Description
Transform your Thanksgiving leftovers into a delicious breakfast with these easy-to-make Thanksgiving Leftover Breakfast Sandwiches. This recipe turns classic holiday flavors into a fresh and satisfying morning meal, perfect for the day after the feast.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 4 slices brioche bread or challah bread
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup leftover cooked turkey, shredded or diced
- 1/4 cup leftover stuffing
- 2 tablespoons cranberry sauce
- 2 slices cheddar cheese or preferred cheese
- Optional: gravy for dipping or drizzling
Instructions
- Heat butter or olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Toast the brioche or challah bread slices until golden brown. Set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs with milk or cream, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the egg mixture into the same skillet and scramble until cooked through.
- Assemble the Thanksgiving leftover breakfast sandwiches: On two slices of toasted bread, layer half of the scrambled eggs, then half of the leftover cooked turkey.
- Top with half of the leftover stuffing and a tablespoon of cranberry sauce.
- Place a slice of cheddar cheese on top.
- Cover with the remaining two slices of toasted bread.
- Optionally, warm the sandwiches in the skillet for a minute or two per side until the cheese is melted.
- Serve your Thanksgiving breakfast sandwich immediately, with gravy for dipping if desired. Enjoy these Thanksgiving leftover breakfast sandwiches.
Notes
- Feel free to customize your Thanksgiving leftover breakfast sandwiches with other holiday favorites like mashed potatoes or green bean casserole.
- For a spicier kick, add a dash of hot sauce to your Thanksgiving leftover breakfast sandwiches.
- These Thanksgiving leftover breakfast sandwiches are best enjoyed fresh, but components can be prepped ahead.
- If you don’t have brioche or challah, any sturdy bread works well for these Thanksgiving leftover breakfast sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 350mg