EVERYTHING
- A little bit of all of your healthiest leftovers together in a whole grain pita or wrapped in a tortilla is really what the day after Thanksgiving & Christmas 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 with chopped turkey in this scramble recipe.
- Use as a topping for chili or in this hearty vegetable soup.
VEGETABLES
- Top leftover green beans or Brussels sprouts with a poached egg, like this.
- Substitute chard with 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.