Thanksgiving has passed and you may be breathing a sigh of relief that the burdens of hosting friends and family are over. But now another chore rears its head, “What am I gonna do about these Thanksgiving leftovers?” you ask yourself. While it’s nice to have lunch and dinner sorted for a few days, variety is the spice of life, and more creative ways of enjoying your favorite Thanksgiving flavors are available: like enjoying them all in one convenient and tasty package with this weeks Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich recipe! Enjoy the savory flavors of your tender turkey, gravy, and stuffing with the refreshingly tangy cranberry sauce, all wrapped up together in a deliciously servable sandwich that’s perfect to share!
This is meant to be made with Thanksgiving leftovers, making it the perfect recipe to enjoy a hot and tasty sandwich in no time, but we had to make ours fresh, and it was still so simple to make. We slow roasted a whole turkey, which made it perfect for shredding when it was perfectly tender. But if your turkey is in slices from the holidays that would work great too! Slap it over the bread and call that step complete, you’re already a quarter of the way done.
We also made our gravy fresh from the drippings from the turkey. This works great as one of the sauces, being one of the savory flavors present here that perfectly compliments the refreshing tanginess of the cranberry sauce. While you’re at it, don’t be afraid to really sauce this sandwich up! This is a powerful recipe with a lot of turkey, stuffing, and bread and these sauces are much needed to keep this from being too dry. Delicious though it may be, we want the experience of eating our recipes to be a great one too, so don’t be shy and add more sauce!
This really is as simple as four leftover favorites on a gigantic loaf of bread, but that’s what we love about it. It’s simple, everything is contained in a single neat package, and it’s a delicious mix of sweet and savory flavors. Depending on your amount of leftovers, it makes plenty to serve to the family for an easy meal right after thanksgiving. How do you like to enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers? Let us know in the comments below or on social media. Until next time, enjoy this with friends and family and take this opportunity to make these ingredients into something fun and delicious while you’ve got them.
