Thanksgiving means turkey, turkey, and more turkey. We always have a ton of turkey leftover. So why not use that turkey to make some fun and unique dishes. Check out this infographic on great ways to use that left over turkey.
Great Ideas for Turkey Leftovers
Alicia K says
i love the stuffing dumplings idea
Louetta Carpenter says
Thank you for the great ideas. I am definitely going to have plenty of turkey leftovers.
Tooth Fairy says
Always like to add a Twist to Turkey leftovers so that salad recipe is an interesting suggestion!
anne brooks says
Thanks you for the ideas. All of them look delicious.
Jo-Ann Brightman says
These recipes are unique and actually make me hungry and ready to use that turkey!
HilLesha says
Yummy!
Hannah Chase says
Thank you so much for sharing this! I hate having to figure out what to do with the leftovers.. and I just love turkey, so I love all the ideas!!! Gumbo Rah Rah is my favorite.
Emily @FamilyNLifeLV says
We didn’t have any left overs!! But these look yummy!
valerie says
Thanks for sharing the great turkey recipes. Everyone usually has lots of leftovers after Thanksgiving.
Jenne says
Would have never thought of the dumpling! Brilliant!
Leilani says
My MIL always makes Turkey Soup, but I need to tell her about stuffing dumplings. Sounds amazing!
Kathleen says
Great ideas! I love the turkey alfredo one.
Blessie Nelson says
Coming from the south, Gumbo Rah Rah is a great recipe for us!
Jennifer says
MMM turkey alfredo!
Toni says
OHHH these are all great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Courtney says
I make the turkey soup but never thought of stuffing dumplings!!
Donna says
I like these… not just plain old ordinary leftover recipes.
Rosemary ford says
I always make turkey pot pies
sara wicks says
The turkey soup with stuffing dumplings sounds tastey!
Mellisa says
Great ideas. We really didn’t have that much Turkey left over this year which made me kinda sad. Next year I have to get a bigger turkey.
s riches says
I never thought of making turkey burgers. Thanks for the recipe.
Elena says
great ideas! thanks for sharing!
Julie Wood says
I really like the recipe Turkey Salad recipe! It looks so delicious and easy to make. I am going to make this with some of my leftover turkey that I froze. There are also some other recipes that I want to try! Great turkey recipes I think!
Hanna says
Thank you for posting this! I never get more creative than sandwiches.
Marti Parks says
I never would have thought of turkey corn chowder, nor stuffing dumplings. It’s nice to have some new and different recipe ideas.
bill elliott says
Thanks for the recipe, finally something different to do with leftover turkey
Amy Green says
Turkey is a great add-in to Italian pasta dishes, especially ones with marinara sauce.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
The turkey corn chowder sounds the best to me!
Jodi Hoppe Wresh says
Thanks for sharing, definitely going to try these out!
Andrea says
So good to know about these recipes!!! Yummm!!!
ANN*H says
i love love love these recipes especially the one for the turkey salad as thats what I usually make with the left over turkey but your recipe sound so good compared to mine. Definately will be making this one !
Sprinkle says
I love the idea of making different dishes from the left over turkey. Excellent. I will try doing that next time.
michelle gilliland mcafee says
Turkey mushroom burgers sounds like a great idea. We always get sick of the leftovers in a couple of days. Thanks for the new ideas.
Gina Brickell says
We’ve made the turkey salads before with the leftover turkey, but the alfredo sounds delicious!!! Would love to try that out! Good to find recipies like this because in my family we do turkey for Thanksgiving but my mom loves it so much that we do it again for Christmas!
Joan says
Turkey Soup with Stuffing Dumplings sounds great! I have lots of leftovers to use up.
Daraya says
Mmmmm! Thanks for the awesome ideas. The Gumbo Rah-Rah looks amazing! 🙂
Carolsue says
I’m making turkey for New Years Day tomorrow, so I will try the Turkey and Stuffing Dumplings in a few days! These are great recipes!
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Jennai says
I have a whole container of turkey that needs to be used — the stuffing ball one looks really good, as do all the others.
Elle says
These sound great. I missed out on turkey leftovers this year by spending the holidays with relatives instead of cooking at home!
cole mckinnon says
I have been making turkey salad since Xmas. I freeze my turkey in baggies and just pull one out prior to making my salad. Yours sounds awesome and I will try it.
natalie nichols says
Thanks for this. We have a lot of extra turkey in the freezer and no fresh meal ideas for it. Not anymore though!
Tara says
The Turkey soup looks really good…
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
Great ideas I haven’t seen these before. I will have to keep these in mind. I love the turkey salad one the most.
Tammy Owens/Botzon says
Great ideas!
Wendy T says
I have a package of cooked chicken in the freezer. I like the sounds of the salad recipe and was just wondering what to do with it this week. My son wouldn’t eat a vegetable if he were starving though…so may have to do it tomorrow before he comes home.
robyn paris says
all these recipes sound wonderful but i cant wait to try stuffing dumplings.
Maria Iemma says
Thank you for giving me new ideas on how to use turkey. We have turkey at least five times a year, I love the bird and my family cringes because they are tired on the turkey sandwiches/soup that I make. This has given me inspiration to do other things…..
Tiffany Winner says
#2 sounds good, especially the stuffing dumplings
Sarah L says
I like to make turkey omelets.
Joan says
These recipes make me want to cook up a turkey to use!
Jo-Ann Brightman says
I just bought some turkey legs onsale and some I used for the Spicy Corn chowder. Thanks for these recipes.
April Golightly says
This is great. Saving it for next year.
Tammy S says
I am cooking a turkey this weekend so these will come in handy.
meegan whitford says
Oh I am so glad I found this we have so much turkey left over in our freezer atm from Easter my Dad way over did it cooked a whole Turkey and then an additional turkey breast so I have been looking for recipes!! I will try the Gumbo for sure and probably all of these by the time I am done…lol thanks
Shannon says
Thank you for sharing these meal ideas. I like to make turkey croquettes.
Tiffany Dover says
These are great ideas! Some of them I’ve never thought of!
Eileen Richter says
Id’ for sure try the turkey alfredo but use the finely cut leftover turkey instead o ground. And probably leave out the fennel. OHMYgosh. these look so tasty!
Erin Ellis says
What great ideas! The corn chowder really sounds good right now – it’s chilly!
Rachel says
Great post! Thank you for sharing. I am often so lost when it comes to being creative with my turkey leftovers! 🙂
M.Clark says
All of these dishes look so delicious, I would love to try the mushroom turkey burger with baked zucchini fries and the spicy turkey corn chowder, I have got to try that chowder. Thank you for sharing this recipe post.
Marcie W. says
I really dig these creative ideas. As a family of ten we don’t get nearly as many leftovers as we’d like during the holidays.
Mare Petrelli says
Those sound good, I’ll have to try them. Thanks!
Shakeia Rieux says
I would love to try these recipes,they look delicious
David Fultner says
Thanks for the tips. We are on our thrid turkey this year.