Hot Turkey Sandwich with Cranberries & Stuffing

Our Thanksgiving menu planning is done, and now it’s leftover time! This hot turkey sandwich is my favorite way to use up the leftover turkey that seems to abound after the holiday meal.

I actually love the leftovers and buy a turkey much larger than I need so that I can make the taste last for days.  (see my turkey hash recipe here!)

This hot turkey sandwich with cranberries and stuffing is one my family always looks forward to.

Making an open face hot turkey sandwich

The recipe is simple to do and uses ingredients left over from the holiday meal. You can also use stove top stuffing, and packaged gravy. The real deal leftovers are best but store-bought is fine too.

Cut the crusty bread into fairly thick slices and set aside.

Next heat the gravy until it is bubbling.  Whisk to remove any lumps.

While the gravy is warming, I heat the stuffing in the microwave and get it nice and hot.

Cut the turkey into large pieces and also some smaller diced pieces.  I used both white and dark meat.

Add the smaller diced turkey to the gravy and cook until well heated.

Now warm the cranberry sauce in the microwave.

Now you start to layer. First the hot stuffing.

Now comes the whole cranberry sauce layer. Place the large pieces of turkey on next.  They do not need heating.

The next layer will heat them enough.

Pour the hot gravy and turkey mix over the top.  Serve with a side salad for a delicious “leftover” meal that is anything but a second choice.

If you are really hungry, you can also serve it with some of my leftover cheesy scalloped potatoes.  They are great with these hot turkey sandwiches.

Yield: 6

Hot Turkey Sandwich with Cranberries & Stuffing

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Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Loaf of crusty bread
• 2 cups of left over turkey meat. both light and dark (some large pieces and some diced small)
• 2 cups of turkey gravy
• 1 14 oz can of whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 cup of left over stuffing.

Instructions

1. Combine the gravy in a saucepan and heat so that it is hot. Add the small diced turkey pieces.
2. Warm the stuffing and cranberry sauce in the microwave.
3. Slice the crusty bread into thick slices and spread a layer of stuffing on the bread. Add some of the cranberry sauce. Layer with the large pieces of turkey.
4. Pour the turkey and gravy mix on top and serve.

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