Thanksgiving
- Katherine Chen
- Apr 18, 2017
- 2 min read
Thanksgiving is one of the best food-centric holidays in the world but as a millennial New Yorker, I end up eating a lot of turkey between friendsgivings, events at work, and then at home. What to do with all the leftovers so that you don't get sick of eating them for a month? Below are a few ideas of what you can do to continue to enjoy the bountiful leftover harvest.
1. Turkey
Turkey is not my favorite type of meat but it is honestly a much healthier alternative compared to beef or pork and can have a surprisingly good amount of flavor. Leftover turkey meat can be easily used in sandwiches and can also be used as a replacement to chicken in salads and slaws which can be eaten alone, as sides, or on top of bagels. You can even throw turkey into scrambled eggs to add additional protein.
2. Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce works surprisingly well to add tartness to any dish. It can be used in salad when mixed with vinegar and oil to create a vinaigrette. It also works really well as a topping to baked brie or grilled cheese. Lastly, it can be used to sweeten marinades for beef and even salmon.
3. Mash potatoes
When breaded, mash potatoes can be turned into croquettes or use them to top off shepherd's pies. If your mash potatoes are more on the chunky side, you can refresh them by adding veggies, mayo, and spices to make them into a potato salad. Lastly, once they are cold, you can form them into potato pancakes and fry them for breakfast.
4. Mac n Cheese
You can spice up your mac n cheese by adding vegetables such as kale, mushrooms, or onions or changing the flavor profile by adding grilled chicken and hot sauce to make buffalo mac n cheese or bacon because...why not. If you somehow manage to get sick of mac n cheese, you can change this into a pasta salad by adding tuna, carrots, and celery or eating it with chili.
5. Stuffing
If dried out over the stove and then set out to cool, stuffing can be used as croutons or as a topping for soups. It can also be used a filling for vegetables such as squash or peppers. It can be mixed with ground beef to make meatballs. If you have a waffle iron, I am so jealous because then you can make these.