Thanksgiving Sandwich — 2 Ways!
Some look forward to the Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich more than the meal itself. Here's how to make the classic next-day indulgence, two ways!
Nothing is more delicious than the “Thanksgiving Sandwich” — you know, that perfect assembly of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry made from all those delicious leftovers. In fact, some people look forward to the next-day Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich more than the Thanksgiving meal itself!
Granted, everyone has their own way of creating (and eating) these classic indulgences made from the leftovers, and no two are alike, but here are our favorite options; one served cold and one served warm.
2 Thanksgiving Sandwich Recipes
Classic Thanksgiving Sandwich
Ingredients
- Whole grain bread, crusty baguette, or leftover Thanksgiving dinner rolls
- Mayonnaise
- Turkey
- Salt and black pepper
- Cranberry sauce
- Stuffing
- Lettuce
Instructions
- To make one sandwich, grab two slices of bread of your choice.
- On the bottom slice, spread a layer of mayo.
- Add the turkey slices and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Spread cranberry sauce on the top slice of bread.
- Add stuffing
- Add lettuce if desired
- Assemble sandwich
- Slice in half and enjoy!
Thanksgiving Leftovers Burrito
Ingredients
- Turkey
- Cranberry sauce
- Stuffing
- Gravy
- Mashed potatoes
- Whole wheat or white flour tortillas
Instructions
- Cut up several pieces of leftover turkey into bite sized pieces.
- In a frying pan, toss the turkey together with a few spoonful's each of mashed potatoes, stuffing, and gravy, and warm them up.
- Layer the mixture onto a flour tortilla, top with cranberry sauce, and roll it up into a burrito. Serve warm.
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Great recipes for leftovers!!
My mother made it was called Prosperity sandwiches. A side note she and my father both grew up during the Depression. Anyhow, she would make the prosperity sandwich the Friday after Thanksgiving.
She bought fancy bread just for the sandwich. I believe either a sourdough or French loaf from the bakery.
She would get a cookie sheet and cover it with the bread. Then she spread mustard on it. Then ham, turkey and cheese. (Sometimes Mom would also top the turkey with Campbell’s cheddar cheese soup and then place the regular cheese on top)
She would then put them in the oven and cook them until the cheese was all bubbly.
She didn’t put cranberry sauce on the sandwiches because we had a different type of cranberry sauce. We would grind a bag of cranberries and two oranges together through a grinder. Then she would pour some sugar on it. It was pretty tangy.
The sandwiches seem good, but useless to some. How about some gluten free choices?
Sounds great can’t wait to try this.!
The Thanksgiving meal is always delicious. But I agree it’s the leftover Thanksgiving sandwich that I look forward to every year. This year I bought a separate turkey breast specifically for sandwiches because there is never enough leftover turkey.
Great burritos and I throw in some tabasco peppers finely chopped (no seed) Seeds will make ya open your mouth and become very conversational speaker of the house! hahaha