While I have fully flipped over into Christmas mode, I have one last post-Thanksgiving thing to share with any of you who celebrated that nearly two weeks ago (!) and maybe — like me — still are dealing with bits and pieces of leftovers. In my case, I wound up with a lot of corn bread dressing, and yesterday morning decided to finish it or throw it away.
To make it seem less like Thanksgiving dressing, I chopped up a jalapeño and a bunch of cilantro, put it all in a skillet with a little grapeseed oil and sautéed it until it was warmed through and slightly browned.
I’m so done with turkey. I added some shredded, roasted chicken…
…then topped it with some sharp cheddar and two over-easy eggs. A little warm salsa on the side. It was kind of like an open-face chicken tamale with eggs.
Really yummy, if I do say so myself. I couldn’t eat it all, but felt better disposing of the remains knowing my thrifty Scotch ancestry was appeased by my frugality.
Not everyone loves or even keeps and uses leftovers. Any other leftover hacks you want to offer to those of us who do as we continue our gastronomic over-indulgences the next several weeks?
Over-easy eggs makes everything better! Left over dressing or potatoes to thicken soups and they freeze well so you don’t have to do the sniff test. I used the last of the smoked ham for ham & potato soup yesterday. Mom kept the bone so she wins the beans & cornbread game this winter.
Looove beans and cornbread. 😛
I had no leftovers this year and really missed them. Your stuffing idea sounds delish. Maybe I’ll make some just to try it. 😀
You could easily do a personal batch of cornbread, maybe adjust your herbs and spices instead of sage (if you make your dressing with sage as I do)…this would be a great brunch, I think.
I quite like leftovers cold straight out of the fridge, but that might be cos I live somewhere hot! 🙂
I’ll admit, if it’s turkey or chicken, I prefer it straight out of the fridge. They just don’t heat well. 😁
Oh yes – picking the carcass clean, while standing at the kitchen bench! – Every movement watched by your dog! 🙂
Even when I was preparing the raw bird (eww), Fergus was planted firmly at my feet just in case…
haha 🙂
It looks delicious. I like the idea of putting eggs atop the other things. You’re undoubtedly the only person ever who made this particular combination of ingredients!
I really am one of those cooks who looks at what’s in the fridge that needs using up and tinkers with combinations. MOST of the time it works out well 😏