Thanksgiving Leftovers Sandwich

Thanksgiving Sandwich

Thanksgiving Twenty-Thirteen has come and gone.  Unfortunately, the added pounds and leftovers did not go with the change of the calendar.  However, I’m here to help you with one of those problems. Sadly, you’ll have to deal with the pounds yourself.

Last year, I blogged about the Thanksgiving Burrito. That monster is a good way to rid yourself of those Thanksgiving goodies.

The Thanksgiving sandwich, for all intents and purposes, is the same as the burrito, only in sandwich form.  And for my money, its my personal favorite way to eat the Thanksgiving leftovers.

For one, fresh baked bread (homemade or from your local bakery) out weighs a tortilla any day of the week (unless of course you’re eating a mexican style burrito which would be extremely difficult to eat between two slices of bread.  Then again…..hmmmm….).

A burrito might be easier to eat, but I believe that a properly constructed sandwich allows all of the ingredients to meld together and I don’t think you can get the same thing when its rolled up.

And lastly, its grilled.  With butter!!!

Winner by majority decision, the sandwich. (although you can’t go wrong with either).

While I am providing a detailed recipe, please use it very loosely, but I do think the order you assemble it is important.

Also, if you don’t like cranberry sauce, feel free to omit, but it really is, in my opinion, the essence of this sandwich.

Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS: 2 slices of freshly baked bread (homestyle or sour dough work well 2 teaspoons cranberry sauce 1/4 cup stuffing/dressing 1/4 cup mashed potatoes A few slices of turkey (thinner is better) (white or dark – your preference) 2 teaspoons turkey gravy DIRECTIONS: Heat a cast iron (or non-stick skillet) over medium-low heat Butter one side of each slice of bread Spread 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce on each slice of bread (the non-buttered side) Add 2 slices of turkey and top with a teaspoon of gravy (on top of the cranberry sauced piece of bread) Next, layer the stuffing and potatoes (I spread it as best I can) Top with the remaining teaspoon of gravy Top with the remaining turkey Top with the 2nd piece of bread (which should be already spread with cranberry sauce) Heat in cast iron pan until all ingredients are warmed through and bread is grilled to your liking

This is another sandwich, but wanted to show the cast iron pan