This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Don’t toss that leftover turkey! Most people don’t want to do a lick of cooking the day after Thanksgiving – I’m with you! Here are some great ideas to use up your Thanksgiving leftovers with minimal effort. These leftover turkey recipes will make you wish you had more turkey!
- Turkey Noodle Soup from Natasha’s Kitchen – this soup is easy, has incredible flavor and will keep your belly full and light during your post-holiday recovery week. 😉 2. Hot Turkey Sandwich from Elise of Simply Recipes- perfect way to use up leftover turkey and gravy! I’m hungry just looking at this. You just can’t go wrong!
- Turkey Crepes from Natasha’s Kitchen – Leftover turkey meat mixed with mushrooms makes the best savory filling for crepes.
- Turkey Santa Fe Lettuce Wraps from Gina of Skinny Taste – pairs well with her avocado cilantro ranch… and my belly.
- Turkey Tetrazzini from Amy of She Wears Many Hats – Oh my word. Turkey with noodles in a creamy sauce… and now I’m starving again.
- Leftover Turkey Pot Pie from Damn Delicious – A fuss free comfort food with simple ingredients; this is one to unwind with :).
- Spicy Turkey Enchiladas from Elise of Simply Recipes – We all use chicken, why not turkey? Your family will probably never guess it’s turkey.
- Leftover Thanksgiving Panini from Ree of Pioneer Woman – She even put cranberry sauce in there. Ree you are a wild woman! I love it!
- Turkey-Cranberry Strudel from Lori a.k.a. Recipe Girl – How amazing does a puff pastry pocket of turkey, cranberry, roasted squash and cheese sound?!
- Thai Basil Turkey Wraps from Jade of Steamy Kitchen – How easy and scrumptious! It’s one of those feel-good while stuffing your face kind of foods.
- Creamy Poblano and Turkey Soup from Sommer of A Spicy Perspective – Ahem. Yum! Orzo, a creamy broth and poblano peppers…
- Leftover Turkey Fritata from Katerina of Diethood – the perfect post Thanksgiving breakfast.
- Leftover Turkey Lasagna Roll from Dara of Cookin’ Canuck – this one’s low fat and so creative! No one would ever guess this was leftover turkey.
- Creamy Mushroom & Leek Pasta from Natasha’s Kitchen – toss your leftover turkey into the sauce in step 4 and you have yourself a creamy mushroom & turkey pasta. Yes please!
- Leftover Turkey Enchiladas from Ali of Gimme some oven. Yes, gimme gimme! How easy are these when you already have the turkey?!
- One Pot Cheesy Turkey Tamale Pie from Tieghan of Half Baked Harvest. You had me at Cheesy. P.S. How is your post-Thanksgiving recovery going? Are you getting a start on your shopping? Or are you slugging it out at home like us? Maybe that Christmas tree is going up? – Natasha
