How to Use Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers

Are you looking forward to a week of cold turkey sandwiches after Thanksgiving? I didn't think so. That's why I have come up with several alternative uses for those turkey leftovers.

Things You'll Need
• Turkey
• Imagination

1) Turkey Salad - Cut up turkey, onion, celery. Mix with mayonnaise. Serve on crackers or bread.

2) BBQ - Cut up turkey. Mix with your favorite BBQ sauce. Serve on hamburger bun.

3) Casserole - Replace the meat in your favorite recipe with turkey chucks, such as Tuna Noodle Casserole made with turkey instead.

4) Tacos - Mix turkey with taco seasoning. In a taco shell, layer turkey, cheese, salsa, and lettuce.

5) Turkey Noodle Soup - In a sauce pan, mix turkey, celery, onion, and seasoning in broth. Add egg noodles about 10 minutes before the vegetables are tender.

6) Stir Fry - In lightly oiled skillet or wok, stir fry vegetables with turkey chunks with an Oriental sauce packet. Serve over rice or Asian noodles.

7) Hash - Finely chop up turkey, onion, and potatoes. Cook in skillet. (I know, you thought hash only came in a can.)

8) For more ideas, look through a cookbook with the idea that turkey can replace the meat in a lot of recipes, especially chicken. Think of it as an adventure.

Tips & Warnings: Your family may not realize that they are eating leftovers.

Previously published on eHow.com.

New: Since publishing this article a few years ago, I have found out that some people love leftover turkey sandwiches because they combine turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing on a dinner roll or whatever bread is leftover from Thanksgiving dinner. My grandma's idea of a leftover turkey sandwich was white bread with mayonaise and turkey. That was it. Nothing fancy. Mel taught me the pleasure of a Thanksgiving sandwich described previously with all the fixings.

Try it in an omelet. I bet it is delicious.

Have fun experimenting with a new way to have the turkey leftovers.
Your Cooking Goddess,
Ellen Tevault