Leftover Thanksgiving Pizza

 

I feel a little bit like Mariah Carey this week, because it is  Thanksgiving means I can say.. IT'S TIME!  I am so excited because this week, it is time for Leftover Thanksgiving Pizza.  

We look forward to the Thanksgiving pizza more than the actual meal. In fact we are going to have two Thanksgiving meals this week, just to make sure we have leftovers.  On actual Thanksgiving we will be celebrating with family, because it is also a very important birthday for a family member.  Since I will not be hosting that meal, we most likely will not have many leftovers to make the pizza. On Sunday we will have our own Thanksgiving meal at home, and then on Monday it will be Leftover Pizza Day! 

When I make our pizzas, I make three of them because they disappear so quickly.   

In case you are wondering what make this recipe so good, you are in luck because I am sharing the recipe. 

I always seem to make this pizza at night, and we don't have the best lighting in our kitchen so the pictures are a little darker than I would like.  

The crust is a package of crescent dough. You will need one package for each pizza.  Bake the dough at 425 degrees for 8 minutes.

You can choose what you would like for your sauce, but my favorite is cranberry sauce with the berries mixed it. I spread it generously on each of the crusts.  On years when I did not have cranberry sauce, I used black cherry ice cream topping which was a good alternative. 

The next layer is stuffing.  We usually do not have enough leftover stuffing for all the pizzas, so I will make an extra box or two. 

The next layer on top of the stuffing is the shredded turkey.  I try to use white meat, because we like the taste of it better.  

Our family loves cheese, so I apply a generous amount. 

Put the pizza back into the hot oven and back for about 6 more minutes.  (to melt the cheese, and warm the ingredients)  

When it is done, it is a wonderful mix of your favorite Thanksgiving flavors.  This recipe is also adaptable, and easily changeable to your own favorite leftovers. 

Enjoy!! 

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Countdown to Thanksgiving - Leftover Turkey Pizza

 

In today's Countdown to Thanksgiving post I am going to share one of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes and that is 

Leftover Thanksgiving Pizza.   I think I look forward to making this pizza more than the actual dinner.   

Last year I made three pizzas for my bonus kids, and I am not kidding when I say all three of them disappeared in minutes. 

It seems that every time I make this pizza it's in the evening without good light, because all of my photos are darker than I would like.  I will have to try and take some lighter pictures when I make it this year. 

Anyway back to the recipe.  The crust is made from crescent roll dough.  You only need one package per pizza.  Other types of pizza dough will work too, I just find premade dough the easiest and quickest.   Back the dough for 8 minutes in a 425 degree oven. 

There are a couple of things you can use for the sauce.  I like to use the cranberry sauce with berries as mine.  I buy it from Aldi, but I have seen it in regular grocery stores as well.  A few years when I did not have cranberry sauce, I used black cherry topping which was a great alternative.

One top of the sauce I put a layer of leftover stuffing.  If you house is like my house though there is not usually enough leftover.  I like to keep a box of stuffing on hand to add it to the pizza. 

After the stuffing, I added a layer of turkey pieces that I pulled into smaller pieces.  

My family loves cheese, so I add a generous amount on top. 

What is nice about this pizza is you can change it up based on your family's leftovers. You could easily add mashed potatoes, or switch out the cranberry sauce for gravy, it's up to you. 

Once the cheese is added, put the pizza back in the over for 6 more minutes. 

When it is done, it is a yummy mix of Thanksgiving flavors.  My mouth is watering just thinking about it.   So while you are stocking up on your holiday groceries, make to pick up a few extra items so you have them on hand for this pizza.  

Savings Tip of the Day 

If you love Subway, through today you can get a Buy one, get one free footlong in the app or online with the code  FLBOGO, also if you like to give gift cards as gifts they will give you a few 6 inch sub with a gift card purchase of $25. 

Another thing that you might find helpful when planning your holiday meal shopping, Meijer and probably other stores as well often have a preview of the next weeks ad, so you can see what will be on sale the following week.  This may be helpful if you are on a tight budget this year.  

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