20 Delicious Ways to Use Up Leftover Turkey After Thanksgiving

Turn Thanksgiving leftovers into a comforting, creamy turkey pot pie. It's baked in a cast iron skillet so that you can cook the filling in the pan on the stovetop, then continue baking right in the same pan.

Leftover Thanksgiving turkey is repurposed in this noodle soup which comes together in 20 minutes but tastes like it simmered on the stove all day.

This creamy dish, made from vegetables like onions, celery, and mushrooms, puts leftover shredded turkey to good use. You want to serve it with something to sop up the creamy sauce, like egg noodles, rice, biscuits, or even baked potatoes.

This crowd-pleasing dish combines diced holiday turkey with mirepoix, frozen peas, and umami-rich gravy, then topped with mashed potatoes.

Classic, deli-style turkey sandwich made with sliced, roasted turkey, cheese, lettuce, and tomato. Don’t forget to include a dollop of leftover cranberry sauce or cranberry-coated goat or cheddar cheese from the holiday spread to your sandwich.

Creamy cheddar béchamel tossed with noodles, leftover turkey, and veggies, all baked to perfection. It's comfort food at it's finest.

This hearty bowl of stew is definitely the coziest way to use up leftover holiday turkey.

When you’ve had your fill of turkey sandwiches and turkey soup, but there are still leftovers waiting to be eaten in the fridge, choose greatness. And by greatness we mean a towering lasagna.

A warm and cheesy monkey bread that makes use of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.

This recipe combines two classic Irish dishes. The filling is made with turkey, smoked ham, scallions, and cabbage, all tossed in a rich parsley sauce. Creamy mashed potatoes is piled on top with some grated Irish cheddar to gild the lily.

If you do plan on making one leftover turkey sandwich, let this be the one. The leftover turkey meat and slices of cheese gets tucked inside an entire fluffy Hawaiian rolls. Since you build a full pan of sliders, you not only feed a crowd but you get to have a little break from intensive holiday cooking.

The most this soup will ask of you is chopping vegetables and dicing or shredding the leftover turkey. Want to make it even easier? If you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner, add a few more onions, carrots, and celery to the pile for dicing while you’re prepping for other dishes. Store the diced veggies in a zip-top bag in the fridge until you’re ready to simmer your soup.

This is a weeknight-friendly chicken (or turkey!) Parmesan biscuit bake that captures all the satisfying flavors and textures of the classic dish with much less time and effort.

Inspired by classic club sandwiches, this seasonal twist relies on fresh-cut turkey, and layers it with cranberry sauce and leftover Brussels sprouts.

An easy bake casserole recipe made from boxed stuffing, canned cream of chicken/mushroom soup, and what Thanksgiving leftovers you've got.

This open-faced turkey sandwich with crispy bacon and Mornay sauce is Kentucky's original hangover cure.

Turkey tetrazzini has many variations, but at its heart it is a baked noodle casserole.

This seasonal twist on classic stuffed shells keeps the tender cooked pasta, the ricotta, and the stringy, melted mozzarella cheese, but ditches traditional filling for the flavors of Thanksgiving.

A hearty kale and turkey stew, made more flavorful by bacon and onion, and simple enough to be simmered together in less than an hour of mostly hands-off time.