Holidays & Entertaining Holidays Thanksgiving 13 Cozy Recipes You Can Make With Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffing Find new ways to eat and use leftover stuffing with one of these simple recipes—great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. By Betty Gold Betty Gold Betty Gold is a food writer and editor with more than a decade’s experience working on titles such as Food Network Magazine, Bon Appetit, and Good Housekeeping. She is the former senior digital food editor at Real Simple and is currently overseeing all food and nutritional content for Well+Good as senior food editor. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines and Amy Zavatto Amy Zavatto Amy Zavatto is a New York City–based wine, spirits, and food journalist, restaurant consultant, menu developer, and book publisher. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 12, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Two Red Bowls The words "leftover stuffing" might sound like an oxymoron. Does that actually happen? Well, yes, it occasionally does. And thank goodness—who doesn't want to keep eating your savory, herby Thanksgiving stuffing for a few days after the big holiday? The better news is there are as many leftover stuffing recipes as there are favorite methods of making this oh-so-popular Turkey Day side dish. To preserve it properly, make sure you pack up your stuffing in an airtight container or resealable storage bag (push the extra air out of it before closing) within two hours of it coming out of the oven and hitting the table. Then place storage containers on the top shelf of your fridge where the temperature is the most constant. Here, it will stay delicious for up to four days—then follow our instructions for safely reheating leftover stuffing. If you're not sure you'll be able to use it straight away, pop those containers in the freezer for about a month. Meanwhile, check out one of these delicious recipes for what to do with leftover stuffing. 01 of 13 Leftover Stuffing Waffles Two Red Bowls If your waffle iron hasn't been getting much use over the years, this is going to be a game-changer. Leftover stuffing pressed into a waffle gets a snappy, sweet burst when topped with leftover cranberry sauce. get the recipe 02 of 13 Leftover Stuffing Baked Eggs Kitchen Konfidence Break out your ramekins for this easy-baked stuffing-and-egg breakfast indulgence. The leftover stuffing goes in the oven solo first, to get it extra crispy, and the egg is cracked on top for a final few minutes in the oven. get the recipe 03 of 13 Leftover Turkey Dressing Meatball A Zesty Bite These addictive meatballs are especially good if you tend to pack your Thanksgiving stuffing or dressing with Italian sausage in the mix. get the recipe 04 of 13 Leftover Stuffing Muffins Budget Bytes We love pinch-hitter dishes, and these grab-and-go leftover stuffing muffins are not only versatile (they make a great breakfast, lunch, or side dish option), but they use up extra Thanksgiving turkey and add in some great, healthy greens, too. If you want to slim these down a bit, simply sub out the tablespoon of cream or whole milk for nonfat or a tablespoon of plain nonfat yogurt. get the recipe 05 of 13 Leftover Stuffing Balls Genius Kitchen While many leftover stuffing ball recipes call for deep frying, we liked that this one used the oven instead, and made great use of leftover veggies, too. get the recipe 06 of 13 Stuffing Hash Girl in the Little Red Kitchen Have an extra sweet potato on hand? That, a few eggs, and some seasoning are all you need to throw together this addictive weekend-morning treat. get the recipe 07 of 13 Thanksgiving Poutine I Am a Food Blog Poutine is that decadent French fry, cheese curd, gravy topped building of guilty pleasures that even typically apologetic Canadians aren't sorry for one bit. These days, poutine has traveled south, spreading across the United States like ladled gravy. This version makes clever use of leftovers, including the all-important stuffing—and, we think, makes a great accompaniment for a day-after-Thanksgiving movie marathon on the couch. get the recipe 08 of 13 Acorn Squash Stuffing Taste of Home Sprinkle these autumnal dinner add-ons with shaved parmesan and a little smoked paprika for a pretty, fragrant way to get your veggie fix and a heaping helping of your favorite side dish in this leftover stuffing recipe. get the recipe 09 of 13 Breakfast Strata Helpful Homemade Got Thanksgiving houseguests? This day-after leftover stuffing-centric one-pan dish will not only use up your leftovers to easily (re)feed a crowd (because who wants to be a short-order cook the morning after preparing such an epic meal?), the extra egg and cheese additions make it akin to a velvety, savory bread pudding. get the recipe 10 of 13 Leftover Stuffing Casserole Brooklyn Farm Girl Make great use of your leftover stuffing with fresh or leftover veggies in this easy-peasy weeknight leftover stuffing casserole. Don't like broccoli? Green beans, spinach, chard, or kale work great, too! get the recipe 11 of 13 Bacon Wrapped Stuffing Bites Who Needs a Cape Just try not to pop more than one of these crispy outside, soft inside, bacon-wrapped, leftover-stuffing morsels in your mouth—we're going to bet you can't. get the recipe 12 of 13 Turkey and Stuffing Dumpling Soup Katie’s Cucina It's absolutely worth it to make the homemade turkey stock in this recipe for leftover stuffing dumpling soup—it makes enough for the latter, but you can take the rest of the broth, freeze it, and use it for a future culinary endeavor. If you need to get dinner on the table quickly, a high-quality, pre-made turkey, chicken, or vegetable broth will do just fine. get the recipe 13 of 13 Savory Stuffing Cakes Whole Foods Market With great stuffing, you don't need to gild the lily. This recipe merely adds a beaten egg to bind all that savory goodness together so you can get the outside of these patties nice and crispy. get the recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit