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40+ Delicious & Easy Leftover Turkey Recipes


Completely satisfied Thanksgiving! I hope your day is crammed with nice firm and scrumptious meals. I needed to share a bit of roundup that may make your post-Thanksgiving lunches and dinners simple and enjoyable.

That’s proper, I’m stepping up your Thanksgiving leftovers with over 40 amazingly simple recipes utilizing leftover turkey. I’m all about post-holiday turkey sandwiches, however the entire household goes to LOVE these artistic new leftover turkey recipes. Skip the gloppy casseroles and use leftover Thanksgiving turkey in these cozy soups & chilis, a few of my well-known enchiladas, and loads of scrumptious gradual cooker recipes which can be the proper strategy to repurpose these leftovers (even the potatoes and cranberry sauce!)

For lighter choices, I’ve tons of turkey salad concepts and recipes full of greens and taste.

Thanksgiving dinner spherical two, anybody? Let’s get to it.

How lengthy is leftover turkey good for?

As soon as you are taking your leftover turkey meat residence be sure you prepare dinner up these new recipes inside 3-5 days in order that the turkey remains to be good. I wish to take the day after Thanksgiving to make a yummy turkey soup, leftover turkey sandwich, or batch of turkey enchiladas. The best meal prep for the remainder of your week!

Storing & freezing leftover turkey

You too can retailer and freeze your leftover turkey to get pleasure from at a later date!

  1. To retailer: retailer the leftover turkey in airtight containers or resealable bags within the fridge for as much as 3-5 days.
  2. To freeze: freeze leftover turkey in hermetic containers or baggage for as much as 3 months. Merely thaw the turkey within the fridge earlier than utilizing it in recipes.

I hope you guys love all of those scrumptious methods to make use of leftover turkey. In case you make any of those after Thanksgiving be sure you depart a remark and let me know the way you favored it. Take pleasure in, xoxo!

Cozy Soups

For soup recipes, be happy to easily add the identical quantity of cooked turkey because the recipe requires hen! It would sometimes be about 2-3 cups of cooked, shredded turkey, and you may add it 10 minutes earlier than serving. In case you’re utilizing a gradual cooker, stir within the turkey as soon as the opposite elements are completed cooking.

  1. Healing Ginger Coconut Chicken Brown Rice Soup
  2. Butternut Squash Green Chile Chicken Soup
  3. The Best Chicken Soup You’ll Ever Eat
  4. Slow Cooker Pumpkin Peanut Butter Chicken Soup
  5. Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Soup (whole 30, dairy free)
  6. Nourishing Asian-Inspired Chicken Soup
  7. Creamy White Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup
  8. Green Chile Chicken Pozole
  9. Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
  10. Comforting & Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
  11. Courtney’s Curry Chicken Noodle Soup
  12. Golden Coconut Chicken Lentil Soup
  13. Slow Cooker Black Bean, Quinoa & Chicken Tortilla Soup
  14. Paleo Coconut Chicken Sweet Potato Noodle Soup
  15. Golden Turmeric Chickpea Chicken Soup
  16. Lightened-Up Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup

white wine turkey stew in a bowl with a piece of bread

Hearty Stews, Curries & Chowders

Identical to with soups, add your cooked, shredded turkey 10 minutes earlier than serving! Once more, if you’re utilizing a gradual cooker, stir within the turkey as soon as the whole lot else is completed cooking.

  1. Slow Cooker White Wine Chicken Stew
  2. One Pot Moroccan Chicken Stew with Sweet Potato & Couscous
  3. Slow Cooker Yellow Chicken Curry
  4. Southwest Chicken Corn Chowder
  5. Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
  6. Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Peanut Chicken with Sticky Coconut Purple Rice
  7. One Pan Creamy Thai Peanut Chicken Couscous

healthy white chicken chili made with leftover turkey in a bowl

Chilis

the drill — stir in cooked, shredded turkey 10 minutes earlier than serving the chili. The identical guidelines apply to gradual cooker chili recipes!

  1. Healthy White Chicken Chili
  2. Slow Cooker Black Bean Quinoa Pumpkin Chicken Chili
  3. Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Chickpea Chili
  4. Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Chile Verde

turkey grilled cheese sandwiches with cherry jam in a stack

Salads, Wraps, Sandwiches & Bowls

As a result of these recipes already name for cooked hen, make the recipe as directed however use cooked turkey as an alternative. These recipes are the proper strategy to get pleasure from your leftovers with a lot of veggies.

  1. Cherry Jam, Turkey & Spicy Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwich (add leftover stuffing in case you’re feeling fancy!)
  2. 15-Minute Healthy Moroccan-Spiced Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad
  3. Crunchy Rainbow Thai Peanut Chicken Wraps
  4. Copycat Portillo’s Chopped Salad
  5. Chicken Kale Waldorf Salad with Avocado & Goat Cheese
  6. Spicy Ranch Chopped Chicken Cabbage Salad
  7. Sesame Chicken Cabbage Crunch Salad
  8. Incredible Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
  9. 4 Healthy Mason Jar Salads
  10. Healthy Pumpkin Seed & Avocado Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches
  11. BBQ Ranch Chicken Quinoa Bowls

pumpkin enchiladas on a plate

Simple Consolation Meals

Turkey pot pie? it! For these traditional consolation meals recipes, you’ll simply wish to add the cooked turkey rather than the hen. No must prepare dinner it once more, after all, so simply observe any recipes after the step the place you prepare dinner the hen.

  1. Spicy Black Bean Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sour Cream Sauce
  2. Blow Ya Mind Cheddar Broccoli Chicken Pot Pie
  3. 30-Minute Leftover Sweet Potato & Turkey Enchilada Skillet
  4. Pesto Mushroom Chicken Lasagna Roll Ups
  5. White Bean, Spinach & Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers
  6. Cheesy BBQ Chicken Stuffed Zucchini Boats
  7. Butternut Squash, Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
  8. Whole Wheat Honey-Jalapeño Cornbread Chicken Tamale Pie
  9. Ginger Cashew Chicken Stir Fry with Coconut Cauliflower Rice
  10. Lightened Up Chicken Pot Pie
  11. Roasted Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Couscous
  12. Incredible Caramelized Onion Spinach Chicken Pasta Bake
  13. Sweet and Sour Pineapple Broccoli Chicken Stir Fry
  14. Dreamy Refried Bean Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Enchilada Sauce

This submit was initially printed on November 24, 2019, republished on November 26, 2021, and republished on November twenty first, 2023.

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