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5 Creative Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

As you clean up the kitchen after another successful Thanksgiving meal, your mind might start thinking about what to do about all the food you’re trying to stuff into Tupperware. Why not get out of your rut and try one of the following creative ideas from Audi Silver Spring for your Thanksgiving leftovers? (And while you’re shopping for your own Thanksgiving meal ingredients this year, consider picking up food items for donation to your local food bank at the same time.)

Don’t forget breakfast

Use two different Thanksgiving leftovers by topping a mashed potato cake with a fried egg and serve turkey hash on the side. Simply mash together 1 cup of leftover potatoes with 1 egg, 1/4 cup milk and any leftover chopped sage until smooth. Pour a small amount in a greased frying pan and brown. Create the turkey hash by combining 1 cup diced turkey meat with onion, garlic, red pepper, frozen corn, and chopped parsley. You can even moisten the mixture with a little leftover gravy.

Turkey sandwiches with Asian fusion

Choose a thick, whole wheat, or regular baguette for this sandwich and then cut it down for individual sandwiches. Chop chilled leftover turkey meat and mix with mayonnaise and Asian chile sauce. Spread the turkey mixture on top of one-half a baguette, add a layer of thinly sliced cucumber, grated carrot and chopped, fresh cilantro. You can adjust the heat from the chile sauce to suit your own palate or even add a few sliced jalapeno chiles for even more kick.

Elevate your favorite turkey soup

Making soup with leftover turkey is a smart way to utilize the carcass. You can amp up your favorite recipe when you add dumplings made from 2 cups of leftover turkey stuffing. Whisk together 2 eggs, 6 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, salt and pepper, then add your stuffing. Mix together until combined and hold in reserve. When your soup is at the simmering point, and all the ingredients have been added except for the already cooked turkey meat, make balls of the stuffing dumpling using 1 level teaspoon and rolling the mixture into balls to drop into the soup. The dumplings are done when they float, approximately 3 to 4 minutes.

Serve a classic salad with a twist

After a day of heavy eating, shred a couple of cups of leftover turkey meat and create a Waldorf salad. Toss the meat with sliced celery, chopped celery leaves, 1 chopped apple, a handful of toasted, chopped pecans and 1 cup of halved red seedless grapes. Make a dressing using a half cup of yogurt (regular or non-fat), a couple tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon honey, salt, and pepper to taste. Serve on a bed of fresh greens.

Transform sweet potatoes into dessert

Transform leftover sweet potatoes into a brulee for dessert. Mix together thoroughly 1 cup of pureed leftover sweet potatoes, 1 cup low-fat half-and-half, 1 egg white, and 1/3 cup of brown sugar. Follow the directions for baking as you would for any brulee. Remove when done and chill the covered custard cups for a minimum of two hours. Heat the broiler to high with the rack 4 to 6 inches below the heat. Sprinkle brulee tops with 1 teaspoon granulated sugar and put on a baking sheet to broil for 2 to 4 minutes. Remove immediately when the sugar begins to caramelize.