideas here.

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Check out Pinterest also. I found these 3 Ingredient Cheesy Sausage Stuffing Balls on there. They sound great if you used Stove Top Stuffing and have extra.

I hope this post gave you some ideas to use up all of your Thanksgiving leftovers. Please share any thoughts you have or ways you use your leftovers.

Have a Grace & Joy-filled day!

Susan

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