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Thanksgiving Leftovers: 10 Leftover Turkey Recipe Ideas

November 15, 2014 by Dawn McAlexander

Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas: 10 Leftover Turkey Recipes | Cheap Is The New Classy

This year Thanksgiving falls on November 27th and there will be a lot of turkeys getting cooked. You know what that means – a ton of leftovers. If you would like to try something new this year instead of the traditional turkey, or if you are wondering what to do with all of those leftovers, here are 10 great leftover turkey recipes.

10 Leftover Turkey Recipe Ideas

Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas: 10 Leftover Turkey Recipes | Cheap Is The New Classy

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Fun Fact: The first Thanksgiving meal took place in 1621. Though turkey was common in the area at the time, the original bird that was served at the first Thanksgiving meal could have likely also been either a duck, goose, or swan. Wow! Wouldn’t Thanksgiving be so much different with a swan sitting on the table?

Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas: 10 Leftover Turkey Recipes | Cheap Is The New Classy

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Fun Fact: The movie, Miracle On 34th Street, features actual footage from the 1946 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Though Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was not the first parade dedicated to Thanksgiving, it soon became the most popular, partially due to the popularity of this movie. The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in 1924 and was then called the Macy’s Christmas Parade.

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Fun Fact: Americans eat 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving. However, Thanksgiving only accounts for about 1/5 of total turkey consumption for the year. The average person currently consumes about 16.4 pounds of turkey yearly.

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What Are Your Favorite Leftover Turkey Recipes?

Filed Under: Food, Holiday Tagged With: holidays in November, leftover turkey, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 27th, November holidays, Thanksgiving, turkey recipe ideas, turkey recipes

About Dawn McAlexander

Dawn is a full time writer and content creator. Besides Cheap Is The New Classy, she also owns and writes for EatPlayRock.com, an entertainment site. Her interests include traveling, attending music events, DIY projects and reading. Dawn has a B.S. in Psychology and currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, Kenny, their dog, Marley, and their cat, TJ.

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  1. Ellen Christian says

    November 15, 2014 at 5:48 am

    Thank you for sharing my recipe! Off to check out the others. Shared!

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 15, 2014 at 6:17 pm

      That’s no problem at all. Thanks so much for sharing. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Christie - Food Done Light says

    November 15, 2014 at 8:59 am

    Thanks for including my turkey in your fantastic round up.

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 15, 2014 at 6:22 pm

      You are quite welcome. I hope that you found some others that you like, too. ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Jennifer Abel says

    November 16, 2014 at 3:55 am

    Hello Dawn, you have some great ideas for using left over turkey, so often the leftovers go to the dog. I am a turkey lover and often use ground turkey as it is low in fat . I am visiting from Blog Frog.

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 16, 2014 at 5:32 am

      Ground turkey is a great idea. I like that as well. Thank you for visiting. Blog Frog is pretty cool, huh? ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    November 18, 2014 at 5:32 am

    You have a lot of great ideas. We usually just use ours in sandwiches for the few days after Thanksgiving.

  5. Nancy @ Whispered Inspirations says

    November 18, 2014 at 10:16 am

    OMG, that is delicious. I absolutely love the leftover stuffing with turkey and soup. You cannot go wrong?

  6. susan says

    November 18, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    I have made turkey soup in the past, and my family loves it. I would love to try to make the turkey burgers this year they look good!

  7. Jennifer Sikora says

    November 18, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    I make turkey muffins and spiral pinwheels all the time using leftovers. We eat turkey all year round!

  8. Lisa Bristol says

    November 18, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    My favorite way to use up leftover turkey is to make Turkey sandwiches. I always make a big pot of soup to.

  9. kristin says

    November 18, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    These all look great. The burger looks so good.

  10. Ann Bacciaglia says

    November 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    I like to make stew with my leftover turkey. I t really good in wraps to. I have two teenagers so leftovers do not last long here.

  11. tammileetips says

    November 18, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    I have never heard of Turkey salad before!! I bet my husband would love that for leftovers. TY for the list the stuffing cups look amazing too!

  12. Tiffany (Fabulous Mom Blog) says

    November 18, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    Oh my goodness, yes! I can’t wait for the overload of turkey to start.

  13. Shauna says

    November 18, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Turkey leftover recipes are the best. I always have so much left and turkey sandwiches can only go so far. HA! Thanks for sharing

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 18, 2014 at 7:24 pm

      Yeah, I love turkey sandwiches, but they get old after a while.

  14. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    Mmm, turkey! I love the sound of those stuffing cups, I need to make me a turkey just to try that!

  15. Liz Mays says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    Ok, turkey chili is a go! Trying that as soon as possible.

  16. Ronni says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    I think I’m going to have to make those pinwheels for sure!

  17. Stacie says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Such a great list! We’re all going to have to come up with creative stuff soon here!

  18. Brett says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Sometimes, we don’t even have left-overs! How sad is that? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 18, 2014 at 11:16 pm

      That doesn’t sound sad. That sounds like really good planning to me.

  19. Jenn says

    November 18, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    Turkey burgers are always a good call! Great list for left-overs!

  20. Nolie says

    November 18, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    How handy. We always end up with leftover turkey but you can only eat so many turkey sandwiches.

  21. Mama to 5 BLessings says

    November 18, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    What great recipes! Wish we would have turkey left overs, my aunt has Thanksgiving and we do not get doggie bags to take home..

  22. Mistee Dawn says

    November 18, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    All of those recipes look absolutely fantastic. Especially the turkey chili and the lightened up leftover turkey salad. Yum!

  23. Dawn says

    November 18, 2014 at 11:17 pm

    Thanks for these awesome recipes! I love turkey, but there’s only so many turkey sandwiches you can eat.

  24. Cynthia Wright says

    November 18, 2014 at 11:25 pm

    My husband is going to love this. So many great recipes for leftover turkey.

  25. Melissa Pezza says

    November 19, 2014 at 12:57 am

    This is just what I needed. We always have a ton of turkey left over after Thanksgiving. Now I can make some really great dishes with it!

  26. Jennifer says

    November 19, 2014 at 1:45 am

    Thanks for the awesome ideas. My husband would eat turkey sandwiches until the end of time, but I’d like to do something a little different with the leftovers.

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 19, 2014 at 10:40 am

      You could always leave some turkey for him for sandwiches and then make something for you with the rest of it. ๐Ÿ™‚

  27. Amber Louise Edwards says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:58 am

    Awesome for sure! These looks delish. Love the recipes, great ideas and so clever! My favorite one would be Turkey Chili Recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

  28. ANGELE @shoeboxbegone says

    November 19, 2014 at 10:04 am

    Soup is our go-to turkey leftover. mmmmmmmmmmm. Now I’m going to call my momma and ask her to cook up a turkey because Canada. Thanksgiving came and went last month and all you guys are making me hungry! lol

  29. Maria says

    November 19, 2014 at 11:45 am

    Every one of these recipes seems delicious! My favorites are turkey burger & stuffing.

  30. Amy Desrosiers says

    November 19, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    Darn, you are torturing me here with all these amazingly yummy dishes! Not sure which i’d make first!

  31. Corina Ramos says

    November 20, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Hi Dawn,

    Oh my goodness these all look so yummy! We always make turkey sandwiches the next day. I love the stuffing cups and turkey pot pie recipes!

    Thanks for sharing! Hope you’re having a great week!

    • Dawn McAlexander says

      November 20, 2014 at 8:06 pm

      You are very welcome. I hope that you are having a great week, too!

  32. Vesper Meikle says

    February 27, 2015 at 6:27 am

    some good ideas here – I like the chili recipe especially

  33. Edubirdie says

    October 21, 2016 at 11:09 am

    Never heard of Turkey burger!

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