How To Maximize Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

Our refrigerators will probably look a bit different the day after Thanksgiving this year. With so many staying home and having smaller celebrations, the amount and variety of leftovers will be limited. But there are still dozens of interesting ways to use leftovers to create great meals for days to come.

There’s soup to make, and sandwiches to build. The classic midnight sandwich: turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and/or stuffing, and hot gravy piled onto any type of sandwich bread.

But there are also tacos and enchiladas that can be put together taking advantage of all kinds of leftovers. What about skewers of leftover turkey or chicken with a spicy peanut butter sauce? Turkey pot pie or a fiery mapo tofu (tofu and minced turkey stir fry)? Potato-turkey croquettes or quick ramen?

Here are a few new recipes for a refreshing fall salad, a tangy, fruity, cranberry vinaigrette and quick pickled red onions that will add punch to any leftover dishes. And I’ve also included links to some of my best "leftover hits" from previous years.