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15+ Dinner Recipes to Use Up Leftover Turkey

ByAmelia Journalton

Dec 2, 2024
15+ Dinner Recipes to Use Up Leftover Turkey

If you’re still struggling through Thursday’s bountiful leftovers, check out one of these easy, cozy ways to turn your turkey into a whole new meal!

From vegetarian stews to piled-high sandwiches, these dinners combine the hearty, herbal flavors of Thanksgiving with some pantry staples like rice, frozen vegetables, and sandwich bread, so you can stay home and eat up the leftovers. Recipes like our Turkey Enchiladas and Turkey Hand Pies are delicious ways to continue enjoying one of the best meals of the year.

Turkey Enchiladas

Photographer: Robby Lozano, food stylist: Jennifer Wendorf


These turkey enchiladas only take 10 minutes to prepare, so you’ll have dinner ready in no time.

Cream of turkey soup and wild rice soup

This delicious dish is a twist on a classic Minnesota creamy turkey and wild rice soup. Serve with a crispy romaine lettuce and whole grain bread.

Turkey hand pies

Photography / Caitlin Bensel, Styling / Ruth Blackburn

These hand pies are Thanksgiving pies all wrapped in puff pastry so you can enjoy all of your holiday favorites in one bite.

Leftover turkey stew

This hearty stew is just about the best use of Thanksgiving leftovers we can think of. And we don’t just mean the turkey – leftover gravy is used to add flavor and body.

Turkey Potpie

This potpie is packed with veggies, a creamy sauce, and of course turkey. It’s topped with a prepared whole wheat crust, so no dough needs to be made.

Open face hot turkey sandwich

Victor Protasio

This open-faced sandwich tastes like Thanksgiving on a plate. Classic holiday flavors like cranberry sauce, sage and thyme make for delicious leftovers.

Lemon Turkey Soup

Fred Hardy

This healthy, vegetable-loaded soup is an easy way to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Adding the lemon juice right before serving intensifies the flavor and makes it light and bright.

​​Foh Gai Jook (Turkey Jook)

The Cantonese call it jook rice porridge. Commonly eaten either for breakfast or as a midnight snack, jook is a popular comfort food in many Asian cultures – Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian, Thai, Filipino and other cultures. This homey rice porridge is a delicious way to reuse your turkey carcass.

Hot Turkey Pesto Sandwich

Victor Protasio

This sandwich is made with herb pesto and fresh mozzarella cheese that melts beautifully and creates a gooey, cheesy bite.

Baked sweet potatoes with cranberries and turkey

Give leftover turkey new life with these delicious stuffed potatoes. A drizzle of homemade honey mustard dressing permeates the hot potatoes and adds tons of flavor.

Turkey, noodle and vegetable soup

Rich in veggies and shredded turkey, this easy soup is perfect for post-holidays. The addition of parmesan zest provides a rich umami flavor.

The ultimate turkey and avocado sandwich

Packed with leftover turkey, bacon, cranberry sauce, and more, this sandwich is sure to delight. If you really want to jazz this sandwich up, fry a slice of stuffing or bread pudding until nice and crispy and sandwich it between the turkey and avocado.

Creamy turkey and vegetable soup

Fred Hardy

The vegetables in this comforting turkey soup are perfectly tender and the broth is creamy and flavorful – perfect when it’s cooler!

Turkey apple brie sandwiches

Hollowed-out baguettes contain a satisfying combination of tart apples, creamy brie, and protein-packed shredded turkey.

Turkey and brown rice chili

This hearty chili only takes 35 minutes to prepare. While it’s cooking, you’ll have time to prepare a green salad and warm up some crusty bread to round out the meal.

Shepherd’s Pie with Turkey and Leeks

Shepherd’s Pie, covered in mashed potatoes, was originally created to use up the leftovers from a holiday roast. This version mixes peas, leeks and carrots with diced turkey, all in a creamy herb sauce.

By Amelia Journalton

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