Make sure you buy a big turkey this year, because you’ll want plenty left over to make these tasty post-holiday recipes.
From a savory sandwich and hearty salads to easy turnovers and a simple casserole, there are plenty of delicious ways to finish off turkey leftovers. You can even keep the flavors of the holidays going with Bobby Flay’s recipe for moist and delicious “stuffing” crusted turkey cutlets. He uses leftover poultry seasoning for flavor and Hellmann’s® Mayonnaise to keep them tender and juicy.
For more great ways to love your leftovers, visit www.hellmanns.com.
Turkey casserole
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
    4     cups leftover prepared stuffing, divided
    4     cups coarsely chopped leftover cooked turkey
        (about 1 pound)
    3/4     cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods Real Mayonnaise,
        divided
    1/4     cup whole berry cranberry sauce
    2     cups leftover mashed potatoes
    1 1/2     cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces)
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Spray 8-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray. Spoon in two cups stuffing, then top with turkey.
Combine 1/4 cup mayonnaise with cranberry sauce; evenly spread over turkey.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup mayonnaise, potatoes and cheese in large bowl.
Evenly spread on turkey, then top with remaining 2 cups stuffing. Bake 40 minutes or until heated through.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with dried cranberries.

Leftover turkey
super sandwiches
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
    4     tablespoons
        Hellmann’s®
        or Best Foods
        Real Mayonnaise
    8     slices whole grain
        bread
    1/2     cup prepared
        stuffing
    1/2     pound sliced leftover
        or deli turkey
    1/2     cup cranberry sauce
        or whole berry
        cranberry sauce
    1     small apple, cored
        and sliced
Spread mayonnaise generously on four bread slices.
Layer stuffing, turkey, cranberry
sauce and apple on bread
slices. Top with remaining
4 bread slices.

Turkey fiesta salad
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
    1/2     cup Hellmann’s® or
            Best Foods
            Real Mayonnaise
    1/2     cup prepared salsa
    6     cups torn romaine
            lettuce leaves
    2     cups diced cooked
        turkey
    4     slices bacon, crisp-
        cooked and
        crumbled
Combine mayonnaise and salsa in small bowl; set aside.
Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl. Just before serving, toss with mayonnaise mixture.
Serve, if desired, with your favorite salad fixings, such as chopped tomatoes, black beans, shredded cheese, sliced pitted ripe olives, sliced green onions and/or tortilla chips.

Turkey turnovers
Serves: 8
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
    2     cups shredded cooked
        turkey
    1     cup shredded cheddar
        cheese (about 4 ounces)
    1     cup chopped cooked
        broccoli
    1/2     cup Hellmann’s® or Best
        Foods Real Mayonnaise
    1/2     teaspoon salt
    1/4     teaspoon ground black
        pepper
    2     packages (8 ounces each)
        refrigerated crescent rolls

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Combine all ingredients except crescent rolls in large bowl.
Separate each package crescent rolls into four squares; press diagonal perforations to seal.
Spoon turkey filling onto center of
each square. Fold dough diagonally over filling to form triangles; press edges firmly to seal.
Arrange turnovers on baking sheet; brush tops lightly with additional mayonnaise.
Bake 12 minutes or until golden.
Serve warm.

“Stuffing” crusted
turkey cutlets
A Bobby Flay Recipe
Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
    2     cups panko or plain dried
        bread crumbs
    3     tablespoons finely
        chopped fresh
        flat-leaf parsley
        Salt and freshly ground
        black pepper
    1/4     cup Hellmann’s® or Best
        Foods Real Mayonnaise
    2     tablespoons Dijon
        mustard
    1    teaspoon poultry
        seasoning
    4     turkey cutlets (about 1/2
        inch thick)
    4     tablespoons canola oil,
        divided
Combine bread crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper in large shallow dish; set aside. Combine mayonnaise, mustard and poultry seasoning with wire whisk in small bowl and season, if desired, with salt and pepper. Season turkey, if desired, with salt and pepper.
Brush one side of each turkey cutlet with mayonnaise mixture, then coat in bread crumbs.
Heat two tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook three turkey cutlets, bread side down, three minutes or until golden brown and a crust has formed. Turn over and cook an additional two minutes or until turkey is thoroughly cooked. Repeat with remaining oil and turkey.

Blushing cranberry
and pear turkey salad
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
    1/2     cup Hellmann’s® or Best
        Foods Real Mayonnaise
    1/2     cup whole berry
        cranberry sauce
        or cranberry relish
    4     cups torn romaine lettuce
        leaves
    2     cups baby spinach leaves
        or mixed salad greens
    2     cups diced cooked turkey
    1     medium pear, cored and
        thinly sliced
    1/4     cup toasted chopped
        pecans
    1/4     cup thinly sliced red onion
In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and cranberry sauce; set aside. In large bowl, combine romaine, spinach and turkey. Just before serving, toss with mayonnaise mixture. Top with pear slices, pecans and onion. Garnish, if desired with dried cranberries.
Note: Recipe can be doubled.