5 Thanksgiving Leftover Hacks (that don’t taste like Thanksgiving!)
Mashed Potato Quesadillas
Time to Make It: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 quesadilla
Ingredients
2 tortillas
2 tablespoons cranberry sauce
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
Instructions
1. Spread cranberry sauce over one of the tortillas. Sprinkle half the cheese over the cranberry sauce. Smoosh mashed potatoes out over tortilla. Top with remaining cheese and top tortilla.
2. Cook on a heavy skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp outside and cheese is melted.
Turkey Roll-Ups
Time to Make It: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 roll
Ingredients
1 flatbread
2 tablespoons cream cheese
1 tablespoon cranberry sauce
1/4 cup chopped turkey
Instructions
1. Flatbread may need to be heated to roll, depending on the flatbread. Try rolling it up first. Heat in the microwave 10 seconds if needed to get it to roll.
2. Spread cream cheese over flatbread. Top with cranberry sauce and chopped turkey. Roll and slice.
Turkey Manicotti
Hands on Time: 20 minutes
Ready In: 45 minutes
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 package manicotti shells, cooked
2 cups chopped turkey
4 fresh basil leaves, chopped (or 1 tsp dried basil)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheeese
12 ounces ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups cranberry sauce*
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan.
2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together turkey, basil, 1 cup mozzarella, and ricotta until combined.
3. Stuff in cooked manicotti shells and place in prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remainder of cheese over the shells and smother with cranberry sauce.
4. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
*you can use a marinara/spaghetti sauce in place of the cranberry sauce.
Cran-Turkey Salad
Time to Make It: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 cup turkey salad
Ingredients
1 cup chopped turkey
2 tablespoons cranberry sauce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 celery rib, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Instructions
1. In a small mixing bowl, stir together turkey, cranberry sauce, mayo, celery, and cilantro.
2. Serve on bread as a sandwich.
Turkey Enchilada Casserole
Hands on Time: 10 minutes
Ready In: 40 minutes
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients
2 cups chopped turkey
1 jalapeno, minced
1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
1 cup salsa verde
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
28-32 corn tortillas
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan.
2. In a small mixing bowl, stir together turkey, jalapeno, cilantro, salsa verde, sour cream, slat, chili powder, and cumin.
3. Smear some of the sauce on the bottom of the baking pan, just enough to lightly coat it. Put down a layer of tortillas to cover the bottom of the pan, cutting them in half as necessary. Cover the tortillas with half of the turkey filling. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.
4. Create another layer of tortillas topped with filling and cheese. Create the final layer of tortillas and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until cheese is brown and bubbly.
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