{"id":9198,"date":"2010-11-23T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=9198"},"modified":"2018-11-06T21:08:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T21:08:14","slug":"uses-for-leftover-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/uses-for-leftover-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"These Uses for Leftover Turkey Will Un-Clog Your Refrigerator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/thanksgiving-cooking-planning\/cooking-classes\">thanksgiving cooking planning<\/a> starts at your desk<\/strong> and not your stove, you may not have any food remaining after the meal. To reduce wasted time, money, and food, this is the best approach.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8N-3dPpVnjg?fs=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you start thinking about uses for leftover turkey<\/strong> as soon as the meal begins or does all that food just get loaded into your refrigerator?<\/p>\n<p><strong>However, if you\u2019ve planned to create leftovers or it just worked out that way, <\/strong>there are many uses for leftover turkey that you can assemble immediately after the meal to avoid clogging your refrigerator with an assortment of unrelated cold food items.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can assure the safety of your leftover turkey if you\u2019ve adhered to the most important <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/important-thanksgiving-cooking-tip\/cooking-classes\">thanksgiving cooking tip<\/a> of all <\/strong>and used a thermometer to cook to a precise internal temperature. Now, to keep the food safe, it must be refrigerated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rather than load multiple plastic bags,<\/strong> plastic containers or tin-foil sculptures into your refrigerator, go ahead and create the meals NOW, assuring the items will be used in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first thing to do is clean the turkey carcass of any meat.<\/strong> You can try to wrap that disassembled bird or put a bag over it, but it\u2019s going to dry out quickly. Removing the meat and using the carcass for turkey stock is the best way to retain the quality for use in leftovers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With the carcass cleaned,<\/strong> you can start to create uses for leftover turkey that you might never have thought of. Turkey Tettrazzini is a simple dish of pasta, vegetables, turkey, and white sauce. If you use thin soup noodles or broken angel hair pasta, it doesn\u2019t even need to be cooked ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve advised you to make roux, <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/turkey-gravy\/holidays-cooking-tips\">the turkey gravy thickener that Grandma ignored<\/a>, in advance for just this occasion.<\/strong> You can thicken simmering milk with the pre-made roux and add the cheeses or seasonings you desire to bind the Turkey Tettrazzini.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turkey Chili or Turkey Sloppy Joes are another great use for leftover turkey. <\/strong> With a simple saut\u00e9 of chopped onions or peppers, you can add shredded turkey, tomato paste, and beans if you\u2019d like for a quick weekday dinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even simpler is a Shepherd\u2019s Pie.<\/strong> Just combine all your leftovers in a casserole or pie tin. First turkey, then vegetables, then gravy, and top with mashed potatoes to be baked later in the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With a background of basic cooking methods,<\/strong> you can create any use for leftover turkey that you desire. The key to saving your investment in food, reducing time in the kitchen, and eliminating waste is to create your turkey leftovers immediately and avoid clogging your refrigerator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please share your uses for leftover turkey ideas with a comment below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Discover a simple 5 step plan to save time, save money, explode your confidence and conquer the holiday kitchen this year with my FREE Holiday Cooking Success Class.  <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.genndi.com\/register\/169105139238437402\/afc0f3bfe5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter\" title=\"Holiday468x60\" src=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/HolidaySuccess250x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\u201c400\u201d\" height=\"\u201c400\u201d\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn Holiday Cooking Stress into <a href=\"https:\/\/events.genndi.com\/register\/169105139238437402\/afc0f3bfe5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Cooking Success<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many uses for leftover turkey.  Assemble your leftover turkey dishes in advance rather than clog your refrigerator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":23870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[46],"tags":[354],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9198"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=9198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}