Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey and Stuffing Acorn Squash

Everyone needs more acorn squash recipes, especially when they are stuffed with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing! Repurpose all those leftovers in big way!

Last year I was fussing to my Mom on the phone about how much turkey I needed to use up after the holidays and she mentioned that she’d made the yummiest little concoction to use up the last of their turkey leftovers the night before. Quickly she typed up a text to me and I put it to the test within 24 hours. Turkey stuffed acorn squash uses everything you have lying around and my goodness, it’s almost like the perfect sandwich with all of those layers of flavor!

Ingredients for Leftover Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash

The best thing about this recipe is that it’s so easy and almost all the ingredients are leftovers, so they are already set to throw in. Here is what you will need:

• Acorn Squashes – you want two squashes, cut in half and scooped clean
• Onion – yellow onion, diced small
• Turkey (cooked and chopped) – you can use white meat or dark or a mix of both
• Stuffing – any type of stuffing works great, we love to use our no fuss make ahead stuffing
• Cranberry Sauce – adds the perfect sweetness and tanginess
• Chicken Broth – since you are baking cooked food again, you want to add a little moisture so it doesn’t dry out
• Salt – flavor, you can add as much or as little as you want

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

How to Make Stuffed Acorn Squash

It’s as easy as cleaning out a couple of acorn squashes and stuffing it with a bunch of Thanksgiving leftovers. So simple! Here are the basic steps:

1. Preheat the oven.
2. Cut the squashes in half and clean them out. Slice a thin piece off the bottom of each so they sit flat.
3. Roast the squashes.
4. Saute the onion in a skillet over medium heat. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir together.
5. Spoon the mixture into the roasted squash and bake.
6. Serve with more cranberry sauce or gravy.

All of these instructions in full detail can be found in the recipe card below.

Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sliders

Take your Thanksgiving leftovers and combine them into the most tasty sliders! Turkey, stuffing, cheese and cranberry sauce in a mini sandwich baked in a poppy seed dressing…yummmmm!

For four years now I’ve been playing around with turkey sandwiches and I’ve for sure figured out a few leftover turkey recipes you need to try. For example, have you had a delicious roll with cream cheese, poppy seed dressing, mozzarella or havarti cheese (ohhhh or muenster!) with a nice slice of turkey? Easy and so delicious. 

But this is not about that sandwich. This is about the idea I’ve been playing with year after year and finally I just went all in and added every main ingredient, turkey, stuffing, a killer honey mustard sauce, cranberry sauce and especially melty cheese. And THEN!!!! Cover the whole thing in a butter poppy seed dressing and bake it all in the oven. 

This is the ultimate leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sliders recipe!