Happy Day-After-Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful day of food, family, friends, fun…and The Godfather.
I also hope you wound up with a nice-sized bag of leftover turkey, because I have some delicious recipes that’ll use it right up! Just click on the links below to be taken to the step-by-step recipes.
Leftover Turkey Pot Pie. The wonderfulness of this leftover recipe is made even greater if you have a leftover pie crust laying around! This is comfort food at its very best and most delicious. You’ll love, love, love it.
Turkey Tetrazzini. This is comfort food at its very best and most delicious, Chapter Two. A splash of white wine gives this a yummy edge, and it’s good to serve family members as they go to and fro.
Leftover Turkey and Swiss Panini. If you don’t have a panini press, just make this in a skillet as you would a regular grilled cheese. You can even press it a bit by putting a heavy skillet on top while it grills. This is totally yummy!
Leftover Thanksgiving Panini. If you want a way to use everything—the turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, and gravy—this is it. The mustard is the secret—it cuts through all the flavors and adds a nice tang—and you seriously won’t believe how good this is. (Note: I’m linking to my recipe on the Food Network website, as I haven’t posted this step-by-step on my website yet.)
Leftover Turkey Spring Rolls. These are phenomenally delicious, and such a nice, crunchy contrast to all the rich Thanksgiving food. It’s only 8:34, we’re heading out to work calves, but I’m craving one of these for breakfast right now.
And finally, if you have a can of unused pumpkin pie filling, freeze it in muffin tins and whip up some Pumpkin Smoothies. I’ve been championing them for the past two weeks because they’re just that good.
Hope one of these makes your Black Friday delicious!
Love,
P-Dub
Ree Drummond is the founder of The Pioneer Woman and a lover of butter, basset hounds and life on the ranch! Ree started her blog in 2006, and now millions visit ThePioneerWoman.com every month for her trusted recipes and fun family stories. Here’s what she has been up to since it all began:
New York Times Bestselling Author
Ree has written two memoirs (Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, and Frontier Follies) plus nine bestselling cookbooks:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl (2009)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier (2012)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays (2013)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime (2015)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! (2017)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier (2019)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Super Easy (2021)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready! (2023)
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The Essential Recipes (2025)
Food Network Host
Since 2011, Ree has been sharing simple, family-friendly recipes—and the occasional kitchen prank!—on her award-winning show The Pioneer Woman, filmed right on Drummond Ranch. Ree is also a regular judge on Food Network competitions, including Christmas Cookie Challenge.
Founder, The Pioneer Woman Collection
Ree has been creating and selling kitchen and home products at Walmart since 2015 and she’s involved in designing every piece and pattern. The line now includes best-selling appliances (you have to see the floral blender!), plus hundreds of pieces of cookware, tableware, and more. Ree doesn’t like to play favorites but the Agatha print has a special place in her heart.
Restaurant and Hotel Owner
Together with her husband Ladd, Ree has opened several bustling businesses in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, including The Pioneer Woman Mercantile—a bakery, restaurant, and general store that draws visitors from across the country (many come for the biscuits alone!), P-Town Pizza, Charlie’s Ice Cream Shop, and The Boarding House, a charming hotel with eight different rooms decorated by Ree and Ladd.
Media Personality
Ree appears regularly on national TV shows like Today, Good Morning America and more—all while managing to keep flour off her shirt.
Wife, Mom and…Grandma!
Ree’s kids (daughters Alex and Paige and sons Bryce and Todd) are all grown up, and as of December 2024, Ree is the proud grandma of the cutest baby ever, Sofia Scott, born to Alex and her husband Mauricio. Ree still cooks for Ladd (and the kids when they’re home), and she also looks after a few mischievous ranch dogs.
