What's for Dinner? Thanksgiving Leftovers

Every year there are plenty of leftovers from Thanksgiving Day.  Let's not let it all go to waste!  We found some really great leftover ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Enjoy!  We hope your Holiday was as wonderful as ours was :)

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• Cranberry Pancakes
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• 3/4 cup Quick Cranberry Sauce
• 2 cups pancake batter

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1

   Reheat cranberry sauce with about 1 tablespoon water. Drain berries, reserving syrup.

2. STEP 2

   For each pancake, ladle 1/4 cup batter onto a hot griddle; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon berries. Flip pancake when it releases easily from pan; continue cooking until golden brown.

3. STEP 3

   Serve with butter, if desired, and reserved syrup.
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5. Penne With Goat Cheese, Kale and Turkey
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ingrEDIENTS

• 1 pound dried penne
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
• 3 small garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon zest, plus more for garnish
• 1/4 cup dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay
• 1/2 bunch kale, tough stems removed, leaves thinly sliced crosswise (8 cups)
• 2 cups large shreds cooked turkey
• 6 to 7 ounces fresh goat cheese
• 1/2 cup pitted, halved Kalamata olives
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1

   Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1 1/2 cups cooking water, then drain.

2. STEP 2

   Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, teaspoon pepper, and the red-pepper flakes, and cook, stirring occasionally, until shallots are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add lemon zest and wine, and cook until wine has evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in kale and 1/4 cup reserved cooking water, and cook until kale wilts, about 3 minutes. Add turkey, and cook until heated through. Add goat cheese and remaining 1 1/4 cups reserved cooking liquid, stirring until sauce is creamy.

3. STEP 3

   Add pasta to skillet, and cook, stirring, until pasta is coated and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in olives and lemon juice. Sprinkle with Parmesan and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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5. Turkey Cobb Sandwich
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• 3 slices applewood-smoked bacon
• 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for roll or bun
• 1 brioche roll or hamburger bun, split
• 1/4 ripe avocado
• 1 teaspoon crumbled blue cheese, such as Roquefort
• 2 thin slices tomato
• 1 medium egg
• 4 thin slices cooked turkey

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1

   Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, and wipe skillet clean.

2. STEP 2

   Butter cut sides of roll or bun. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Place roll or bun, buttered sides down, in skillet, and cook until golden brown, 1 to 3 minutes.

3. STEP 3

   Mash avocado and blue cheese in a small bowl. Spread mixture on bottom half of roll or bun. Top with tomato and bacon.

4. STEP 4

   Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add egg, and cook until white is set, about 1 1/2 minutes. Gently flip egg, and cook until yolk is runny in center but slightly set around edge, about 30 seconds. Remove from pan. Add turkey to pan, and heat through.

5. STEP 5

   Place turkey and egg on top of tomato. Top with remaining half of roll or bun, and serve immediately.
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7. Cranberry Tartlet
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• 12 (2 3/4-inch) squares of dough
• 6 tablespoons cranberry sauce
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• Sanding sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. STEP 1

   Arrange squares of dough in cups of a mini-muffin pan. Top each square with 1 1/2 teaspoons cranberry sauce; fold in edges. Freeze for 30 minutes.

2. STEP 2

   Beat together egg yolk and cream. Brush tartlets with egg wash; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake at 400 degrees until golden, 30 to 35 minutes.

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