21 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

Looking for recipe ideas for your Thanksgiving leftovers? Here are 21 healthy Thanksgiving leftover recipes to help you use up that turkey, stuffing, potatoes and cranberry sauce! More than just soups.

If you live in the U.S., you are well aware that Thanksgiving prep is in full swing, with the holiday just around the corner. As much as I love a good Thanksgiving feast, either in Canada with my parents or here in the U.S., I can safely say that I look forward to Thanksgiving leftovers even more.

We always cook a big turkey, using our go-to recipe (here’s a breast-only recipe if you’re looking for less meat), primarily so that we can have enough turkey leftovers for my all-time favorite light turkey chowder, which is a hit with a ton of readers, too. I love getting your comments on that chowder after Thanksgiving!

I pulled together 21 healthy Thanksgiving leftover recipes and divided them into categories – leftover turkey recipes, leftover potato recipes, leftover stuffing recipes and leftover cranberry sauce recipes, though some of them fit into multiple categories. Dive in and you might find a recipe to rival the best turkey sandwich!

Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes:

Leftover Turkey Recipes:

Light Turkey (or Chicken) & Corn Chowder {Cookin’ Canuck}
Thanksgiving Stuffed Acorn Squash {Lexi’s Clean Kitchen}
Spinach Salad with Turkey & Spiralized Apples & Butternut Squash {Foodiecrush}
Turkey Ramen Soup {Eating Richly}
Turkey Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Biscuits {Wholefully}

Baked Tortellini with Turkey, Butternut Squash & Chard {Cookin’ Canuck}
Leftover Turkey (or Chicken) Lasagna Rolls {Cookin’ Canuck}
Turkey Waldorf Salad Sandwich Wraps {Rock Recipes}
Gluten Free Turkey Meatballs with Asian Style Sauce {Noshtastic}
Leftover Turkey Potato Hash {Noshing with the Nolands}

Turkey Panini with Apple, Cheddar & Arugula {Cookin’ Canuck}
Turkey, Brie, Pear & Cherry Chipotle Panini {Cookin’ Canuck}
Turkey Tzatziki Wrap {Tasting Page}
Leftover Turkey & Wheat Berry Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette {Fannetastic Food}
Leftover Turkey Tortilla Soup {That Skinny Chick Can Bake}

Leftover Potato Recipes (and Squash):

Cheesy Chile Leftover Mashed Potato Patties {Cookin’ Canuck}
Thanksgiving Breakfast Frittata {Running to the Kitchen}
Jambalaya Stuffed Sweet Potatoes {Cupcakes & Kale Chips}

Leftover stuffing recipes:

Sausage Stuffing Stuffed Spaghetti Squash {Cookin’ Canuck}
Easy Leftover Stuffing Stuffed Mushrooms {Cookin’ Canuck}

Leftover cranberry sauce recipes:

3-Ingredient Brie & Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers {Cookin’ Canuck}
Creamy Cranberry Balsamic Salad Dressing {Cooking on the Weekends}

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I’ll be sure to find it.

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