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Saturday, November 14, 2026Nov 14

Make hash of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey

Turkey Hash will use up your leftover turkey. / Linda Gassenheimer/TNS
Turkey Hash will use up your leftover turkey. / Linda Gassenheimer/TNS

What’s Thanksgiving without some leftover turkey? Even on those rare occasions when I’m not preparing the turkey, I still feel the urge to at least cook a turkey breast to have some leftover. This is a one-pot meal that tastes great the second day. Double the recipe if you have time and save the rest for another day. It also freezes well. Refrigerate or freeze the extra without the fried egg. Add the egg before serving.

You don’t need to wait for turkey leftovers. You can buy roasted turkey pieces in the meat department or roasted turkey in the deli. If you buy deli meat, ask them to slice it thick so you can cut it into cubes.

HELPFUL HINTS

› Fresh sweet potato can be used instead of frozen; microwave them 4 minutes before adding to the skillet.

› Roasted chicken can be used instead of turkey.