Healthy Ways to Use Thanksgiving Leftovers

The feast is over, but the fun isn’t. Hopefully you have Thanksgiving leftovers! Instead of piling them on your plate for Thanksgiving, Part 2: The Wrath of Stuffing, the try these healthy and frugal ways to use them up!

EVERYTHING

• A little bit of all of your healthiest thanksgiving leftovers together in a whole grain pita or wrapped in a tortilla is really what the day after Thaksgiving is all about.

TURKEY

• Make this delicious turkey hash. Recipe tip: Omit the ground turkey. Cook the onion, pepper, and potato together and then add cooked turkey in the last step.
• Build a sandwich on whole grain bread with turkey, lettuce and cranberry sauce.
• Replace chicken in the scramble: Here
• Use a topping for chili or in this hearty vegetable soup.

VEGETABLES

• Top leftover green beans or Brussels sprouts with a poached egg,.
• Substituting your veggie leftovers in this frittata recipe. (Sweet potatoes taste great in this way too!)
• Mix with cooked farro or other whole grains and a touch of feta cheese.

SWEET POTATOES

• This pumpkin chili recipe is just as tasty with sweet potatoes!
• Add your roasted sweet potatoes or yams to this sweet potato salad
• Make this apple and sweet potato salad recipe using leftover turkey instead of chicken.

STUFFING

• If you’ve made one our whole grain stuffings, add a scoop atop salad greens
• Bread stuffing can be mixed with leftover green beans and brussels sprouts and re-baked in muffin tins for perfect portions.
• For savory pancakes mix 1/4 cup stuffing with 1 egg white. Form into a patty shape and cook in a nonstick skillet for 2 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more.

CRANBERRY SAUCE

• Stir a tablespoon or two into into plain yogurt or oatmeal.
• Add a spoonful to your Shakeology®
• Use as a topping on healthy waffles, like these.

TIP: If you add cranberry sauce to yogurt or Shakeology, make sure you consume it within 5-10 minutes, as the acidity in cranberries may cause dairy to curdle.

GRAVY

• Freeze leftover gravy in ice cube trays. These are perfect portions for future dinners.