trying to use up the Thanksgiving leftovers
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14741)
San Jose, California
November 27, 2018 3:55pm CST
I am getting the very last of the leftovers used up today! I thought we finished them off last night when I made "turkey spaghetti" (based off of Pioneer Woman's chicken spaghetti recipe), but I just found another container of turkey meat in the fridge and I still have stuffing left.
I'm doing a "Thanksgiving flavors" casserole with the rest of the turkey, the stuffing, some cranberry sauce (I don't have any leftover, but I still have an unopened can that I don't mind opening for this purpose), some green beans, and some kind of gravy or cream sauce (since we finished off the gravy when I made the turkey pot pie on Saturday).
After tonight's dinner, I'm looking forward to having something non-turkey related to eat tomorrow.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Nov 18
A sandwich or two more and that's the end of the turkey for me.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
We've already used the "sandwich friendly" slices, and I've mostly just got shredded meat at this point.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
Oh, I don't mind having leftovers for days, but I get to a point where I'm tired of eating the same things. I made curry with it one night, but that was when the picky ones weren't home. Besides, after a certain point, you run the risk of food poisoning if they get too old.
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@much2say (53907)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Nov 18
@spiderdust My sister got a just enough turkey size this year, so there weren't too many leftovers of turkey to go around this year. This year I only have enough to make a turkey soup with the leftovers. Turkey curry sounds good too - never had that. Yah, I gotta make that soup today or tomorrow . . . it wouldn't be good to get food poisoning!
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
@much2say It's not much to look at, but it was a tasty curry. I sauteed some of the leftover mirepoix that I had in the fridge, then added some curry powder, some tomato sauce, a bit of the gravy, a can of coconut milk, a few shakes of garlic salt, and then the chopped turkey meat and some frozen broccoli towards the end.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Nov 18
I hope you enjoy your dinner! :) My family doesn't eat turkey. Ironic I was born Thanksgiving day but don't like any of that meal! 
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
27 Nov 18
@spiderdust We usually eat chicken or pasta, things we would normally eat any day. =)
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
@LovingMyBabies No special celebratory foods?
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
What do you guys eat that day?
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
I have a few pounds of Italian sausage in the freezer. I might make a good pasta sauce using that.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
27 Nov 18
Not everyone does. I'm actually on the fence as to whether I should include that in the casserole or to serve it on the side. Everyone here will eat cranberry sauce, but I'm not sure if they'd want it mixed with everything.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
1 Dec 18
Turkey spaghetti sounds kind of interesting.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
2 Dec 18
It's closer to a tetrazzini than a red sauce spaghetti dish.
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I understand you are looking to have something different. Good luck.
@RasmaSandra (73201)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Nov 18
Had no turkey this year but there was ham and the ham bone and last of the meat are going into a big soup pot tomorrow. I just don't know if I should add potatoes or beans or both.
