Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey and Stuffing Acorn Squash

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Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey and Stuffing Acorn Squash

A photo of several acorn squashes that have been cut in half and roasted and stuffed with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

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.

 

Can I Use Butternut Squash?

Yes. This recipe is delicious with butternut squash. I would quarter the squash so that they aren’t too big but you absolutely can use butternut squash instead of acorn squash. 

Can You Eat Acorn Squash Skin?

Yes, the skin can be eaten but I prefer not to. It is quite thick and has a waxy texture.

 

How to Eat Stuffed Acorn Squash

Since I prefer to not eat the skin, I treat the skin almost like a bowl. I just take a fork or spoon and dig into the squash. I love getting a little flesh of the squash with some of the filling. It is the perfect bite!

What to Eat with Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipes?

Stuffed acorn

Award Winning Healthy Turkey Instant Pot Chili

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Award Winning Healthy Turkey Instant Pot Chili

Award winning healthy turkey instant pot chili A metal bowl of ground turkey chili full of beans, red onions that have been chopped, chopped peppers , jalapeno slices on melted cheese next to a dollop of sour cream with a dash of cilantro and a grey napkin underneath

Our Instant Pot Award Winning Chili Recipe is going viral but we couldn’t help but create a healthy instant pot turkey chili recipe for all of you looking for healthy instant pot recipes!

We hear you loud and clear. Cade and I are sitting on the couch watching the Olympics while the kids are in bed (Women’s Snowboarding to be exact, and Chloe Kim is KILLING IT!!!) and writing this Award Winning Healthy Turkey Instant Pot Chili recipe for you all because holy moly, the requests just keep pouring in!!

We almost didn’t post our classic chili recipe because we figured that everyone was totally set in their ways with their own favorite chili recipes, but boy were we wrong! It’s going crazy on our site!

Immediately we started hearing that we needed a vegetarian and a healthy chili recipe, but we can only test so much, so first up, our Award Winning Healthy Turkey Instant Pot Chili! It’s turkey bacon to still give that hint of bacon goodness, but in a more lean way, along with ground turkey, and lots of tomato flavor.

Alright, friends if it was you wanting a healthy Instant Pot dinner recipe, this turkey chili in an Instant Pot is for you!

What’s in Instant Pot Turkey Chili? 

For this healthy Instant Pot chili recipe, you’ll need ground turkey, turkey bacon, a mixture of black and pinto beans, fire roasted diced tomatoes, tomato paste, three kinds of peppers, red onion, chicken stock, and a variety of dried herbs and spices. 

We really wanted to create an Instant Pot turkey chili recipe that could be made with ingredients you already have on hand. You might need to pick up a few of these healthy turkey chili ingredients at the store, but I’m sure you have most of them in your pantry already. Instant pot chili isn’t hard to make, and we wanted to ingredients list to reflect that! 

How to Make Ground Turkey Chili in an Instant Pot

Turn your instant pot to sauté and cook bacon until crisp. Once cooked, remove the bacon and place on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb any extra grease.

Add the onions and peppers to the electric

Cinnamon Roll Pigs in a Blanket Dunkers [+ Video]

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Cinnamon Roll Pigs in a Blanket Dunkers [+ Video]

a photo of several pigs in a blanket made of cinnamon rolls wrapped around sausage link topped with a vanilla glaze.

Oh, mama! We made this cinnamon roll pigs in a blanket recipe for breakfast the other day and it’s our new go to breakfast!

For this recipe we wrap a cinnamon roll around a sausage link to make the most delicious sausage dunkers. We will teach you how to make a maple butter sauce for dipping them in too. The combination of sweet and savory in a breakfast recipe is totally my jam! Remember our cinnamon bread bacon stuffing at Thanksgiving?

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Johnsonville Italian Sausage. The opinions and text are all mine.

What are Pigs in a Blanket?

Pigs in a blanket are an appetizer or breakfast food consisting of small sausages wrapped in pastry.

I think everyone has heard of “pigs in a blanket” right? I certainly have and then when Cade and I were talking about what to do for our next post with Johnsonville, we knew we wanted to make a kid friendly Christmas breakfast recipe and I suddenly realized I don’t know anything. Then I said, what about our own version of pigs in a blanket, you know with the pancakes.

And Cade informed me that most pigs in a blanket recipes are actually hot dogs or franks in crescent dough or puff pastry. What?! All these years and I didn’t know! Well, this is still our breakfast take, cinnamon roll pigs in a blanket dunkers with a maple butter sauce.

That’s right, maple butter sauce. Cinnamon Rolls. And of course, breakfast sausage links.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Roll Pigs in a Blanket

For the sausage dunkers, all you need is 2 ingredients! So simple! For the maple butter sauce, you’ll need just a handful of ingredients, most of which you’ll have already at home. Here is what you will need:

  • Grands Cinnamon Rolls
  • Johnsonville Turkey Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage: we chose to use precooked sausages to save on time but you can cook your own sausage if you prefer

How to Roast the Best Turkey in just one hour!

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If you want something a little different for your Thanksgiving this year, this roast turkey with herbs and wine is a great way to go. Using this method, you can cook a 12-pound turkey from start to finish in under an hour!

Roast Turkey with Wine and Herbs (1 HOUR total cooking time for perfectly moist, juicy turkey guaranteed!)

Fastest Way to Cook a Turkey

This recipe lets you skip carving at the table and speed up the roasting process. By cutting the turkey into parts before cooking, you get a faster and easier way to make a great roasted turkey.

This method produces an unbelievably moist turkey, full of flavor from fresh herbs and wine. Best of all,  I especially love being able to serve the turkey within minutes from the oven without waiting for it to be carved.

I served this turkey to a friend who was visiting years ago and she went crazy for it. This is now her favorite way to cook a turkey and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

While we’re on the subject of turkey, if you’re lucky enough to have leftover turkey, this Creamy Turkey Noodle Soup is comfort food at its best. It’s a down-home combination of leftover turkey meat, carrots, celery, and hearty egg noodles that’ll keep you warm on a cold winter night and perk you up when you’re feeling under the weather.

Roast Turkey with Wine and Herbs (1 HOUR total cooking time for perfectly moist, juicy turkey guaranteed!)

Turkey Seasoning

This herb roasted turkey recipe uses two different varieties of wine to bring out the best in the roast turkey. White wine is added right to the roasting pan, then marsala wine is mixed with the juices along with cranberry sauce or jam to drizzle on top of the finished turkey.

The herbs for turkey are simple and easy to find fresh in most groce

The BEST Triple Decker Club Sandwich

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The BEST Triple Decker Club Sandwich

The BEST Triple Decker Club Sandwich

So you think you love club sandwiches, do you? You don’t know good until you’ve had the BEST Triple Decker Club Sandwich.

What makes this club sandwich recipe the BEST you might ask? Well, a few things! Starting with the dreamy garlic basil mayo that we spread on the bread. Yowza!

We have a few more tips down below for making your club sammie the BEST including an unexpected sandwich topping that sends this sandwich through the roof!

Recommended Equipment

  • Tomato Knife: worth every penny for cutting tomatoes with ease
  • Mandolin: for slicing the apple extra thin (yes, apple! keep reading…)

Before You Begin…

Quickly make that delicious garlic basil mayo so it has a little time to sit and meld flavors. It comes together easily and adds an incredible burst of flavor to the sandwich.

What is a Club Sandwich?

A club sandwich, also called a clubhouse sandwich, is a sandwich of bread (occasionally toasted), sliced cooked poultry, or fried bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, cheese and usually three slices of bread.

It is often cut into quarters or halves and held together by cocktail sticks.

What Goes in a Club Sandwich?

As with most sandwiches, club sandwiches can be customized to your liking, but generally club sandwiches have turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and cheese. We are leveling up the traditional club sandwich with this recipe though with a few more toppings. Here is what you will need:

  • Bread: a high quality white bread or multigrain bread
  • Mayonnaise: any brand works great
  • Green Leaf Lettuce: you could also use romaine
  • Tomato: hothouse, vine ripe, or heirloom tomatoes are preferred
  • Deli Roasted Turkey: take the time to stop at the meat counter and get some of the good turkey
  • Deli Ham: you can get smoked ham, black forest ham or honey ham…whichever you prefer
  • Granny Smith Apple: Trust me on this one! It adds a pop of sweetness and tang. So good!
  • Smoked Cheddar Cheese: we always buy Tillamook but you can buy any good high quality brand of cheese
  • Applewood Smoked Bacon: or you can buy brown sugar bacon and cook it until it’s nice and crispy
  • Avocado: adds creaminess and just yumminess
  • Salt and Pepper: add a little to the tomato slices and/or the avocado

Garlic Basil Mayo

  • Mayonnaise: whatever your favorite brand is
  • Basil: must be fresh
  • Garlic: you can just throw the clove in whole
  • Lemon: fresh lemon zest

The measurements and details for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post. You can also save or print the recipe th

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