Leftover Turkey Stuffing Casserole
Make this turkey stuffing casserole with Thanksgiving leftovers. The casserole is easy to whip together with a creamy flavoring to enhance every ingredient. You’ll need a few ingredients but it’s a great way to turn the leftover turkey and stuffing into a brand new dinner recipe.
Recipe Highlights
How does it taste: The turkey stuffing casserole itself has a creamy texture from the cream of chicken and sour cream added. The stuffing is buttery but that will also depend if you’re using box stuffing or something homemade. That also goes for the turkey. If you oven roasted your turkey, fried or smoked it, those factors will also effect the final flavor.
Skill level: A very easy and beginner recipe. After Thanksgiving, not many people want to do a ton of heavy cooking so the turkey stuffing casserole is designed to toss your ingredients together then bake.
Storing: The casserole will keep in the fridge covered for about 3 days or you can easily freeze it for a much later date.
Ingredient tips
- Turkey: I suggest chopping the turkey up finely so that there are bits of turkey in every bite. However, if you’re looking for larger chunks that can work. Simply note that the overall texture of the recipe will be different than what you see in the photos.
- Stuffing: In the photos, the stuffing used is Stove-Top from the box. This is another factor that may cause your stuffing to look different than the photos. Because stuffing is made with bread, my advice is pay attention to how creamy the casserole looks before adding it into the oven. If the turkey stuffing casserole looks dry before going into the oven, it’ll be drier coming out. These tip is for people using leftover homemade stuffing only! Adjust the liquid levels to make sure it doesn’t come out dry but adding milk more broth or more sour cream to boost the moisture. If using box stuffing, you won’t have any issue with the ingredients and measurements provided.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How much stuffing do I use if I have leftovers?
The stove top produces about 2-2.5 cups of cooked stuffing so that will be how much you’ll need to replace it.
Other leftover turkey recipes
- Turkey Rice Soup
- Turkey Noodles Soup
- Leftover Turkey Recipes
Comfort food recipes to try
- Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork
- Turkey Lasagna
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Turkey Stuffing Casserole
Equipment
- 9×9 baking dish
Ingredients
- 8 ounces turkey chopped
- 6 ounce stuffing 1 box of Stove-Top stuffing
- 1 rib celery minced
- 1/2 cup peas & carrots frozen
- 10 ounce cream of chicken
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/3 cup sour cream
Instructions
- First, remove the frozen veggies from the freezer because they need to be thawed before cooking. Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Next, chop the turkey up well and remove any skin.
- If you have leftover stuffing great but if not cook the stove top according to the package instructions.
- Now, mince the celery. In a small bowl combine the cream of mushroom, sour cream and chicken broth.
- You'll need a 9×9 baking dish. Combine all the ingredients in baking dish then bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Lastly, allow to cool before serving.
Can I freeze this? Will it be OK when I defrost it?
Yes, you can freeze it. The stabilizers in the cream of chicken should keep the sauce together without giving you any issues after thawing.
turned out very moist and good.,also freezes well