Dec 26 2008
Recipes for Christmas Leftovers
If your like my family, you have a lot of Christmas dinner leftovers of ham, turkey, and roast. Kudos to those who have left over Prime Rib because that is my favorite. What can you do with the left overs if you were unable to give them away?
Actually there are a lot of things that you can do with Christmas dinner leftovers that will not have your family crying “No more turkey sandwiches” this year.
Breakfast skillet
I always love to have a Breakfast Skillet the morning after Christmas. Mix some egg whites with diced up leftovers and diced potatoes. Once everything is grilled up in a skillet, melt a serving of lowfat cheese over the top and garnish with green onions. Who says you have to go to Denny’s or some fancy place to get a Breakfast Skillet.
A side of fresh fruit works well with a breakfast skillet. I know that kiwis, grapes, and bananas are in season.
Soup
There is nothing wrong with dicing up your leftover Christmas dinner and adding it to a soup base. Add some carrots, celery, onions, and rice too. You will have no problem fighting off the January and February cold.
Spanish dinners
Our neighbor is a blessing with it comes to Christmas Dinner leftovers. We dice up our left over ham, turkey, and beef and bring it to our neighbor. She then adds seasonings to it and makes Tamales for new years.
You can also use the leftovers for burritos, tostadas, enchiladas, tacos, and taco salads.
Salads
Chef salads are a great way of getting away Christmas leftovers. I love to toss together cucumber, green onions, radishes, leftover meat, romaine lettuce, mushrooms, black olives, and a little shredded cheese.
Grilled Pizza
This is the easiest pizza that I know how to make. Take a bagette or french roll and cut it to the size serving that you want. Spread on tomato paste or pesto, diced leftover meat, favorite pizza toppings, and shredded cheese. Grill until the cheese is golden brown.
Well those are my favorite things to do with Christmas Leftovers. I hope that you enjoy them and share your own Christmas leftover recipes.
