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3 Ways to Use Up Your Thanksgiving Leftovers Using Just a Waffle Iron

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at C Of C chapter.

After Thanksgiving, your parents are most likely going to want to send you home with the leftovers they don’t want. Instead of giving them the “I can’t cook in my dorm” excuse, you can accept those Thanksgiving leftovers willingly because you can transform them in your waffle maker. If you don’t have a waffle maker, I’m sure your dining hall has one, so give these recipes a try. With these recipes, you can have Thanksgiving leftovers all day every day, which is a dream come true.

Leftovers you’ll need:

Thanksgiving Leftovers
Elise DeVoe

For all of these recipes, you need all of the classic Thanksgiving leftovers. You need leftover stuffing, turkey, gravy, and cranberry sauce. I prefer the canned cranberry sauce myself, but if you want to use fresh that works just as well.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Frittata

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 10 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Emily Rieck

    Heat your waffle maker to medium heat and spray with non-stick spray.

  2. Emily Rieck

    Crack the eggs into a small bowl and add the milk.

  3. whiskeggs

    Whisk the egg and milk mixture until combined.

  4. Emily Rieck

    Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir.

  5. pouringeggs

    Slowly pour the mixture into a heated waffle maker.

  6. frittatacooked

    After 5 minutes have passed, remove the frittata from the waffle maker.

  7. Emily Rieck

    Serve up your frittata with gravy or sriracha if you want to add additional spice.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Grilled Cheese

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 10 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Emily Rieck

    Heat your waffle maker to medium heat and spray with non-stick spray.

  2. sandwichbeginning

    Sprinkle cheese onto one piece of bread.

  3. sandwichopen

    Place the turkey slices on the other piece of bread and place the cranberry sauce on top of the cheese.

  4. sanwichinwafflemaker

    Assemble the sandwich and place it into the heated waffle maker.

  5. sandwichcomplete

    After 5 minutes, remove the sandwich from the waffle maker.

  6. sandwichdip

    Serve the sandwich with a side of gravy for dipping.

Open-Faced Stuffing Waffle “Sandwich”

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 5 minutesTotal time: 10 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. spraywaffle

    Heat the waffle maker to medium heat and spray with non-stick spray.

  2. Compact the stuffing slightly, then place it into the waffle maker.

  3. Emily Rieck

    After 5 minutes, remove the stuffing waffle from the waffle maker.

  4. Emily Rieck

    Top the waffle with turkey, cranberry sauce, and gravy and enjoy!

I am originally from Mooresville, NC, which is about 30 minutes north of Charlotte (Go Panthers). I am a Psychology major and I recently added a minor in Marketing. I love to cook and explore the low country food scene down here in Charleston. I also love to stay active by playing intramural sports and running.