Creative Ways To Use Leftover Turkey

With so many side dishes being cooked along with the turkey and stuffing you can have a lot of left overs even after you send everyone home with a plate for tomorrow.

So what do you do with the left over turkey? 

This is what you do, you let the star of that Thanksgiving table shine for a few more days, creating different meals with the turkey.

One - We all will do the turkey sandwich with mayo, lettuce and turkey, that is the easy fix for lunch. Add a sprinkle of black pepper for extra flavor.

Two - Dinner in a Bowl 

Cold dressing cut into thin slices

Chopped turkey

Cranberry sauce

In the bottom put a thin layer of the left over dressing/ stuffing.

Next layer turkey

Top with cranberry sauce.

Three  - Turkey Salad sandwiches 

1 cup chopped turkey

1/4 cup chopped onions

1/4 cup chopped celery

2 tablespoon of sweet relish

Mayo

Salt and Black pepper to taste

Mix all together adding mayo last to your taste, if you like it dry use less. Spread on any type of bread you like.

 Four  - Turkey  Salad

1 cup of chopped turkey

1/4 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup pineapple tidbits

1/4 cup of sliced grapes

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup Mayo

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Chopped lettuce

In a large bowl mix turkey, celery, pineapple and grapes. Add sour cream and mayo and mix well.

Divide the lettuce and the turkey salad into two servings, plate up and sprinkle with pecans.

Five - Turkey soup 

1 cup of chopped turkey

1 cup of sliced carrots

1 cup of diced potatoes

1/2 cup of chopped onions

1/2 cup of chopped celery

Salt, black pepper and garlic powder

Cook the potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic powder and celery in just enough water to cover them, cook  till tender, about 15 minutes on medium.

Add salt and black pepper to taste. 

Add the cooked turkey and heat for 5 more minutes. You might even want to home can the soup!

Six - Fried Turkey

This is one of the simplest ways to use left over turkey and one of my favorites.

Any size pieces of turkey

Flour

cooking oil

Garlic powder, seasoned salt and black pepper

In a large skillet heat the cooking oil over medium high heat.

In a large mixing bowl mix flour and the spices. 

Dampen the turkey just a little with water, then roll into the flour mixture, next into the hot cooking oil, brown on both sides. Lay on a paper towel to drain.

You can use that leftover potato salad and green beans for this meal.

And that is how I can do my left over Turkey. 

By Andria Perry

Photos By Andria Perry

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