Once again, I’d like to offer a post that some people found helpful in the past. With this one, I hope to help answer the serious question of what to do with all that Thanksgiving stuffing (or dressing, depending on where you are). Here are some ideas for using up all that delicious stuffing in your fridge.

These ideas will work with just about any kind of stuffing, so be creative and just dig into that Tupperware bowl! I’d love to hear from you and find out what you made with your leftovers this year.

15 Things to Do With Leftover Stuffing

1. Stuffed Peppers: Cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds and membranes, and press the stuffing into the cavities. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until peppers have softened.
2. Frittata: Beat 6 eggs and stir in about a cup of stuffing. Cook in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat until underside has browned. Flip over or place in a 350 degree oven until other side has browned.
3. Turkey casserole: Replace the rice or bread in your favorite turkey casserole recipe with stuffing.
4. Dumplings for soup, stew, or chili: Mix 1 beaten egg into 4 cups stuffing and roll into balls. If too loose, add breadcrumbs. Drop into soup, stew, or chili and let cook.
5. Vegetable pie: Using the stuffing as the bottom layer where mashed potatoes would be used.
6. Stuffing cakes: Flatten stuffing into a patties and pan fry; serve with leftover cranberry sauce or gravy.
7. Turkey sandwich with stuffing: Self-explanatory.
8. Stuffed artichokes: Trim artichokes. Press stuffing between the leaves. Place in a baking pan with a 1/2 inch of water in the bottom and cover with foil. Bake at 375 degrees until tender.
9. Stuffed chicken breasts: Flatten chicken breasts with a mallet. Place a tablespoon or two of stuffing and roll up the chicken. Pan fry or bake until cooked through.
10. Vegetable calzone: Make your favorite calzone recipe and just mix some stuffing into the vegetables.
11. Vegetarian meatballs: Add 1 beaten egg to 4 cups stuffing. Add grated tempeh or crumbled tofu and, if you like, some grated cheese. Pan fry or bake at 350 degrees until browned.
12. Rice balls: Add stuffing to any kind of rice–this is a good way to also use leftover rice–and roll into balls. Dip in beaten eggs and roll in breadcrumbs. Pan fry or baked at 350 degrees until lightly browned and heated through.
13. Vegetable sauté: Make your favorite vegetable saute recipe and mix in some stuffing. Keep cooking until well blended and heated through.
14. Meatloaf or Veggie Meatloaf: Replace the breadcrumbs in your favorite meatloaf recipe with stuffing. If the stuffing is moist, reduce the amount of any liquid you use.
15. Veggie burgers: Mix stuffing into your prepared vegetables. Form patties and cook as you normally would.

 

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