What do you do when you make a 25 pound turkey for only two people? Leftovers of course. Here are some ideas for how to take advantage of all that leftover bird.
Day 2
Lunch: Classic Turkey Sandwiches - Whole wheat bread, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato and Miracle Whip
Dinner: Thanksgiving Dinner all over again. We made stuffing, sweet potato casserole and a dried cherry & cranberry sauce (Recipe Below) that was divine. We used 1-cup of Splenda in place of the 1.5 cups of sugar, and it was both sweet and tart.
FoodandWine.com/recipes/cranberry-sauce-with-dried-cherries
Day 3
Lunch: Turkey Sammiches - We substituted the leftover cherry cranberry sauce in place of the mayo and tomatoes for a nice sweet & savory sammy.
Dinner: Turkey Goulash with biscuit dumplings, (Recipe Below) we simply replaced the chicken with turkey and reduced the chicken stock by 1/2 cup.
foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-goulash-biscuit-dumplings
Day 4
Lunch: Turkey Club Sammiches - The addition of some thick cut bacon strips makes the perfect club.
Dinner: Spicy Chorizo and Turkey Rice Bowl- The Spanish Chorizo adds a spicy, smokey flavor to the dish with just a bit of heat. Sprinkle a few drops of your favorite hot sauce on top for a bit more kick.
Realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/spicy-rice-and-turkey-with-chorizo-recipe
Day 5
Breakfast: Turkey and cheddar scrambled eggs with peach salsa
Melt a TBS of butter in a pan, heat cubed turkey in the butter, pour in 3 scrambled eggs, 2 TBS of cheddar cheese and cook. Remove from heat and top with peach salsa.
Lunch: Turkey Sammiches
Dinner: Turkey Chef Salad
Now it's time to get back into the gym and back to a sensible diet. Well, at least until Christmas rolls around!