Recipe ideas for Thanksgiving leftovers part 1

Do you have a ton of Thanksgiving leftovers and not a clue what to do with all of them? Whatever you do, do not throw them out. There are tons of ideas of what new creations that can be made with all of those great Thanksgiving leftovers. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of all the pre-cooked meat and veggies to create wonderful dishes and casseroles that can be placed in the freezer to pull out in a week or two. This is a fantastic way to not only save time, but to save money as well.


Don’t forget to look out for more recipes in this series throughout this week. If you have any great ideas please share. Here are the first two recipes in the Recipe Ideas forThanksgiving Leftovers Series:



Gluten-Free Turkey Soup

turkey carcass plus miscellaneous leftover turkey meat

filtered water

GF pasta ABC’s or animal cut-outs (Mrs. Leepers) ½ cup

½ head garlic, finely minced

1 onion, chopped

celery, sliced

carrots, chopped into bite sized pieces

parsnips, chopped into bite sized pieces

poultry herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary and marjoram), fresh, and finely minced

Boil turkey carcass and turkey meat for at least one hour with garlic, onion, and poultry herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary and marjoram). Add in GF pasta, chopped carrots, parsnips and celery. When pasta and veggies are cooked through, the soup is ready to serve.



Gluten-Free Turkey Club Sandwiches
sliced turkey breast
1 lb. bacon, cooked
2 tomatoes, washed and sliced
lettuce, washed and separated into leaves
avocadoes, thinly sliced
GF bread, your favorite (Most GF breads are best when toasted, but Udi’s is fantastic either way!)
butter or substitute enough to butter all of your bread slices
mayonaise



Cook up bacon until crisp. Lightly butter the bread slices on each side and grill until golden brown. Lightly coat each slice of bread on one side with mayonnaise and start layering with tukey slices, bacon, tomato, and lettuce. For each sandwich you will need three slices of bread and about 2 to 4 slices of turkey and 2 to 4 small pieces of bacon.