One of the best parts of Thanksgiving is knowing you will have leftovers waiting for you to eat for days to come but unfortunately, eating it the same way day in and day out can get old very quickly.
Fortunately, these 27 leftover stuffing recipes will help you find new ways to enjoy your leftover stuffing in ways you may not have thought of before.
You are not limited to trying these out after Thanksgiving!
Any time you have a bulk batch of leftover stuffing, you can utilize it in new ways without feeling like you are eating the same thing repeatedly.
Whether you cooked your stuffing inside of another food or prepared your dressing separately and on its own, both methods will be great for the foods on this list.
No matter what you used to “stuff” your foods, these recipes are here to make leftovers fun!
Turkey Stuffing Turnovers, Thanksgiving Leftover Sliders, and Stuffing Biscuits are three recipes, in particular, you will want to check out!
Some of these recipes make use of other leftovers you may have as well, so you will have no trouble clearing out your fridge following a big feast!
After preparing a feast, the last thing you want to do is spend all day in the kitchen preparing your leftovers for a new meal.
Fortunately, these dumplings will help you use up your leftover stuffing and can come together in little time.
If you prepared a turkey or vegetable soup to use up your other leftovers, this makes a great addition to that!
Although it is unlikely you will wake up the day after Thanksgiving hungry, these portable breakfast muffins are a tasty way to fuel up after a long and busy night.
These are still a fantastic breakfast even when frozen and reheated to enjoy later on.
If you have other leftovers such as turkey or ham, green beans, or sweet potatoes, these muffins are an excellent way to use those, as well!
You are likely to have leftover mashed potatoes and gravy along with your stuffing so combining them all together into a mini pot pie helps you clear out some leftovers.
There is little effort involved in assembling your pot pies, especially if you choose to use store-bought puff pastry, and the rest of the time it is just baking in the oven.
You will have a golden and savory pie full of your favorite leftovers in about half an hour!
Here is a great idea on what to do with leftover stuffing after Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
With a little bit of leftover cranberry sauce, you can add a bit of sweetness to give you sweet and savory rolls.
Despite the name “sausage” in the title, no sausage is actually used in this recipe.
Instead, sausage refers to the chopped and mixed turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce formed into a sausage’s shape.
All you need to add to your leftover stuffing is some cheese, some milk, and whisked eggs for a hearty breakfast casserole.
This effortless recipe can be prepared the night before and reheated in the morning.
Since holidays usually involve a lot of guests visiting, this is great for feeding a hungry crowd!
You can even make smaller portions in an Instant Pot!
This quesadilla recipe is not only straightforward to make but perfect for all members of your family!
Kids and adults alike will love these quesadillas!
You can use whatever type of cheese you like for your quesadillas, but if you use a mild variety, you can let the Thanksgiving flavors shine through!
No matter how delicious the dressing you made is, it can be hard to continue eating it after a few days.
Fortunately, frying your dressing into patties makes a great addition to your other leftover meals and can make it feel like you are eating something completely new.
Frying your dressing will give you a moist interior with a crunchy exterior that is buttered to perfection!
With a couple of good-quality bread pieces, like ciabatta, you can make a hot sandwich full of all of your Thanksgiving leftovers.
This is a great method on how to use leftover dressing because as long as you use a couple of sturdy pieces of bread, you can pile on as much dressing goodness as you’d like.
There’s no limit to what can go inside, so you can pack in all of your favorite leftover foods for a particular sandwich to switch up how you enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers!
If your favorite dressing of choice is cornbread dressing, here is one of many wonderful leftover dressing recipes to ensure you can enjoy eating all of the dressing you prepared.
The kids were probably asking to help in the kitchen the first time you prepared your dressing, but fortunately, this recipe is a great way to get them involved with repurposing your dressing.
You can also use some leftover cranberry sauce to make a creamy sauce with a little bit of a kick for your fritters!
Bacon cups are the perfect way to serve snacks to any guests or family you may have the day after preparing a large feast for dinner.
This recipe is very easy to follow since besides cooking the bacon, everything has already been prepared!
If you have leftover cranberry sauce, that makes a great topping for your stuffing-filled cups.
Nearly everyone loves pizza, and by throwing on your Thanksgiving leftovers, you can prepare a hot dish in little time that helps you make room in your fridge.
Any type of crust is good for this recipe, whether homemade or store-bought.
If you love stuffing, feel free to pile it onto your gravy-covered crust to your heart’s desire and add on all of your other favorite leftovers!
This recipe can easily be adjusted to make a unique pizza for whatever leftovers you have on hand.
Start your morning off with a cheesy, herby-stuffing cake with a fried egg on top!
Depending on what kind of stuffing you previously prepared, your cakes will taste slightly different but as long as you like your stuffing, you will love these stuffing cakes!
Almost any topping can be added to your egg topped cakes to make them fit for what you have at the time and are craving in your breakfast!
Perfect as a breakfast, mid-morning snack, or side dish for your other leftover dishes.
This Biscuits and Gravy recipe will transform your mind on leftover stuffing ideas (in a good way, of course)!
You are likely to have some leftover turkey and gravy along with your stuffing so make use of all of it in one dish.
You will forget you are eating leftovers when you taste these fresh biscuits!
If you have a ton of bread stuffing leftover in the fridge, go ahead and make a large batch of these croutons!
They taste great as a garnish for your soups, salads, or any other food you decide to make using your other leftovers.
Larger bites of your homemade croutons will have a soft inside while smaller ones will be fully crispy.
The taste of the herbs or vegetables added in will shine through after baking making each bite of these lead to a burst of flavor in your mouth!
While the options for fillings for your turnovers are endless, starting off with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and some gravy will give you an amazing result.
Adding in some leftover cranberry sauce will give you a bright and sweet splash of flavor to match with your other savory fillings.
Feel free to use store-bought puff pastry sheets for your turnovers.
After cooking all day, the last thing you want to do is start from scratch just to make use of your leftovers, so make it easier by whipping together some easy turnovers!
If you’re wondering what to do with stuffing after making a large amount, these crackers are a unique way to use up your leftovers.
The ingredients are all common household ingredients, so you will have everything you need waiting for you.
Even if you are not in the mood to make these right away, you can freeze your stuffing for a later date or make your crackers and enjoy them later on.
17. Stuffing Salad
Regardless of if your stuffing was made for a holiday or not, you will want to toss the leftovers into this salad for a light dish to satisfy you after eating lots of hearty foods.
The apples and pomegranate seeds will make this very refreshing and you get to enjoy fall flavors from the leftover stuffing added in.
The hard part of this recipe is already done by preparing the stuffing ahead of time!
All you need to do is add it into your arugula, add in your fruit and toss it together!
Wrap your leftover stuffing in some egg roll wrappers for a portable and crunchy snack.
Feel free to add any other leftovers, such as mashed potatoes, cooked vegetables, or turkey or ham.
Just be sure to drain any ingredients that were previously in a sauce or broth, so your egg roll doesn’t fall apart as it cooks!
19. Stuffing Waffles
Rather than throwing out your leftovers after a couple of days, transform them into a fresh new dish to keep it exciting!
These waffles will help you make use of the stuffing you love but have been eating for a few days.
As long as you love your original stuffing recipe, you will love your waffle version of them!
Whether you prepare fresh mac and cheese or use leftovers, baking it with a stuffing crust gives you a crunchy and golden top layer to complement the creamy and cheesy filling.
Adding in leftover turkey can help you add a little bit more protein and make it more filling.
Even the pickiest of kids will love this twist on their leftovers!
You have so much freedom in what you decide to fill your slider rolls with but of course, stuffing deserves a place in your sandwiches!
These sliders are great when you serve them right after assembling but you can also bake them in the oven for a hot and filling meal!
If you decide to prepare your bell peppers with all leftover ingredients, you can still make it look like a restaurant-quality meal through its presentation!
Like all leftover dressing ideas, if you enjoyed eating your dressing the first time around, you definitely will love it stuffed into colorful bell peppers with some quinoa mixed in.
Be generous with the amount of cheese you put on top and add some fresh thyme or some rosemary as a beautiful garnish.
Roasted butternut squash’s sweet and nutty taste makes for a great edible container for your leftover stuffing.
Butternut squash is a fall vegetable so after a big Thanksgiving feast, this is the perfect way to keep the fall flavors going while cleaning out the food that has been waiting in your fridge.
Not to mention, you get to bake some parmesan cheese on top giving you a melty crust for your stuffing!
Who would have thought that wrapping up your Thanksgiving leftovers into a toasted tortilla would completely change how you enjoy your leftovers?
Whatever foods you enjoyed the most on Thanksgiving day make for great fillings for your tacos.
Since you can constantly change what you put into your tacos, this is many recipes for leftover stuffing in one!
Making empanadas as a family is a fun tradition for many.
You can extend this quality time to the post-holiday season by cooking up some empanadas with your leftover dressing!
Use some refrigerated pie crusts for your empanadas to make this a stress-free process!
If you opted for chicken and chicken-flavored dressing for your feast, try to make some cheesy pasta to use your excess food.
No one will ever guess that these stuffed shells are full of leftovers!
After baking it, it will taste like a fresh new dish.
By Thanksgiving, the weather has often cooled down to the point of making it soup weather!
This is like your classic chicken noodle soup except with turkey instead of chicken and full of holiday leftovers.
Even though this recipe says serving with stuffing in the bottom of the bowl is optional, you will want to go ahead and take that step for an extra hearty dish!
The bottom line
Whether you call it stuffing or dressing, there are so many options for using your leftovers in delicious new ways!
These 27 leftover stuffing recipes will feel like brand new dishes and ensure you won’t be tired of including stuffing in your meals a day in and day out.
27 Ways To Use Leftover Stuffing
With these 27 Leftover Stuffing Recipes, you’ll have no trouble clearing out your fridge following a big feast!
Ingredients
- Leftover Stuffing Dumplings
- Stuffing Muffins
- Mini Pot Pies With Leftover Stuffing
- Turkey, Stuffing, And Cranberry Sausage Rolls
- Leftover Stuffing Breakfast Casserole
- Thanksgiving Quesadilla
- Fried Dressing Patties
- Thanksgiving Leftovers Panini
- Cornbread Dressing Fritters
- Leftover Stuffing Bacon Cups
- Thanksgiving Leftover Pizza
- Leftover Stuffing Cakes
- Leftover Stuffing Biscuits And Gravy
- Croutons From Leftover Stuffing
- Turkey Stuffing Turnovers
- Leftover Stuffing Crackers
- Stuffing Salad
- Thanksgiving Egg Rolls
- Stuffing Waffles
- Stuffing Topped Mac And Cheese
- Thanksgiving Leftover Sliders
- Stuffed Bell Peppers
- Roasted Butternut Squash With Turkey Stuffing
- Thanksgiving Tacos
- Leftover Thanksgiving Empanadas
- Chicken And Stuffing Stuffed Shells
- Leftover Thanksgiving Soup
Instructions
- Take a look at our Leftover Stuffing Recipes list!
- Bring the ingredients to create a new favorite dish.
- Woohoo! You created a home-cooked meal!
- Comment your thoughts on our Facebook page!
Dorothy
Monday 27th of November 2023
Really delicious ideas here, I'm definitely trying that stuffing cup using bacon, yummy!! @tisonlyme143