Thanksgiving is over! Do you have enough leftovers that you don’t even know how to finish them? Are you looking for new ways to eat Thanksgiving foods? I have complied a list of 5 fun and easy recipes for you to try this holiday season!
Grilled Turkey, Brie, and Apple Butter Sandwich with Arugula
Ingredients: bread, unsalted butter, apple butter, turkey, brie cheese, arugula
Recipe:
- Spread the pieces of bread with unsalted butter
- Spread apple butter on top
- Top the bread with a few slices of turkey
- Add brie cheese on top of the turkey
- Arrange a few arugula leaves on top
Heat it up on a skillet or stove, cook each side for 2 to 3 minutes until melted and golden.
Turkey Waldorf Salad
Ingredients: shredded turkey, sliced celery, celery leaves, chopped apple, halved seedless grapes, chopped toasted pecans, non-fat yogurt, mayo, honey, salt, black pepper, celery root
Recipe:
- Toss the turkey, celery, celery leaves, grapes, apples, and pecans in a large bowl
- Whisk together the yogurt, mayo, honey, and salt in a small bowl
- Put the celery root in a small bowl and coat with dressing
- Add dressing, salt, and pepper to the turkey mixture and toss evenly
- Spread the celery root evenly onto a platter and top with the dressed salad
Leftover Thanksgiving Panini
Ingredients: Dijon mustard, sourdough bread, Swiss cheese, shredded turkey, cranberry sauce, leftover dressing, gravy, butter
Recipe:
- Spread mustard on slices of bread
- Lay a slice of cheese on each piece
- Arrange the turkey and cranberry sauce
- Lay on the dressing and gravy over the top
- Put the two halves together and spread butter on the outside of the bread
- Place the sandwich, butter side down, onto a hot Panini maker, or stove
- Grill until the bread is crispy and golden and the cheese is melted
- Flip the sandwich
Turkey Bolognese
Ingredients: extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onion, minced garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped carrot, chopped celery stalk, shredded cooked turkey, marinara sauce, chopped basil leaves, salt, pepper, spaghetti, parmesan
Recipe:
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and garlic and sauté until translucent
- Add the carrot and celery and sauté until tender
- Add the turkey and sauté for one minute
- Add the marinara sauce
- Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring often
- Stir in the basil
- Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender
- Drain and add to the sauce, add parmesan
Eggs in Purgatory
Ingredients: 5 large eggs, chilled mashed potatoes, flour, olive oil, salt, pepper, marinara sauce, grated parmesan
Recipe:
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees
- Stir one egg into a large bowl
- Mix in the potatoes and flour
- Form potato mixture into 4 pancakes
- Heat the oil in a large pan
- Fry the pancakes until they are golden brown and heated through
- Drain the pancakes on paper towels
- Keep them warm on a baking sheet in the oven
- Crack the remaining eggs into the pan
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Cook until the white is firm
- Turn the eggs over and cook for 30 more seconds
- Spoon the sauce onto a plate and place the pancakes over the sauce
- Top each pancake with an egg and sprinkle with parmesan
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