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Healthy Ways to Use Thanksgiving Leftovers

The feast is over, but the fun isn’t. Hopefully you have Thanksgiving leftovers! Instead of piling them on your plate for Thanksgiving, Part 2: The Wrath of Stuffing, try these healthy and frugal ways to use them up!

EVERYTHING

  • A little bit of all of your healthiest thanksgiving leftovers together in a whole-grain pita or wrapped in a tortilla is really what the day after Thaksgiving is all about.

TURKEY

  • Make a turkey hash. Recipe tip: Omit the ground turkey. Cook the onion, pepper, and potato together and then add cooked turkey in the last step.

  • Build a sandwich on whole-grain bread with turkey, lettuce, and cranberry sauce.

  • Replace chicken with chopped turkey scrambled eggs.

  • Use as a topping for chili or in a heartly vegetable soup.

VEGETABLES

  • Top leftover green beans or brussels sprouts with a poached egg,

  • Substitute chard with your veggie leftovers in a frittata. (Sweet potatoes taste great in this way too!)

  • Mix with cooked farro or other whole grains and a touch of feta cheese.

SWEET POTATOES

  • This make a pumpkin chili and sub out the pumpkin for sweet potatoes!

  • Add your roasted sweet potatoes or yams to a potatoe salad.

STUFFING

  • Aadd a scoop of stuffing atop salad greens.

  • Bread stuffing can be mixed with leftover green beans and brussels sprouts and re-baked in muffin tins for perfect portions.

  • For savory pancakes mix ¼ cup stuffing with 1 egg white. Form into a patty shape and cook in a nonstick skillet for 2 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more.

CRANBERRY SAUCE

  • Stir a tablespoon or two into into plain yogurt or oatmeal.

  • Add a spoonful to your Shakeology®.

  • Use as a topping on healthy waffles

TIP: If you add cranberry sauce to yogurt or Shakeology, make sure you consume it within 5–10 minutes, as the acidity in cranberries may cause dairy to curdle.

GRAVY

  • Freeze leftover gravy in ice cube trays. These are perfect portions for future dinners.