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October 29, 2020 Last Modified: October 29, 2020 By Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com Leave a Comment

Leftover Turkey Recipes

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A fantastic collection of my favorite Leftover Turkey Recipes for using up your Thanksgiving turkey, including soup, salad, pasta dinners, addictive tacos, and more! Pick up those after-the-holiday turkeys that are on sale and roast turkey all year long with this ever-growing list of leftover turkey recipe ideas!

Start with a great oven-roasted turkey for your holiday meal and then be sure to pluck the carcass clean and save every bit of that delicious roasted turkey for some great after-holiday meals!

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What To Do With Leftover Turkey

There’s a family title that I am certainly proud of, and that is the Queen of Leftovers. I love making great and tasty food, using all sorts of ingredients but I also tend to cook like I’m still feeding teenage boys too!

A tendency to make more than any family of three can eat in a single sitting has led to many, many chances to try out new and fun spins on classic recipes with leftover ingredients. As well as getting really creative with what’s left in the refrigerator! Your turkey leftovers have never been this delicious!!

All of my recipes shared here are equally tasty when using leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken meat, or cooking up some turkey or chicken meat really quickly to start up your meals!

1 Leftover Turkey Stroganoff

small square image of the leftover turkey stroganoff with mushrooms served up in a light golden bowl

Creamy, delicious leftover turkey stroganoff is a flavorful pasta meal to use up your cooked turkey!

A delicious and creamy sauce paired with chunks of your leftover turkey and earthy mushrooms makes this pasta dinner a top pick for an easy family meal! I love that it comes together really easily with a wonderful combination of flavors in just 20 minutes!

2 Leftover Turkey Carnitas

small square image showing a close up view of the turkey carnitas garnished and served with fresh homemade pico de gallo served on white corn tortillas on a white plate with light wood grain background

The best use out there for leftover turkey meat, especially turkey legs, dark meat, or a combination of dark and white meat!

I could gush about these addictive turkey carnitas! I’ll try to reign it in though and just say that despite any misgivings you may have about using cinnamon to cook up your leftover turkey meat, you really HAVE to try these tacos!!

3 Leftover Buffalo Turkey Meatballs

close up image of leftover buffalo turkey meatballs served on a tray with carrots, celery, and ranch dressing

These easy leftover buffalo turkey meatballs are a super tasty use of your leftover turkey meat!

Did you ever think you’d finely mince or grind up your cooked turkey? I did! And then I combined the very mellow turkey flavor with a robust, spicy buffalo sauce for the most amazing finger food or party appetizer!

4 Turkey Chef Salad

overhead image of the chef salad in a large white serving bowl on a grey wooden background

The classic American Chef Salad featuring leftover turkey meat as the centerpiece!

This turkey version of the American classic is a nice, light meal after holiday gatherings! It’s also a fabulous reason to freeze plenty of your leftover turkey meat!

5 Leftover Turkey Curry

Leftover Turkey Curry

My Leftover Turkey Curry is a hit family dinner after Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey dinners or any day of the week!

Tender pieces of leftover turkey meat are cooked until super-tender and wonderfully tasty in this delightfully spiced curry dinner! Plus, it’s a great way to add in all of the vegetables that may need to be eaten after the holidays too!

6 Leftover Turkey a la King

Leftover Turkey a la King

The new family favorite use for leftover turkey from Thanksgiving dinner is this super quick Turkey a la King!

My family’s chicken a la king recipe gets repurposed in this easy leftover dinner meal! The turkey ala king dinner was so enthusiastically reviewed that it’s a popular request year-round!!

7 Leftover Turkey Tetrazzini

Leftover Turkey Tetrazzini

This fantastic Leftover Turkey Tetrazzini baked pasta dish is an easy family dinner after all of the holiday cooking!

8 Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup

Hearty Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup is a delicious comfort food to enjoy year round.

This Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup is packed with flavors in a hearty broth that’s as good as it is good for you!!

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Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com

Angela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma’s kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love!

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