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Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffed Shells

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Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffed Shells. Turkey, dressing, and mashed potatoes make a delicious stuffing for pasta shells! Smother with gravy for the perfect Thanksgiving leftover recipe!

Pasta Shells stuffed with thanksgiving leftovers

Who is ready for Thanksgiving??

I cannot tell you how much I love those belly filling dishes. I live for comfort food and this day provides all of my favorites.

It has turkey. There will be stuffing. Mashed potatoes will surely be one of the main players. No doubt I will make waaaaaay too much food.  That is where this Thanksgiving Stuffed Shells Recipe comes into play.

Recipe Features:

  • Quick and Easy: This recipe couldn’t be simpler. Everything is cooked on thanksgiving day, which leaves prep to a minimum.
  • Leftover Turkey Recipe: Perfect way to use leftover turkey!
  • Easy to Customize: Play with the ingredients based off of what you have on hand!
olive oil

What You’ll Need:

You take all of your turkey day leftovers, add a few fresh ingredients, and stuff them into pasta.

Life could not get any better. This recipe is what I like to consider the ultimate upcycled food. No waste and packed with flavor.

  • Olive oil
  • Diced onion
  • Cheese
  • Turkey
  • Stuffing
  • Green onion
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Pasta shells
  • Gravy
Thanksgiving leftover Shell Ingredients

How to make pasta with Thanksgiving leftovers:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mist a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a small skillet. Add the onion and celery. Cook 2 minutes or until soft.
  3. Stir together the cooked onion, celery, cheese, turkey, stuffing, and green onion in a medium sized bowl.
  4. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of mashed potatoes and 2 tablespoons of the stuffing mixture to each cooked shell. Add each filled shell to your prepared pan.
  5. Bake 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with gravy.
Stuffed Pasta Shells with Thanksgiving LEftovers

Bonus? Leftover gravy makes the PERFECT sauce. I heated mine on the stove and drizzled it over the top AFTER baking. If you find that your gravy has thickened, try stirring in a small amount of chicken stock while heating. It will be good as new.

So. Stinken. Good.

This has to be out go-to and favorite way to use up leftover Thanksgiving food.

How to freeze stuffed shells:

  1. Add filling to al dente cooked shell pasta.
  2. Place in a freezer safe pan.
  3. Cover with sauce (or gravy).
  4. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and place in a freezer safe zip top bag.
  5. Label and freeze until ready to eat.

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4.78 from 9 votes

Leftover Thanksgiving Stuffed Shells

Created by: Jesseca

Course Dinner Recipes
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 40 minutes minutes
8 Servings
Use your leftover turkey, dressing, and mashed potatoes in this delicious pasta recipe! 
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon Pompeian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons diced onion
  • 2 Tablespoons diced celery
  • 1 cup shredded Italian blend cheese
  • 1 cup turkey diced
  • 1 cup cooked stuffing
  • 1/4 cup green onion chopped
  • 1 cup mashed potatoes
  • 24 cooked large pasta shells
  • turkey gravy

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mist a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and set aside. 
  • Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a small skillet. Add the onion and celery. Cook 2 minutes or until soft.
  • Stir together the cooked onion, celery, cheese, turkey, stuffing, and green onion in a medium sized bowl. 
  • Spoon about 1 tablespoon of mashed potatoes and 2 tablespoons of the stuffing mixture to each cooked shell. Add each filled shell to your prepared pan. 
  • Bake 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with gravy. 

Notes

*Freeze this before putting it in the oven for a quick and easy weeknight meal! 

Nutrition

Serving: 8Servings | Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 109g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 501mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g

Equipment

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  1. Katie says

    November 7, 2018

    5 stars
    Oh!! I love this idea. Do you think you could add green bean casserole?

    Reply
    • Jesseca says

      November 7, 2018

      Hi Katie,
      I’m sure you could. My suggestion would be to use the crispy onions on top instead of the actual casserole. Try sprinkling them on the pasta before baking! It would add a delightful crunch.

      Reply

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