Amazing recipe to use up those Thanksgiving leftovers after the holiday dinner. Finger-licking-good grilled cheese made with turkey breast, smooth melted brie cheese and cranberry sauce.
Did I mention that I live in the future as a food blogger? Oh yes, I did. So while you are still trying to figure out your Thanksgiving menu, I am already eating leftovers. Oh boy, was this ever-so-good! I made it twice already this week and I can’t get enough. I better stop through, or I won’t be so excited about eating anything on Thanksgiving.
So I discovered something this week. While I was planning on making some Thanksgiving leftover recipes, I really didn’t want to buy an entire turkey and cook it just to make some leftovers. Actually, it’s been a really long time sine I’ve made an entire turkey. I am usually responsible for side dishes and dessert for Thanksgiving dinner but not the turkey. So I never even have the need to make one. Surely I didn’t want to make one just for a few leftover recipes.
While shopping for groceries, I found something that made me very excited. You may already know this, but I found single, raw turkey breasts for sale! Yes…single turkey breasts that you can cook as you like. I feel like I was living under a rock. I’ve gotten ground turkey plenty of times but never even paid attention to the turkey breast. Well that was just perfect. Exactly what I needed to give you a few ideas on what to do with your leftovers. So I hope you enjoy this one because I definitely did!
Turkey Cranberry Brie Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 slices of seedless Rye bread
- 3-4 slices of roasted turkey breast
- 3 oz Brie cheese rind cut off, thinly sliced
- 2 Tbsp cranberry sauce
Instructions
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Preheat a medium saute pan over medium heat and lightly grease it.
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Place bread in the pan and separate brie slices among the two slices of bread. Let it start melting.
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Layer turkey breast over one slice of bread and then cranberry sauce on top of turkey.
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Cover with second slice of bread and press lightly.
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Finish the grilled cheese until bread is golden and cheese is melted.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
Check out these great recipes from other bloggers:
Turkey Cranberry Streudel from Recipe Girl
Cheery Mashed Potato Leftover Pancakes from Just A Taste
Italian Turkey Soup from Your Homebased Mom
Thanksgiving Dinner Hand Pies from The Mother Huddle
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Mmm I know what I’m doing with my leftovers!
Yay! Hope you like it, Erin. Thank you!
This looks so good, love the pics. The perfect leftovers solution!
Thank you so much, Matt!!
I love it!
Thank you!!
What a perfect way to use that leftover holiday turkey! It sounds amazing!!
Thank you so much, Bobbi!
I just made my cranberry & brie sandwiches. I just make ir a little fancy wih other bread & make my own version of the sauce. Thanks for sharing & let our imagination fly, specially with Brie (I loved it)
Awesome! Always glad to inspire 🙂
This looks amazing! Your photos have me drooling all over my keyboard!
You’re so sweet, girl! Thank you!!
OMG! I think this is the best sandwich I have ever seen!! I have got to try it..thanks so much for sharing it. Shared and pinned! 🙂
Awe, thank you, Marti!! Thank you for sharing it too 🙂
Ohhh my goodness. I just stumbled upon this recipe on Pinterest. This looks like perfection.
Thank you! I hope you’ll try it 🙂
Tried this… my brie didn’t melt. Instead it turned clumpy. Not sure how I could’ve screwed something so easy up, but I’m definitely disappointed.
I’m so sorry your brie got clumpy, I haven’t had that happened before. This cheese is so soft and melts so easy, I wonder if it was a brand that was off.
What type if brie did you use?
Love these recipes for turkey leftovers… I forgot all abut my Panni Press!!