# The Day After (Leftover Turkey Recipes) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 23, 2001, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871 "2001-11-23T06:14:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WEW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/21 "2001-11-25T18:57:53Z")
Turkey and Dumplings. Simmer the carcass for a couple of hours, and make home made sheets of pasta with the turkey stock. Cook until tender and delcious. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/22 "2001-11-25T20:17:17Z")
I watced Emeril last night (or was it the night before?) and he had a leftover show. All the recipies were made from Thanksgiving leftovers. Of course, some of his leftovers are things I don’t normally have at Thanksgiving, or for that matter have even heard of! 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/23 "2001-11-25T20:44:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > \*\*_buy_ pie crusts?!?! \*\* Yes, _buy_ pie crusts. My kitchen is being remodeled right now and making pie crust from scratch is just not at the top of my to do list. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/24 "2001-11-25T20:52:44Z")
**Jester’s Unnecessarily Large Leftover Sandwich** 1 Slice of toasted white bread 1 Pile of reheated leftover turkey Cranberry Sauce, served chilled and applied liberally 1 slice of toasted white bread Another pile of reheated leftover turkey Reheated mashed potatos, applied liberally as an adhesive for all that turkey Gravy, reheated and applied liberally 1 slice of toasted white bread Mmmmmmmmm…Note that this is probably the first and last time I will ever post to a recipe thread. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/25 "2001-11-26T14:35:48Z")
As a big fan of Alton Brown, I feel I must post this link to the recipes from his Thanksgiving leftovers show, [The Remains of the Bird](http://www.foodtv.com/foodtv/episode/0,6283,EA1C14,00.html). ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/26 "2001-11-26T19:07:56Z")
Not quite turkey, but close: I had a huge pile of leftover sweet potatos. Very yummy taters, but I knew we weren’t gonna eat them all in the next few days. Took a look at the freezer - completely full. OK, what to do with taters? I had a vague memory of seeing some sort of recipe for Sweet Potato Quick Bread somewhere, but a search of the web came up with nothing. I do, however, have my mother’s deee-licious banana bread recipe. Bananas? Sweet Potatos? Same thing. I made the recipe and put the sweet taters in instead of the mushy bananas, and it’s incredibly good. Very moist & sweet. If anyone wants the recipe, email me or post here, I don’t have the recipe with me at work, but I can post it from home later. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/27 "2001-11-27T06:09:47Z")
I should probably mention that my husband and daughter are very fond of ANY sort of homemade pot pie, and when I make a roast, I try to get a big enough chunk of meat in the first place to make a couple of pot pies later. Beef, turkey, chicken, tuna…all make excellent pot pies, though usually I will only make them in cooler weather. I don’t turn on the oven in the summertime if I can help it. I have to admit that I use frozen pie crusts. I have NEVER been able to make a decent pie crust, and Pet-Ritz is better than mine. There, I said it. Still, my pot pies are quite edible, even yummy, no matter what the base. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/28 "2001-11-27T06:16:56Z")
Dear Lynn, I am baking off a turkey pot pie (made with dark meat and home made gravy) even as I type this post. Yours Truly, Zenster PS: Thanks for reminding me of this most savory comfort food. I almost went Shepherd’s Pie on them and did the top crust with mashed potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871/29 "2001-11-27T07:01:51Z")
After several sandwiches, I used the last of our turkey in “Chicken” Enchilada’s tonight. In the past we’ve also done turkey pot pie, turkey and dumplings, and turkey leftover casserole (where you mix the leftover stuffing, meat, and gravy and top with left over mashed potatoes and French’s fried onions and heat in the oven til bubbly). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-leftover-turkey-recipes/94871.md?page=1)