Thanksgiving is always a special time; family and friends come together to celebrate and enjoy delicious food. Friendsgiving and potluck invitations are flying left and right, the smell of pumpkin pie fills our houses and those post-nap meals become an essential. It’s the season of leftover galore, and storing your favorite food is essential in keeping it tasty for days to come.
Storing Leftovers
The best part about Thanksgiving is enjoying all the leftovers, although it’s best to eat them within 3-4 days. What better way to store them than in an airtight, leakproof containers to help preserve the moisture, flavor and freshness. Our Simply Done Storage solutions are the perfect candidate to keep all your Thanksgiving leftovers fresh and flavorful. Looking to maximize the length of your leftovers? Check out our Food Preservation blog for tips and tricks to keep your leftovers tasting fresh and savory!
Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe Ideas
Planning goes a long way, especially when you have so many leftovers. With a plethora of options you can create so many different meal options. Yesterday’s turkey or veggie side can be enjoyed any time of day, especially in a breakfast sandwich or breakfast hash. Looking for a topping for your salads? Stale bread is perfect for croutons, turning into toast, or sweet and savory bread puddings. Don’t forget about potatoes, they make the most delicious, mashed potato cakes, potato soup, or shepherd’s pie.
Thanksgiving Leftover Sliders
A tasty and easy to make option is a Thanksgiving Slider, mix different cheeses for a variety of flavor profiles. Try it with our Cleo and Leo Hawaiin Sweet Rolls for that extra sweet taste in every bite. Mix it all together with your favorite cheese and along with a variety of your favorite Thanksgiving fixings.
Soups
There are so many different options of soups to make with all the leftovers available. Use some of those vegetable sides and turkey slices, mixed together with some grains or beans, added into a broth-based soup. Another great soup combination involves using your left-over butternut squash, kabocha, or sweet potatoes to make a savory soup for everyone to enjoy.
Salads
Salads are great with versatility to add all sorts of your Thanksgiving leftovers! Any remaining meat can be cut into strips to add protein to any salad. Top it with a bed of greens and vegetables or grains to add that extra crunch. Adding different dressings can give your salads a new kick or stick with your favorite dressing and experience a familiar flavor.
Loaded Leftover Thanksgiving Bake
Check out our Loaded Leftover Thanksgiving Bake! It’s a delicious flavorful casserole that uses all ingredients from your traditional Thanksgiving celebration.
Don't Forget Dessert
Desserts are always the first to go, but in the case that you do have any uneaten treats, why not reinvent them? From leftover pie to stale cookies, why not try creating toppings out of them? Cookies are perfect for any ice cream or milkshake topping. Level up your left-over pie à la mode style with your favorite ice cream flavor.
Thanksgiving is the holiday that keeps on giving, with so many new ways to innovate, you won’t get tired of eating leftovers for the weeks to come. Looking for more recipe inspirations? Check out our shoppable recipe page, filled with new creations, made easy to shop at your convenience.