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….
Cheesy Chile Leftover Mashed Potato Patties
Leftover mashed potatoes get turned into healthy, cheesy chile mashed potato patties for a fantastic side dish or snack. Serve them at any time of the year! 135 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP We haven’t even made our favorite Thanksgiving recipes yet and I’m already talking about leftovers! I promise I’m not wishing…
Baked Tortellini with Turkey, Butternut Squash & Chard Recipe
It’s time to put your Thanksgiving turkey (or chicken) leftovers to good use in this Baked Tortellini with Turkey, Butternut Squash & Chard recipe. Let’s set the scene for the day after Thanksgiving. Now that the festivities are over, you’re likely lying on the couch, sweatpants on, rockin’ the bedhead , surrounded by magazines you’ve…
Leftover Broccoli & Ham Crustless Quiche + 4 Other Ideas
Use up your leftover ham with this healthy, delicious Broccoli and Ham Crustless Quiche recipe. Plus, I have four other leftovers ideas for you! As easy as it is to cook up some chicken, shrimp or pork, or add beans to a dish, sometimes I just want access to a hunk of already-cooked meat that…
Leftover Turkey (or Chicken) & Potato Pizza Recipe
Leftover turkey (or chicken) and roasted potatoes are destined for this muhammara-topped healthy potato pizza recipe! Thank you to the Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. I’m going to say this very quietly because there’s a good chance that I would be disowned by a good portion of my family….
Easy Leftover Stuffing Stuffed Mushrooms
Leftover Thanksgiving stuffing is a great way to dress up stuffed mushrooms. Only 6 ingredients needed! Oh, how we feasted yesterday, and I hope those of you in the U.S. had a joyful Thanksgiving day with family and friends. We are lucky to now have a fridge abundantly stuffed with leftovers – turkey, stuffing, mashed…
5 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
These 5 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes are requested over and over again in our house, and that may even outshine the feast itself! Inevitably at the end of the Thanksgiving feast, at least one person makes a pledge to eat nothing but fruits and vegetables for the rest of the weekend. We crawl into bed…
Light Turkey (or Chicken) & Corn Chowder Recipe
This light corn chowder recipe uses leftover turkey or chicken. It’s hearty, satisfying and a fraction of the calories of most chowders. 223 calories and 3 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Whether you have leftover turkey from your Thanksgiving feast or an extra rotisserie chicken lying around, this light corn chowder is a hearty meal without…
Leftover Turkey & Ham Recipe Ideas
If you have leftover turkey or ham from a holiday meal, here are plenty of recipe ideas – everything from pasta dishes to sandwiches. Plus, I couldn’t resist sharing some of my favorite photos from our Christmas celebration. I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday season and finding some time to step away…
Recipes for Leftover Easter Ham
Whether it’s ham or lamb at Easter, turkey at Thanksgiving or prime rib on New Year’s Eve, one of the joys of cooking a big cut of meat is having a fridge full of leftovers to draw upon for the coming week. Typically we slice up our Easter ham and freeze half of the leftovers….
Turkey, Brie, Pear & Cherry Chipotle Panini Recipe, Plus A Story of Gratitude
Have no fear, this post will indeed be about Thanksgiving feast leftovers. In fact, it will be about a panini sandwich, filled with turkey, oozing melted Brie cheese, sweet pear, and a sauce with a sweet kick – a mixture of cherry jam and smoky chipotle peppers, to be exact. However, I ask you to…