Tasty Recipe Ideas for Holiday Leftovers

Instead of getting rid of all the great food served at your holiday gatherings this year, use your leftovers for convenient lunches and snacks.  Whether your meal consisted of chicken, beef or turkey, try the following tips to help you prepare low fat meals and snacks.

• Use leftover meat in soups, salads, omelets, wraps, pizza toppings, pasta dishes or quesadillas.
• Use egg substitute or egg whites as your base for a turkey omelet. Be sure to throw in some crunchy, colorful veggies.
• Use fat-free, low sodium broths for leftover turkey or beef soups. Puree leftover vegetables such as peas or squash to help thicken them.
• Make a turkey salad with low fat mayonnaise. Add in toasted chopped almonds and celery for crunch.
• Toss your leftover meats onto a bed of spinach leaves, sliced mushrooms, red onions, shredded carrots and cucumber. Don’t forget the low-fat or fat free dressing!
• Shred leftover turkey and put it in a nonstick pan with some sliced onions and a little olive oil. Sauté until it’s warm, and then stir in a little leftover cranberry relish. Toss it until it’s all coated and then add a little hot sauce. Continue to sauté until the sugar gets caramelized and the edges are crispy. Spoon it over couscous, rice or mashed potatoes.
• Make sweet potato croquettes with the leftover sweet potatoes.  Mix in chopped scallions or finely chopped leeks and drop by spoonfuls into a nonstick pan sprayed with nonstick spray. Cook until browned on the edges.

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