- entreés, leftover recipes - Thanksgiving is some people's favorite holiday. For me, that isn't the case. I have my favorites on the table (uhh cough...cough...pie...cough...cough,) but I usually skip some of the classic Thanksgiving dishes such as dressing and gravy. My gold mine of Thanksgiving is the leftovers when I know I can make different, interesting meals with generally the same ingredients. Turkey is at the center of most of these recipes, but there is usually pie to follow each of them. Enjoy! mustard turkey sandwichesThe easiest and quickest way to ramp up boring Turkey Day leftovers. I have done this with turkey and regular yellow mustard in past years, but this year I decided to change it up a bit with dijon and whole grain garlic mustards. serves 1 INGREDIENTSscant 1/4 cup turkey, chopped into bite-sized pieces 1/4 yellow onion, sliced into thin rings 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil, divided 1.5 tbsp dijon mustard 1.5 tbsp whole grain garlic mustard (or any mustard of your preference) 2-3 rolls, depending on size DIRECTIONS
BBQ turkey nachosIf you live or ever have lived in, heck, ever been to Memphis, (and done it right) you've probably had bbq nachos at Central BBQ. Ever since I first made the swap from pulled pork to chicken on them, I haven't gone back. This is my riff on Central BBQ's, and they are my favorite way to reuse leftover turkey when I'm feeding the whole family. It's easy to make and, once it's done, I put the sheet tray out and it's served - no plating required. serves 3-5 INGREDIENTScheese sauce 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 1 - 1.5 cup whole milk 1 - 1.5 cup mexican blend shredded cheese (or any cheese of your preference) salt to taste nachos approx. 21 ounces tortilla chips (find my top 2 favorites here and here) 1/2 yellow onion, roughly chopped 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil 1.5 cup turkey, roughly chopped 5-6 tbsp BBQ dry rub, divided pickled jalapeños (optional) extra mexican blend shredded cheese (optional) DIRECTIONS
Spicy turkey and rice stir fryMy grandfather always enjoys rice with his turkey and gravy, so it is on the Thanksgiving menu when he is here. There is always a good amount of it leftover, but leftover rice is normally mushy when reheated, so I decided this year I was going to try to reuse it and maintain an edible texture to it. Stir fry seemed like a good option because I can use leftover veggies in it. This was probably my favorite one of these 3 leftover recipes. serves 2 INGREDIENTS1/3 cup leftover turkey, chopped into small pieces 1 cup cabbage, roughly chopped 1/3 yellow onion, sliced thinly into 1/2 rings leaves of 3 brussels sprouts (*you can chop up the remaining fragments of the sprouts and add them with the cabbage) 3/4 cup cooked rice 1/3 cup soy sauce 2 tbsp red pepper flakes (this is a bit spicy, so adjust this to your spice tolerance) vegetable oil spray 4 tbsp vegetable oil, divided DIRECTIONS
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