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How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

I finished the last of the turkey tonight!

Turkey is almost my favorite meal, I only make it once a year, and I love that type of turkey sandwich (hate deli turkey).  Also, it's nice to have leftovers while you're decorating.  Only, this time I couldn't get him going!

 

 DH started grilling himself pork chops as of last night!  LOL!

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

@ECBG  That's funny, already on pork chops.  We are still eating leftovers.  Made turkey soup tonight, yum.....

 

Will freeze the rest of the turkey tomorrow.  Look forward to eating that down the road.Woman Happy

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?


@3suwm5 wrote:

@ECBG  That's funny, already on pork chops.  We are still eating leftovers.  Made turkey soup tonight, yum.....

 

Will freeze the rest of the turkey tomorrow.  Look forward to eating that down the road.Woman Happy


@3suwm5He was finished after three nights.  Not me!  Plus I was having turkey sandwiches!

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

I served almost 40 people and made two 24 lb turkeys.  They were beautiful birds with a ton of breast meat on them.

 

i gave left overs to anyone who wanted them.  Then I packaged up the big nice slices for sandwitches for my DH. There was not a lot left.

 

i made turkey broth with the bones and small pieces of meat and turned that Into turkey and dumplings.

 

i made potato soup with the left over mashed potatoes.  My DH will not eat left overs, so I have to turn them into something else.

 

By Saturday, there were no traces of leftovers.  I did freeze some of the new make over foods.

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

Were still working on the turkey vegetable soup I made. Its more delicious every day! Woman Happy

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

I will have the soup 🍜I made from the leftover butternut squash today for lunch, then I'm done.

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

Was just the 2 of us this year, quiet Thanksgiving in Montauk....did a 2 1/4 lb boneless turkey breast.  Had leftovers Saturday for dinner, and a sandwich for lunch yesterday, and all the turkey is gone. 

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

I do ham, not turkey.

I have a beautiful ham bone that will go in the slow cooker for ham & bean soup!

So I guess that can be considered a left-over.

 

Everything else is about gone.

 


@ECBG wrote:

I finished the last of the turkey tonight!

Turkey is almost my favorite meal, I only make it once a year, and I love that type of turkey sandwich (hate deli turkey).  Also, it's nice to have leftovers while you're decorating.  Only, this time I couldn't get him going!

 

 DH started grilling himself pork chops as of last night!  LOL!


 

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

Please be aware that fresh turkey is safe to eat for only 3-4 days after it is roasted if refrigerated.

 

if you want to keep it longer, it must be frozen.

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Re: How Long Did The Leftovers Last?

Still got 'em -- in the form of a Thanksgiving dump casserole that is being reheated a few times. I'll eventually freeze what we don't finish.