10 Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers

Turkey Fried Rice

From Chef Kyo Koo: "1. To a large saute pan, add vegetable oil, head until just below smoke point. 

2. Add in stuffing and turkey meat, cook, stirring gently for 3-4 minutes. Look for nice golden brown edges on stuffing.

3. Add kimchi, stir gently for 2 minutes.

4. Add rice, green onions, soy sauce and saute until rice is hot and evenly dispersed, 3-4 minutes.

5. Heat up gravy and fry eggs in nonstick pan to desired doneness.

6. Put turkey fried rice in bowl, add fried egg, top with gravy and enjoy!"

Stella Taco Turkey Tamale

From Chef Matt Fields: "Mix the stuffing and eggs together until fully incorporated. Then make 8 equal balls of stuffing mix and place them onto 12 inch square pieces of greased plastic wrap. Flatten into a rectangle until the stuffing is a uniform 1/8 inch thick.

From there portion 1 1/2oz of turkey and a tbsp of cranberry sauces on the center of the stuffing mix. 

Then cover the turkey and cranberry filling with the excess stuffing mix. Now roll the plastic wrap over the tamale so that it is completely covered. Tie one end off and tighten the other side until the tamale is firm.

Once all are portioned and rolled tight place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Whenever you are ready to enjoy just take each tamale out of the wrapper and place in a well oiled pan and on each side until warmed throughout."

Turkey Banh Mi

From marthastewart.com: "Chop chilled cooked turkey, and mix with mayonnaise spiked with Asian chile sauce (such as our favorite, Huy Fong Sriracha).

Layer turkey with thinly sliced peeled cucumber, grated carrot, and a generous handful of fresh cilantro inside a whole-wheat baguette.

Add more heat with sliced jalapeno chiles if desired."

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Turkey & Greenbean Rollup

From Professor Chef: "Take leftover turkey meat and green bean casserole.

Fill the turkey meat with the green bean casserole and roll it up into crépe dough or freshly made crépes.

Bake them in the oven until golden brown and crisp."

Cranberry Sauce Chutney

From marthastewart.com"Take leftover cranberry sauce make a chutney or relish with it - savory and sweet!

In a small saucepan, heat olive oil over low heat. Cook ginger and garlic until softened, about 3 minutes. 

Add cranberries, sugar, orange juice, cider vinegar. Cook over medium heat until most of the berries have burst and mixture has thickened, about 8 minutes. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper."

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Sweet Potato Pie

From Alton Brown: "Put cubed potatoes into steamer basket and place steamer basket into a large pot of simmering water that is no closer than 2 inches from the bottom of basket. Allow to steam for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Mash with potato masher and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place sweet potatoes in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat with the paddle attachment. Add yogurt, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, yolks, and salt, to taste, and beat until well combined. Pour this batter into the pie shell and place onto a sheet pan. Sprinkle pecans on top and drizzle with maple syrup.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes."

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Turkey Stock

From Professor Chef: "Put the whole turkey in the fridge and save the bones for a stock.

Break up the turkey and put anything you have: scraps and veggies in the stock pot with celery, carrots, and onions. 

Start with cold water (so the stock doesn't get cloudy) and bring it to a boil and only cover everything up to an inch over whatever is in the pot."

You can use this for turkey soups or save it to add flavor to any poultry dish!

Turkey Sloppy Joes

From The Cooking Channel: "In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add tomato sauce, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder and sea salt. Mix to combine and cook for another minute. Stir in turkey. Stir in cheese until melted. Remove from heat. 

Slice buns and toast insides on a hot pan. Add a layer of lettuce. Spoon in turkey mix. Serve immediately."

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Cheddar Turkey Casserole

From tasteofhome.com: "Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute garlic in  butter until tender.

Stir in flour, salt, mustard, thyme and pepper. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Drain pasta; place in a large bowl. Toss with turkey, vegetables and cheese sauce. 

Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 6 servings."

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Turkey Salad

From Anne Sizemore of allrecipes.com: "Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.

In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the eggs, turkey, pickles, prepared sandwich and salad sauce and mayonnaise. Chill in the refrigerator approximately 3 hours before serving."

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