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All the Thanksgiving leftover recipes you'll need!

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

Transform your Thanksgiving leftovers!

With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, I'm guessing you have a lot of leftovers to use up. But have no fear!

I have some amazing recipes ready, which will allow you to transform your leftovers into something completely new, so you are no stuck eating reheated in the microwave rubbery turkey and gluey mashed potatoes!

Fabulous leftover recipes

Leftover Turkey Soup

This leftover turkey soup recipe is a delicious and simple way to use up leftover turkey or rotisserie chicken, evoking the memories of soups your granny used to make! Extremely speedy, wholesome and satisfying!

Leftover Turkey and Lentil Curry

Satisfying on so many levels, leftover turkey and lentil curry is a belly-filling, budget-friendly, holiday hero with a hack… this recipe skips endless teaspoons of assorted spices and goes straight to curry paste. Phew! The result is a perfectly balanced, thick and hearty lentil curry that will take a good-sized chunk out of that turkey.

Hearty Turkey Stew

This hearty turkey stew made with leftover turkey, bacon, leeks, carrots and potatoes is the comfort food your colder nights need! You can add a splash of cream or keep it as it is. Either way you will love this delicious and cozy recipe.

Turkey á la king

This deliciously nostalgic dish is a creamy 1950s fantasy. Give your leftover holiday roast turkey a retro reinvention as Turkey á la King! A substantial meal of sherry-doused turkey with mushrooms and peppers in a dreamy white sauce is a welcome relief from another turkey sandwich. And more kitchen magic – it comes together in under 30 minutes.

Easy Turkey Stock

Don’t even think about scraping those bones into the garbage! Let me show you how to turn that turkey carcass into a gold that’s worth its weight. This easy turkey stock recipe is a simple, waste-reducing, post-holiday miracle juice with a thousand delicious uses.

Turkey Marsala Pot Pie

Transform your Thanksgiving turkey leftovers into a delicious and comforting pot pie! Flavoured with a touch of Marsala wine, thyme and garlic, then baked topped with flaky puff pastry this cozy dish is a true winner!

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich

Turn last night’s leftovers into a satisfying and tasty lunch! This hot roast beef sandwich is topped with creamy melted cheese and fresh and flavourful toppings.

Salmon Cakes

These salmon cakes made with leftover mashed potatoes and canned salmon are ‘cheap and cheerful’. So you can eat your cakes and also… live a little! Learn my secret to the best salmon patties!

Wishing you a flavourful week ahead!
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Love,
Julia x

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Julia Frey, a London-based recipe developer and photographer

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