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The Day After
Making the Most of Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers
This post is going live in the United States on November 28 so I want to wish everyone here in the US a Happy Thanksgiving!
Once the Thanksgiving dinner is done, it’s time to decide what to do with all of the leftovers. I use the leftovers from Thanksgiving as creatively as possible. To creatively use turkey, after the holiday, I often meal fixings on sale. I have often purchased turkeys, hams, and the like at a discount. Today, we’ll discuss how I have used the leftovers from Thanksgiving, especially turkey leftovers.
Who enjoys eating sliced turkey sandwiches after the holiday meal? For one or two meals that is. After that, turkey can be used in other ways as well.
Use refrigerated turkey within 2–3 days. If you don’t expect to use turkey within that length of time, chop, dice, or shred turkey. Next, place the turkey in meal-sized bags in the freezer for future meals during the next month or so. Here are a few ideas on how to use those leftovers in ways that don’t seem like leftovers!
Turkey Salad
There’s more to do with turkey leftovers than just making boring sandwiches! Instead, make a turkey salad that uses the turkey, but cranberries and other ingredients from the Thanksgiving meal as well.
