10 Most-Popular Thanksgiving Leftover Ideas

1Thanksgiving Cobb Salad thanksgiving cobb salad with shredded turkey, sweet potatoes, bacon, hardboiled eggs, blue cheese, pecans, and cranberries PHOTO: RACHEL VANNI; FOOD STYLING: BARRETT WASHBURNE

Whether you want to eat Thanksgiving dinner all over again, or reinvent it into something fresh and new, this Cobb salad is for you. Thanksgiving superstars turkey, sweet potatoes, pecans, and cranberries meet Cobb salad stalwarts bacon, blue cheese, and hard-boiled eggs for a fresh take on leftovers that still hits those holiday dinner notes.

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2Thanksgiving Leftover SaladParker feierbach

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3Cranberry-Mimosa Breakfast Cake cranberry mimosa breakfast cake with orange zest and sugar PHOTO: ERIK BERNSTEIN; FOOD STYLING: JASON SCHREIBER4Fried Mashed Potato Balls fried balls filled with leftover mashed potatoes PHOTO: JULIA GARTLAND; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

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5Thanksgiving Leftover TacosPHOTO: ANDREW BUI; FOOD STYLING: Taylor Ann SPENCER6Kalimotxo Cola Punch cola and red wine punch with orange and lime slices PHOTO: LINDA PUGLIESE; FOOD STYLING: BEN WEINER

The last few months of the year mean it’s time to party, and what better way to say party in a cocktail than punch? This kalimoxto-inspired sangria upgrade is literally a little bit of this, a little bit of that (read: leftover red wine works great here!) with a top off of everyone’s favorite soda—an ice cold Coca-Cola.

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7Thanksgiving Potato Skins potato skins stuffed with mashed potatoes, stuffing, turkey, and topped with cranberry sauce PHOTO: RYAN LIEBE; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

Preparing these potato skins is simple, and since you’ve already done the bulk of the Thanksgiving cooking—or received a generous takeout container of leftovers—all you need for this recipe is a few additional pantry staples: potatoes and cheddar cheese.

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8Cranberry Brie Turkey Melts cranberry brie turkey melts with garlic honey butter PHOTO: RYAN LIEBE; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON

Since Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday that screams cheese, we’ve made it our mission to focus on incorporating it into our leftovers, like in this sandwich that features rustic slices of artisan bread, tangy cranberry sauce, creamy buttery brie, and a mound of garlicky leftover turkey. 😍

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9Giant Thanksgiving Leftover SandwichCharlie Gillette10Thanksgiving Leftover Slidersbrad holland

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