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Easy Leftover Turkey Recipes (for After Thanksgiving!)

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Checkout these delicious Thanksgiving leftover turkey recipes, including soup, casseroles, sandwiches, and more for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

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Wondering what to do with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving?

We’ve got you covered!

We’re sharing the best leftover turkey recipes, including turkey soup, turkey and stuffing casserole, and turkey sandwiches.

From breakfast recipes and lunch ideas to dinner ideas and appetizers, there’s something for everyone on this list.

Don’t let that delicious Thanksgiving turkey go to waste!

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  1. The Best Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Recipes
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The Best Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Recipes

Breakfast Recipes

Egg muffins with cranberry sauce and turkey on a white plate.
Bagels with turkey, cheese, and cranberry sauce on a cutting board.
Quiche with turkey and Thanksgiving leftovers in a cast iron skillet.

Appetizers

Turkey spring rolls on a white plate with dipping sauces.
Egg rolls filled with turkey on a white plate.
Turkey Cuban sandwich puffs on a white plate.

Lunch Recipes

Cranberry turkey sliders on a white platter with green garnish.
Cheesy pesto turkey sliders on a white platter.
Cranberry turkey salad in a white bowl next to a plate of crackers and bread.
Turkey taquitos on a white platter with guacamole and salsa.
Curried turkey salad in a croissant sandwich.
Turkey salad sandwiches with apples and lettuce.
Turkey pesto sandwiches with cheese on a marble cutting board.
Cranberry sliders in Hawaiian rolls with cranberry dip.
Turkey sliders with cranberry sauce and gravy on a wooden cutting board.
Turkey sandwich melts stacked on a white plate.
A stack of turkey ciabatta sandwiches on a wooden cutting board.
Turkey avocado toast with cranberry sauce.
Turkey sandwiches with stuffing and cranberry sauce on a wooden cutting board.
Turkey garbanzo bean salad with cucumbers and avocado.

Soup

Turkey vegetable soup in a mug and on a spoon.
Turkey soup with barley and potatoes in a white bowl.
Turkey soup with tomatoes, carrots, onion, and potatoes in a white bowl.
Turkey soup with vegetables in a light broth.
Turkey noodle soup with rotini pasta and carrots.
Turkey tortilla soup with lime wedges in a Dutch oven pot.

Dinner Recipes

Chicken zucchini casserole in white baking dish on light beige tabletop.
A slice of turkey pot pie on a white plate.
Turkey tater tot casserole in a large black cast iron skillet.
Turkey shepherd's pie in a large skillet with green garnish.
Turkey wild rice casserole in a wooden bowl with green garnish.
Canadian hot turkey sandwiches with peas and gravy.
Turkey pasta with mushrooms and cheese in a skillet.
Turkey enchiladas in a white casserole baking dish.
Turkey tacos with cranberry salsa on a wood platter.
Turkey bolognese in a bowl with green garnish.
Turkey tetrazzini in a white casserole baking dish.
"Cheater" turkey pot pie on a white plate.
Turkey Divan casserole in a white casserole baking dish.
Turkey shepherd's pie on a white plate with green garnish.
Turkey fried rice with green onion in a white bowl.
Turkey casserole with mashed potatoes and stuffing.
Turkey nachos with green garnish in a cast iron skillet.
Turkey pot pie with puff pastry crust on a clay plate.
Creamy turkey noodle casserole with peas and carrots.
White turkey lasagna rollups in a casserole baking dish.
Turkey stroganoff in a large skillet with green garnish.
Cheesy turkey pasta bake in a skillet with green garnish.
Turkey put pie with biscuits as the crust in a cast iron skillet.

Soup

Turkey coconut curry in a bowl next to bread.
Creamy turkey mushroom soup with kale in a large bowl.
Turkey ramen with soft boiled eggs and green garnish.
Tex Mex turkey soup in a white bowl with green garnish.
Turkey stew with beans in a large soup pot.
Turkey soup with mushrooms and carrots in a white bowl.
Creamy turkey noodle soup in a white bowl with green garnish.
Turkey potato soup with carrots in a white bowl.
Creamy turkey soup with green garnish in white bowls.

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