What To Do With Thanksgiving Leftovers?

That question really never comes up since I know exactly what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers. In fact, they are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. As I mentioned before, I am actually not a huge turkey fan, but I do enjoy what I make with the turkey leftovers.

Yesterday, as soon as we finished eating, I made a big pot of turkey soup. Judging from the photo, I could have skimmed off a bit more of the fat…



And here is the soup served with leftover brown rice and kimchi.


Ingredients

• Bones of one turkey (including some turkey meat)
• Water (to fill a large pot)
• Turkey gravy
• Carrots
• Onions
• Celery
• Garlic (I used 4 frozen garlic cubes)
• Cilantro (I used 3 frozen cilantro cubes)
• Basil (I used 4 frozen basil cubes)
• Salt
• Pepper

I brought the water and turkey bones to a boil and added some leftover gravy as well the frozen herbs (garlic, cilantro, and basil). I boiled the bones for about 2 hours. Then I took them out of the water and skimmed off some of the fat. Next, I added the veggies to the broth and cooked them until they were soft, about 15 minutes.

Later today, I will make another one of my Thanksgiving leftover favorites: Mini Turkey Pot Pies
Here is a photo of one of last year’s pies. I’m thinking of changing up the recipe slightly and adding some bacon to the mix…



And finally, here is some of yesterday’s fun:

We usually don’t use paper plates, but these were fun and clean up was very quick…



There was plenty of wine…



Good times…





Thanksgiving Day walk…



A little run to burn some calories energy…



Fun on the swing…



More playing…





One exhausted toddler…



Questions: Do you like Thanksgiving leftovers? If so, what’s your favorite way to eat them? I’d love a link to your favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipe!

Be well,
Andrea