Maybe you went overboard with the stuffing. Use it to make Alexa Weibel’s delightful stuffing-stuffed mushrooms. We don’t have a recipe for it, but we hear Sam Sifton likes to press a scoopful of stuffing in a waffle iron, then use it as bread for his turkey sandwich. It’s a pro move.
If you find yourself with too many mashed potatoes — it’s a common problem, and mashed potatoes don’t reheat well — make shepherd’s pie. We have traditional and vegetarian versions. Or make these potato, salmon and spinach patties with garlicky dill cream.
Casseroles are always a good idea. This Thanksgiving leftovers enchilada pie is ridiculously easy (don’t tell anyone, but it calls for store-bought enchilada sauce). You can tuck leftover turkey, greens, sweet potatoes and even cornbread stuffing in between the tortillas. Paired with this leftover cranberry sauce salsa, it hits the spot. If you’re more of a traditionalist, make Julia Child’s chicken-tarragon potpie, but with, you guessed it, turkey.
And if, by unlikely chance, you have leftover pie, pop a slice into the blender with a few scoops of ice cream — pecan pie and coffee ice cream is a top-notch combination — and whiz away.
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