Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffed Shells

Thanksgiving leftovers with a twist! Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with moist leftover turkey and your favorite fixings! Extra stuffing, gravy and a sprinkle of cheese complete this fun meal! A perfect way to use up holiday leftovers!

I’ve been full blown into the Christmas spirit since the beginning of the month. Honestly, I was itching for it probably before Halloween. And since it’s such an odd and awful year, who could blame me? We didn’t do trick or treating or costumes but we did still make it special. Fast forward a few weeks, and I slowly started to add holiday trinkets around the house. My favorites are snow globes and nutcrackers. The snow globes I only started collecting in the last 10 years or so, but each one had a special meaning. Sadly, I discovered over the weekend that somehow two of them leaked significantly. Thankfully only a few others were damaged from the water but it was still sad.

Yesterday’s mission… snow globe replacement. I was mostly successful. I have always adored music boxes and snow globes that played music. This dates back to when I was a kid and I’d visit a store in the mall with my mom. They literally only stocked these items. It was dreamy and magical. The replacement I found sadly doesn’t play music, but boy do I wish it did. It’s okay… the inside theme is just as special and magical. Characters from The Nutcracker ballet. I can almost hear the music it would play while the snow inside falls.

Do you have favorite holiday decorations? Have you started decorating already or are you waiting till after Thanksgiving?

Let’s talk leftovers!

Leftovers are one of the best parts of Thanksgiving, right?! Leftovers for days and so many possibilities for how to enjoy them. Sure, a classic turkey sandwich is great, but there are so many other fun and flavorful ways to use them up. Create completely new meals of of the same great ingredients and flavors.

In the past, I’ve shared leftover recipes for turkey pie soup, Thanksgiving pizza, turkey shepherd’s pie and many more. A new year… a new leftover recipe!

These leftover Thanksgiving turkey stuffed shells have all of your favorite flavors wrapped up into a neat little package. Cheesy creamy mashed potatoes and turkey filled shells with stuffing and gravy. A super comforting and flavorful must make meal with your holiday leftovers!

PS… this works fantastic as a from-scratch meal as well! No leftovers? No problem! You can whip this up anytime you’re craving a cozy stuffed shell recipe with the flavors of Thanksgiving.

Be sure add this fun Thanksgiving turkey stuffed shell meal to your weekend plans!