Ever since I was a kid, Thanksgiving meant leftovers.
Creative dishes using the turkey inspired creative meals, such as turkey hash
and turkey sandwiches.
Lettuce, cranberry sauce, and a touch of salt and pepper
delivered a flavorful variation of Thanksgiving dinner. Mom always made lots of
yeast rolls (yummy), so we’d use the extras for sandwiches instead of ordinary
bread. Thinly sliced turkey not only made the leftovers last longer, it made us
kids think it was a special treat.
By the time Sunday after Thanksgiving rolled around, we were
gearing up for turkey soup. Besides potatoes and other vegetables, barley and
tapioca was tossed into the liquid to add nutrition and substance to the soup. There
was always enough soup to give to the elderly relatives nearby and to freeze up
for use throughout the following year.
Maybe all that reminiscing affected my shopping habits last
week. If I bought $25 of qualifying products, I could get a 12 pound turkey for
$10 or a 22 pound turkey for $13. Big turkey in the basket, lickety-split.
There’s going to be a lot of frozen soup and extra meat in the freezer come
next Saturday, but that’s okay. There’s a large assortment of recipes to make
with the extras. Turkey pot pie is a deliciously warm meal on a cold winter’s
night.
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Do you have a favorite leftover turkey recipe you enjoy
making?
I chuckled when I read this because we rarely have leftovers from Thanksgiving and when we do, it's very little. We are a bunch of pigs here ;)
ReplyDeleteWe have a huge family, so we don't have too many leftovers. We make a lot of sandwiches if we have leftover turkey though.
ReplyDeleteTurkey, turkey, turkey, turkey! We make enough for an army. We DO love our leftovers.
ReplyDeleteI actually HATE left overs. Not just thanksgiving, anytime. I cannot eat left overs. My husband takes turkey sandwiches to work or just a little bit of everything for his lunch after thanksgiving
ReplyDeleteI've been writing down a few leftover turkey recipes over the past couple of weeks. I'm hoping we can have a creative new recipe for the leftovers each day.
ReplyDeleteWe smoke our family turkey which means we have to purchase a smaller bird that can fit into the smoker. With eleven people to feed, we have little leftovers, but I love a good turkey sandwich complete with hoagie roll, stuffing, cranberry sauce and a little mayonnaise.
ReplyDeleteI love Thanksgiving leftovers so much. This will be the first time that I don't have any, since we are taking a mini vacay over Thanksgiving holiday. I do have a nice reservation for us on Thanksgiving day. I'll probably end up doing turkey for Christmas this year instead of ham, to make up for it.
ReplyDeleteTurkey day is coming. Turkey day is coming. I actually may be cooking a turkey this year at my home I rent, the kids want to do a little meal here in our home we rent instead of going anywhere else. May be fun!
ReplyDeleteI really need to try a soup for the turkey. For the last few years I have just been buying the smaller turkey roasts.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite leftover is just a basic turkey sandwich, nothing to fancy but I love those!
ReplyDeleteI am not a big turkey fan. Turkey soup would be the way I'd go.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have many leftovers. We like our turkey!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing better than leftover turkey. I just make simple sandwiches but they are so good.
ReplyDeleteI love leftover turkey! I always use it for sandwiches!
ReplyDeleteWe do have a few things we do with leftovers. I like coming up with new ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving dinner is one of my favourite holiday meals. We normally do not have very many leftovers. I need to make more next year as I love Thanksgiving dinner leftovers.
ReplyDeleteLeftover stuffing always did it for me. Though it normally didn't last very long :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried to eat Turkey but it looks like big more than a chicken, I think it taste cool and yummy.
ReplyDeleteIhaven't tried turkey soup but I think it sounds like a good idea. My family loves leftovers.
ReplyDeleteI make turkey about once a month at our house. The kids use the leftover meat for sandwiches and then I make soup or a casserole. We typically eat BBQ Turkey Nachos the day after we make turkey because everyone in the family loves it!
ReplyDeleteI just throw all of it in the oven and call it a day. I'm crazy like that.
ReplyDeleteWe make left over turkey Sandwiches if we have left overs that is. Thank you for sharing.
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