I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now that it’s over it’s time to think about what to do with all of those leftovers, which in my opinion is the best part. One of my families favorites, other than turkey sandwiches, is a turkey casserole. The best thing about this casserole is that you don’t have to wait for Thanksgiving leftovers to make it. It is a cheap and easy recipe that can be recreated anytime throughout the year for only $4.60, but it’s free if you use your Thanksgiving leftovers.

Thanksgiving has really changed for us since we moved to West Virginia. It used to be that I would host Thanksgiving dinner every year. We would have around 20 people which included family and friends and we always had such a wonderful time. Things are just as wonderful now it’s just different. It use to be that I would do all of the cooking and decorating and would always have room at our table for someone who didn’t have a place to go. But what I miss most is all of the leftovers.

Now that my in-laws host Thanksgiving I’ve had to get a little creative so that we can enjoy leftovers. For the last three years, the Sunday following Thanksgiving we have a somewhat small recreation of a Thanksgiving feast. I don’t make everything that I use to, but I do cook up all of our favorites. It’s kinda nice though, there’s less pressure to have everything perfect and I don’t have to make as much food.

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oups & Salad                                        s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Yields: 7 cups

Turkey Casserole

1. Boil potatoes for 10-15
   minutes. When the potatoes are soft, drain and add milk, butter, salt and
   pepper. Mash together using a potato masher.
2. Cook stuffing mix according to
   package directions.
3. In a small sauce pan make
   QuickMix gravy.
4. In a 9×13 baking dish, layer
   stuffing, sliced turkey breast, green beans, and gravy. Top with mashed
   potatoes.
5. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes.
6. Prepare biscuits according to instructions.

• Potatoes – (10 pounds for $1.99) purchased from a discount grocery store. One pound of potatoes yields about 3 medium sized potatoes.
• Milk – (1 gallon for $1.99) purchased on sale from a discount grocery store. When the price is this low buy several gallons and freeze.
• Butter – (1 pound for $1.69) purchased on sale from a discount grocery store. When the price is this low buy several pounds and freeze.
• QuickMix Gravy – (1 cup for $0.20) made from homemade QuickMix.
• Turkey – (1 pound for $1.39) purchased on sale from a local grocery store. When the prices are this low stock up and freeze for future meals.
• Green Beans – (15 ounces for $0.39) purchased on sale from a local grocery store. This is a stock up price.
• Stuffing Mix – (6 ounces for $0.88) purchased on sale from a local grocery store. This is a stock up price.
• BakeQuick Biscuits – made from homemade BakeQuick Mix.