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Thanksgiving Casserole<\/h2>\n

This Thanksgiving Casserole freezer meal is a very easy dish to put together, and it uses all of your leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner.  And it does have all the flavors of that dinner together in one dish.<\/p>\n

It’s basically a mash-up of several Thanksgiving leftover recipes.  I wanted to try to get the best of all them, in one easy freezer meal.<\/p>\n

\"Thanksgiving<\/p>\n

We love Thanksgiving leftovers at my house and I always make sure to have plenty, because I figure if I’m going to go through all that work, why not make as much as I can so we can enjoy it for as long as possible.  Right?  I mean, it’s basically the same amount of work to roast a 10 lb turkey as it is a 24 lb turkey.  And it’s only a few more minutes of potato peeling to make a triple batch of mashed potatoes as it is a single batch.<\/p>\n

But realistically, one can only eat Thanksgiving leftovers for lunch and dinner for so many days in a row before it does tend to lose its novelty.  And I hate throwing away leftovers.  So I created this recipe for Thanksgiving Casserole from a couple of different ideas for using up Thanksgiving leftovers.<\/p>\n

\"Thanksgiving<\/p>\n

The idea is to eat your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers after the big meal, but then when you’re ready to move on, don’t throw away whatever is left, but use it in a freezer meal so a month or two from now, you can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner flavors all over again!  But this time without all the work.<\/p>\n

It will keep nicely in the freezer for several months, but it’s such a great meal I doubt it will take that long before you’re ready to pull it out and serve it!<\/p>\n

And if you find you don’t have any leftover mashed potatoes, you can always make up some of my Instant Pot Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes<\/a> to use for this!<\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving Casserole<\/h2>\n\t\t
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings: <\/span>8<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Course: <\/span>Freezer Meal Recipes<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Prep Time: <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time: <\/span>35 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time: <\/span>45 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Enjoy all the flavors of Thanksgiving dinner together in one easy dish!\u00a0 Make the most of your leftovers by putting together this freezer meal - then you can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner any time you'd like, without all the work!<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t
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