Thanksgiving! A whole holiday devoted to eating delicious food. Every year Craig and I alternate spending Thanksgiving with each of our families. This year we’re heading to my mom’s house where I’ll be cooking and Craig will be grilling our turkey.
I tend to overcook even when it’s just the two of us, so I really go overboard for the holidays. The result is usually a TON of leftovers. So, it only seems fitting that this week’s Sunday Supper theme is Thanksgiving leftovers. There are so many things you can do with your leftovers. Our family tradition is that Craig uses leftover turkey to make hash. He usually uses bacon, potatoes and onions with the leftover turkey. This is one of my absolute favorite dishes. I decided this year to kick it up a bit by adding even more leftovers.
This is a pretty casual recipe. Basically, assess what you have for leftover veggies and make a hash by frying everything up and adding some chopped up turkey. It’s simple, tasty and a healthy way to prevent all those tasty leftover from going to waste.
Here are some ideas of what you can add:
- Sweet potatoes
- Roasted potatoes
- Squash
- Green Beans
- Asparagus
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Brussels Sprouts
- Spinach/Kale/Chard
Since I started cooking Thanksgiving dinner, I tend to favor simple roast veggies. I do this for two reasons: 1) to keep everything as healthy as I can, and 2) because throwing things in the oven is easy when you’re cooking a dozen different dishes.
So, for this hash, I used what I plan to have on hand after Thanksgiving dinner this year. Squash, Brussels sprouts and Carrots. Feel free to substitute whatever else you have. In addition, this is a great way to use of leftover INGREDIENTS from your meal. In this case, onions, leeks and leafy greens.
You can top this with fried or poached eggs or some leftover gravy or cranberry sauce. Get some crusty bread and you have an incredible meal. We ate this for dinner for two straight nights this week and it was so filling and fantastic!
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 leek, washed and sliced
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups leftover roast potatoes, chopped
- 1-2 cups leftover squash, chopped
- 1-2 cups leftover brussel sprouts or green beans, chopped
- 1 cup of leftover carrots, chopped
- 1 cup spinach, chard or kale, washed and chopped
- 1-2 cups leftover turkey, white and dark meat, chopped
- 1 tbsp rosemary, washed and chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- Saute the onion and optional leek in olive oil for 3-4 minutes on medium heat
- Add potatoes and squash. Cook for another 5-6 minutes, potatoes should brown slightly
- Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly
- Cook hash, breaking up large chunks of veggies or meat for 8-10 minutes
- All veggies should be slighly browned
- Serve topped with a fried or poached egg
Let’s see what everyone else is bringing to #Sunday Supper this week!
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OH MY!! This looks so good, look at all the wonderful ingredients. It must have such a depth in flavor. Delish!!
Easy, quick and all the best of Thanksgiving dinner!
I love turning leftoveres into hash, but a veggie hash sounds amazing. Mine usually consists of potatoes, onions and peppers along with whatever meat I have in the fridge. I love this recipe! Happy Thanksgiving!
I LOVE hash!!! What a fabulous turkey leftover idea
What a great hash. You can put just about anything in there – great idea!
YUM! That fried egg on top is what’s making me drool!
Fantastic idea! I’m thinking a few days after when there’s still some left but could be made into something entirely new.
This would be great anytime! Breakfast for dinner – love it!
that has looks soooo delicious! such a great idea to use up leftovers, definitely stealing this
Loving the egg on top of the veggie hash! Yum!
Gorgeous!!
That looks awesome! I love that you put some delicata (?) squash in there…fabulous use.
Wow! This recipe looks fantastic. I like the flexibility of it too!
Oh my, with that egg piled on top, I think my husband would LOVE this
Looks tasty and what a great idea for the squash that I never know what to do with.
Going to make this for breakfast on black Friday!!!
I love breakfast food! This is a great way to use leftovers! Thanks for sharing.
This looks pretty perfect. Can’t wait for this Friday!
I’m starting to experiment more with hash, so I’ll have to add this one to my list!
I am just like you… I always make too much! This is a recipe that I would welcome the extra leftovers to use in!
Perfect!!! I love hash with an egg on top!! And your photos, particularly the top one, are great!!
Something like this sounds like just what I would need after such a heavy meal. We always serve a large platter of roasted veggies for our Holiday meals. But I often struggle with ideas of what to do with it the next day since roasted veggies don’t tend to make the best leftovers. I will give this a try.
You are speaking my husband’s language – he’s a hash fiend. Think I’ll surprise him on Black Friday!
I always go overboard, too! I just can’t help it; I love me some food. This hash is a brilliant way to utilize leftovers. I love it! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving at your mom’s house.
Perfect Thanksgiving morning after breakfast. It looks absolutely amazing and healthy too. You are so making me hungry. I can hear my tummy growling.
I could go for some of that right now! Of course adding the egg on top makes it irresistible to me!
What an incredible way to use leftovers my friend, it looks awesome
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This looks fantastic, Dara! Not heavy like so many casseroles made with turkey…I love this idea! Love having you in the #SundaySupper group!
I love any type of hash! Top it with a fried egg and you have the perfect meal.
Perfect leftover turkey dish!!! The egg on top is a must! Happy Thanksgiving!
And these are left overs! If it tastes as good as it looks – I want some!
What a delicious hash, and a great way to use leftovers even for breakfast!
I love the poach egg on top of the mixtures of colorful vegetables and meat…..simple and delicious!
I love all the vegetables in this hash! And, the egg on top looks fantastic. Great idea for leftovers.
I always overcook. This recipe is a keeper.
I love your leftover hash. Actually it doesn’t seem like a leftover meal, and it has great flavors! I love the addition of egg, and that makes this even more tasteful! I enjoy simple meal like this.