One of the best things about Thanksgiving (in my opinion) is the leftovers!
Unfortunately, I didn’t get any leftovers this year. I was craving stuffing for some reason, and decided to make a “leftovers casserole”.
If you had leftover turkey, you could just use that. Since we didn’t have any, I boiled a chicken breast and pulled it apart into small chunks.
I mixed the chicken with about a head of cut up broccoli.
Once in the pan, I added 1 small can of cream of chicken soup, 1 cup of milk, and 1.5 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. Clearly a vegan nightmare.
I topped the casserole with stuffing on the stove using whole wheat bread crumbs, celery, carrots, and yellow onion.
I baked it in the oven for 30 minutes, uncovered at 400 degrees.
I ate about a quarter of the casserole (2 servings):
It was delicious, and reminded me of Thanksgiving. 
After dinner, I decided to make hot cocoa! I bought the hot chocolate packets last time, and really hated the taste. It seemed fake to me, and I didn’t really enjoy it.
I went with the basic “perfectly chocolate” Hot cocoa recipe on the side of the cocoa box:
I thought it would taste sickeningly sweet, but it was really good! We only had 2% milk (Jason’s) so it was really rich!
I made enough for Jason and I both to have a mug:
I’m off to bed early tonight. I’m meeting Caitlin bright and early for our long run tomorrow!
20 miles… here we come!
What do you usually do with your Thanksgiving leftovers? Any fun recipes?
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Your stuffing looks so good! Good luck tomorrow at your race:)
I’m really excited to hear how your 20-miler goes! Good luck friend, sending you good thoughts tomorrow.
I made Tex-Mex Turkey Soup with leftover turkey last night for dinner. It was absolutely delicious! I’m also thinking about making a Turkey Pot Pie and maybe Turkey Enchiladas. Your casserole looks really great! I may have to give it a try.
Good luck on the 20 miles!!
I so need to go out and get myself some cocoa for December!!
yummayyyy!!
i dont even like casseroles but that looks delish
good luck on the 20 miler, beast!!
Good luck on the twenty miles! I managed to get home without any leftovers. I’m glad not to have too many treats in the house but I wish I had some of the roasted veggies. I might have to make some more of my own.
Our leftovers usually don’t last long enough for us to do anything with them. We do have a ton of turkey this year though so I was thinking of trying to make a turkey pot pie with it. I’ve never made a pot pie before so it would be really fun to try that out!
Your mugs are so cute!
Love the cocoa from a Hershey’s box — my mom always made that so it makes me think of home.
Oh yeah, and good luck on the 20 miles! That seems like an insane distance for me, I can’t wait until I’m doing it. Today I’m scheduled for a 9 miler which will be a personal distance record for me. Good luck! Can’t wait to hear how it went.
That looks like a delicious and festive dinner! Good luck on the run today1
Those mugs are adorable! I just read the run recap on Caitlin’s blog – and great job, lady!!
What a delish looking casserole!
ooooh that casserole looks great! What a fantastic idea for the leftovers
1) the vegan nightmare casserole looks delicious! so fall appropriate.
2) congrats on your 20 miler!!
3) awesome job on your 10K as well!
4) i ♥ your overall philosophy on life — you seem wise beyond your years