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What to do with Leftover Turkey

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Curried Turkey Salad with Apples, Cranberries, and Walnuts

Originally published in November of 2010, this post has been updated and pulled forward from the archives.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  If you’re lucky, you still have lots of leftover turkey for sandwiches.  This Curried Turkey Salad with Apples, Cranberries, and Walnuts is one of my favorites.

Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado and Turkey Sandwich with Spicy Chipotle Mayonnaise

Another way to spice up your leftover turkey sandwich is to make a Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, and Turkey Sandwich with Spicy Chipotle Mayonnaise.

If sandwiches aren’t your thing, there are lots of other ways to use leftover turkey.  My mom and grandmother used to always make turkey enchiladas and when I have enough left over, I carry on that tradition.  There’s also turkey soup, turkey pot pie, turkey tetrazzini, or even turkey lasagna.  This morning I saw a recipe for a turkey spaghetti bake over at What’s Gaby Cooking.  Do you have lots of leftovers this year?  What are you making with your leftover turkey?

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  2. Shannon B says

    Right now, I'm appeasing the stuffing addict by making stuffing packets. I took some stuffing and pressed it onto some parchment, added a layer of cranberry, some turkey, a slice or two of green apple and covered it with a thinner layer of stuffing, sealed it up and baked it.
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  6. Noelle says

    The curry looks and sounds fabulous! Trying it tonight. What type of camera do you own and what lenses do you use for such excellent photographs?
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  9. Cathy says

    Made this yesterday, and it's pretty tasty. Next time I'll leave out the honey...I didn't really care for it, and two tablespoons of curry was a bit spicy, but maybe it's just the particular kind of curry I have. I like this recipe, and now that all my turkey (finally) has been consumed, I'll be using chicken next time.
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  11. Rebecca says

    By sheer luck one year, my sister brought us some fresh corn tortillas at Thanksgiving. The next day, I tried a soft corn taco made from leftover turkey, mashed potato, carrot, and cranberry sauce. Now... I can hardly wait for the real meal to be over just so I can make my leftover turkey tacos...
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  12. Audrey Geddes says

    This is such a delicious idea. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I cannot wait to make this one! I love the apples and cranberries together :}. I've been getting some good ideas together for holidays. I highly recommend this new cookbook I recently bought called, Holly Clegg's trim&TERRIFIC KITCHEN 101: Secrets to Cooking Confidence, which offers some healthy recipes from ingredients that are already in your kitchen. You can find the author's website here: http://www.hollyclegg.com
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  13. Richard Blaine says

    I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Nicole! I am sure yours as well as mine was quite filling. These are some great ideas for leftovers and gets me past the old turkey omelette, turkey chow mein and turkey soup! Thanks for sharing these ideas!
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