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Lunch Β· Turkey

The Day-After Turkey Sandwich

Leftover turkey on good bread with cranberry sauce, a swipe of mayonnaise and crisp lettuce. Add a spoonful of warm stuffing if there’s any left.

⏱ 10 min (10 min prep) 🍽 Serves 4 · 1 sandwich leftoversquick dairy free

Part of our Thanksgiving dinner: menu, timeline and shopping list β†’

πŸ“… Add to my plan

ContainsEggs, Wheat. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 4 servings
  • 8 slice Sourdough bread, or homemade sandwich bread, or split Parker House rolls
  • ΒΌ cup Mayonnaise
  • Β½ cup Cranberry sauce (canned), homemade whole-berry or jellied
  • ΒΎ lb Turkey breast, bone-in, cooked leftover turkey, sliced
  • 4 leaf Green leaf lettuce
  • 1 pinch Ground black pepper (to taste)

Make it yourself

Make the sourdough bread yourself β†’ Make the mayonnaise yourself β†’

In the planner, Make it on the shopping list swaps the store item for these ingredients and puts the work on your prep day.

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: cutting board, knife.

  1. Toast the bread if you like. Spread 4 slices with mayonnaise and the other 4 with cranberry sauce.
  2. Pile the turkey on the mayonnaise side and grind a little pepper over it. Top with lettuce.
  3. If you have leftover stuffing, warm a spoonful per sandwich to 165Β°F and add it. Close the sandwiches and cut them in half.
β†Ί LeftoversUse leftover turkey within 3 to 4 days of the dinner (USDA).
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can build their own.
Hot swapHeat the turkey in a little gravy and serve it open-faced over toast.

Goes well with

πŸ«™ Jellied Cranberry Sauce

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Thanksgiving dinner; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.