over the next couple day, there's Turkey sandwiches and sliced Turkey with gravy and a side of mashed potatoes for snacks....and then you take the carcass and make soup....Alas....there is never left over stuffing...ao I buy a boxed one...in case the desire becomes overwhelming.
I never throw away the Turkey carcass. I like to make a stock from it that I use for one hec of a Turkey noodle soup.
I like Thanksgiving Leftovers even better than the original meal!
I am hosting Thanksgiving this year for 10-12 of us. This is going to be the CHEAPEST Thanksgiving on record.
Roast Turkey Breast - $6 on sale at Piggly Wiggly (It looks like one HUGE turkey when frozen, but it’s two whole breasts. Oven-roasted ahead of time, sliced and into a crock pot with gravy (2 packs for 49-cents, each)
Appetizers - $ 0 Mom and 1 guest is bringing this
Roasted Butternut Squash - $0 - grew it myself
Garlic Mashers - $0 - neighbor gave me two 5 gallon buckets of Red Norland potatoes
Stuffing - Boxed, ‘The Fam’ demands it (3 boxes, 98-cents each)
Cranberry Sauce - Mom is making this
Jello Salad - Mom is making this
Green Vegetable - a guest is bringing this - no idea which veg she’ll bring, but she’s a good cook!
Relish Plate - Sis is in charge of this
Sweet Potato Pie - FREE! Our Food Pantry is connected to our Thrift Shop, so if you’re shopping there, they have a huge spread of extra foodstuffs they’re trying to unload, too. It’s in the freezer - got it two weeks ago. It’s HUGE!
Whipped Cream for the pie - guest is bringing this
Skipping the Dinner Rolls in lieu of Stuffing
Milk - $3.09 for a gallon
Wine - 2 boxes (red or white) leftover from a summer family party at the lake ($5.00)
Ice Water - FREE
Looks like I can bring it in for under $20.00 for a dozen of us. Beat THAT, Walmart! ;)