Thanksgiving Leftovers?

Anne Miller wrote:He would like meals to be something different every day.  He will tolerate something for two days, though not his wishes.

What I do with leftovers now is if there is enough for another meal without adding to it, I save it for a few days in the fridge and serve something completely different for a day or two, then heat up the leftovers so it's not the drudgery of having the same meal two days in a row.  Or I put it in the freezer for a longer interval or until I need something quick and easy to just heat and serve.  

Speaking of leftovers (and today being Thanksgiving Day) here is a delicious "recipe" for turkey day leftovers:

Press leftover stuffing firmly into a pie plate to make a "crust."  Bake it for 15-20 minutes or so by itself at around 350 degrees F until it is lightly crisp on top.  Remove from the oven and add leftover chopped turkey, any veggies that would not clash with the flavors, and enough gravy to make it like a pot pie consistency.  Spread leftover mashed potatoes over the top, and bake for another half hour or 45 minutes until hot all through and potatoes are nicely browned on top.  

YUMMM!

I don't usually have problems with leftovers because I eat them for lunch.

This year for Thanksgiving we had only have one slice of ham, about a cup of potato salad, and some of the baked beans.

The slice of ham will make dear hubby a great foldover sandwich with the leftover potato salad.

What can I do with the baked beans?

We didn't have cranberry sauce though in previous years I use leftover cranberry sauce in a congealed fruit salad.

How do you use Thanksgiving leftovers?

My leftover cranberry sauce goes into small glass containers (with plastic lids) and into the freezer.  This year we finally used the last of three of those containers that were left over from four years ago!  It was just as yummy as the first time we used it.  Only Mom and I eat it here, so a little goes a long way and it's convenient not to have to make or buy it each year.

Leftover cranberry sauce is also good over vanilla ice cream, or even a fruit sherbet if you like the tart.  You can also mix it in to apple pie filling before you bake a pie for an interesting change of pace.  It is really good combined with orange juice and/or zest in muffins and scones (in fact when I make my own cranberry sauce I use orange juice and zest in it.)

I'm not a big baked bean person, and on the rare occasions we have them my man eats them all up, so I've never had to deal with leftover baked beans.  All I can think of off the top of my head is to slice and brown a good amount of kielbasa or some other kind of sausage with some onions, and mix them together with the baked beans and bake as a casserole, maybe with some kind of cheese (grated parmesan comes to mind) or bread crumb topping?  

ORRRRRR......  harking back to the original thread you pulled this from, you could add the baked beans to other leftover items, soups, stew, etc, and see what kind of new taste profile happens!  (If you don't like it you can always feed it to chickens, or pigs if you have them.)

I had a tooth mishap with corn on the cob so right now I can't eat sandwiches.

I love turkey sandwiches, with lettuce and tomato.  Usually, turkey is especially for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Looking over the internet I saw a "Leftover Thanksgiving Sandwich" that had cranberry sauce, turkey, and green beans. The recipe was on the NY Times and even though I am a member I was not sure the website would let me look at the recipe.  It looked good.

Donna, I like your idea for the stuffing crust.  That is something I always have on hand.

That crust might be good with mashed potatoes then topped with shredded cheese like a Shepherd's Pie.