Creative ways to use your Thanksgiving leftovers
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Have you had your Thanksgiving meal, and now have ample leftovers? Here are some recipes you can follow to reuse those dishes! Recipes with multiple leftovers If you'd prefer to combine a bunch of dishes in one, there are a few ways to do it! You can follow Fav Family Recipe's Thanksgiving leftover casserole, Pastry Chef Online's Thanksgiving shepherd's pie or throw together Spoon Fork Bacon's Thanksgiving sandwich. Recipes with leftover turkey According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cited by PBS, 35% of turkey meat doesn't get eaten during Thanksgiving. To help reduce that waste, Ahead of Thyme has recipes for turkey tetrazzini with spinach, turkey wild rice soup, buffalo turkey wraps and turkey salad. Other ideas include Serious Eats' turkey 'carnitas' and Family Food on the Table's turkey stir fry with veggies. Recipes with leftover ham Though most Thanksgiving meals include the traditional turkey, the New York Post says 49% of folks prefer to serve ham as an alternative on Thanksgiving. Whether you serve turkey and ham or just the latter, there are plenty of ways to reuse it. For breakfast or brunch, folks can try out Spicy Southern Kitchen's easy ham and cheese quiche, and for lunch or dinner, there's All Recipe's split pea and ham soup or its Chef John's Cuban sandwich. Recipes with leftover stuffing Whether you call it stuffing or dressing, the dish has existed for thousands of years. Though GooRoo Tutoring says its exact origins are unknown, a recipe for stuffing used to fill a chicken, hare and pig can be found in a Roman cookbook from sometime between the 2nd and 1st century AD. A few ways to reuse the age-old dish are Good Housekeeping's stuffin' muffins, its red onion and cheddar bread pudding, savory stuffing waffles or cheesy stuffing stuffed mushrooms. Recipes with leftover cranberry sauce Did you know that cranberries are mostly grown in human-made bogs? This is because they need an environment with a lot of moisture to thrive, according to the Farmer's Almanac. There are plenty of ways to incorporate the tart, yet sweet sauce in a variety of treats. Folks can try out Oh Sweet Basil's cranberry sauce muffins with streusel topping, Marisa Moore's cranberry sauce overnight oats, Ovenspiration by Sula and Spice's cranberry bar recipe or the Weary Chef's cranberry pancakes. For information about safely storing Thanksgiving leftovers, visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Have you had your Thanksgiving meal, and now have ample leftovers? Here are some recipes you can follow to reuse those dishes!
Recipes with multiple leftovers
If you'd prefer to combine a bunch of dishes in one, there are a few ways to do it!
You can follow Fav Family Recipe's Thanksgiving leftover casserole, Pastry Chef Online's Thanksgiving shepherd's pie or throw together Spoon Fork Bacon's Thanksgiving sandwich.
Recipes with leftover turkey
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cited by PBS, 35% of turkey meat doesn't get eaten during Thanksgiving.
To help reduce that waste, Ahead of Thyme has recipes for turkey tetrazzini with spinach, turkey wild rice soup, buffalo turkey wraps and turkey salad.
Other ideas include Serious Eats' turkey 'carnitas' and Family Food on the Table's turkey stir fry with veggies.
Recipes with leftover ham
Though most Thanksgiving meals include the traditional turkey, the New York Post says 49% of folks prefer to serve ham as an alternative on Thanksgiving.
Whether you serve turkey and ham or just the latter, there are plenty of ways to reuse it.
For breakfast or brunch, folks can try out Spicy Southern Kitchen's easy ham and cheese quiche, and for lunch or dinner, there's All Recipe's split pea and ham soup or its Chef John's Cuban sandwich.
Recipes with leftover stuffing
Whether you call it stuffing or dressing, the dish has existed for thousands of years. Though GooRoo Tutoring says its exact origins are unknown, a recipe for stuffing used to fill a chicken, hare and pig can be found in a Roman cookbook from sometime between the 2nd and 1st century AD.
A few ways to reuse the age-old dish are Good Housekeeping's stuffin' muffins, its red onion and cheddar bread pudding, savory stuffing waffles or cheesy stuffing stuffed mushrooms.
Recipes with leftover cranberry sauce
Did you know that cranberries are mostly grown in human-made bogs? This is because they need an environment with a lot of moisture to thrive, according to the Farmer's Almanac.
There are plenty of ways to incorporate the tart, yet sweet sauce in a variety of treats. Folks can try out Oh Sweet Basil's cranberry sauce muffins with streusel topping, Marisa Moore's cranberry sauce overnight oats, Ovenspiration by Sula and Spice's cranberry bar recipe or the Weary Chef's cranberry pancakes.
For information about safely storing Thanksgiving leftovers, visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website.
