How Soon Do You Get Sick of Thanksgiving Leftovers? (vegetable, garden, salt)

[Spuggy]

Never. I use the leftovers in a variety of ways, although we rarely have leftovers. I tend to make just enough for the day.

[vabeachgirlNYC]

Originally Posted by BijouBaby

I'm sick of the whole thing the second I put down my fork.

I'm not a fan of traditional Thanksgiving dishes. I'd rather have a plate of sushi.

I'm not either. I don't keep any type of leftovers past the third day. I will freeze or toss anything before that if I know I won't eat it by the third day.

[Mindraker]

Beware of things with mayonnaise or milk. That can spoil quickly.

[Nomadicus]

Actually one meal is enough but we don't waste anything that has not spoiled and normally nothing is lost. We find ways to incorporate different leftovers into a different dish making it better for us.

[3chidogs]

I split the leftovers with my daughter, and we finish every bit. I never get tired of the dressing and wish i could make it more often in the year! But then I'd need gravy. And for that I'd need another Turkey......anyway, leftovers are never tossed. We will toss in a different meal to break the pattern.

[Forever Blue]

Great on the comments, guys!

Now for Christmas Day meal, I have no idea if I'll have leftovers. I may order from a restaurant as I often have.

[steiconi]

sadly, we run out of leftovers before we get tired of them.
Except white meat turkey, there's always too much of that, but I freeze it in and use in soups and sauces.

[Forever Blue]

It's right after TG 2023.

I still feel the same way as when I started this thread. I can eat leftovers 2 days after TG, which I did this time, but on the 3rd day after (Sunday), I'm ready for something else!

[Threestep2]

Half of a smoked/grilled breast was the only leftover.

[jlawrence01]

I do NOT enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers largely due my MIL.


My MIL used to prepare a 24# turkey whether there would be 4 of us or 24 of us. That means we would get a Thanksgiving dinner for lunch and one for dinner until everything was used up. No, she did NOT use the turkey in another way. No, it was a replication of the same meal, over and over again. One night, I said "enough is enough" and I told my wife that I would go out for dinner.

There are only so many meals that I can eat a lot of turkey and ALL of the starchy side dishes associated with Thanksgiving. My body starts to revolt.

That night, I had a huge salad, a bowl of turnip greens, and ONE biscuit and really enjoyed it.

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For Thanksgiving, we had a small salad, baked salmon, baked sweet potatoes, green beans, and a slice of cherry pie. There were no leftovers by design.