Every year we look forward to coming up with a new way to have the same ingredients. How can we transform Thanksgiving dinner into something else delicious?! I have included to of my family favorites.
Thanksgiving Leftover Enchiladas
Ingredients:
*note all ingredients are optional depending on what your leftovers are
- Turkey
- Mashed Potatoes
- Green Bean Casserole (or green beans)
- Sweet Potatoes or yams
- Corn
- Stuffing
- Cranberries
- Gravy
- Jack Cheese (we use Monterey Jack but Pepper Jack would be great too!)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grab a tortilla
- Either you can mix all the ingredients except the gravy in a bowl or keep the ingredients separate. (keep some cheese on the side)
- Spoon either the mix or a little bit of each ingredient into the tortilla
- Roll up the tortilla leaving the seam side down
- Place rolled tortilla in a baking dish
- Continue until all tortillas are made
- Pour gravy over all the tortillas
- Sprinkle cheese on top of them
- Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
Turkey Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients:
- 3 cups Your favorite pasta (we use Penne but most use elbow)
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. all purpose flour
- 3 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
- 3 cups cheddar grated
- 3 cups Monterey Jack grated
- 3 cups cooked turkey chopped
- 3 cups leftover stuffing
- Optional we use 1 tbsp. of Basil and 2 tbsp. of minced garlic
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non stick spray.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta as directed on the package. Drain and set aside.
- In a large 10-12 inch pan, melt the butter over a medium heat.
- Add the flour to the melted butter and stir with a whisk for 2-3 minutes.
- Gradually add two cups of the warm milk in ½ cup steps making sure to whisk well after each addition of milk and making sure there are no lumps before adding more milk.
- Once the two cups of milk have been added, simmer the sauce over a low heat for about 5 minutes stirring well.
- Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg and stir.
- Add the grated cheddar and stir until melted and repeat with the Monterey Jack.
- Gradually add in the remaining 1 ½ cups of warm milk and bring back to a simmer until thick but still a pourable consistency.
- Place the cooked pasta into the prepared 9×13 pan and pour
- Pour the cheese sauce over the pasta and the turkey. Mix well.
- Using your fingers crumble the stuffing over the mac and cheese.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes and the cheese is bubbling around the edges and the stuffing is turning golden.
I hope your family enjoys these recipes like we do. Please let me know what you think!
