How Many Meals Can a 19lb Turkey Do?

[thriftstorequeen]

Well we had 9 adults and 3 little kids for Thanksgiving dinner. The next day we had leftovers(all of us). Then we had more leftovers on Sat. for lunch. Hubby and I had dinner last night and then I froze another meal for us later. Today I made turkey and dumplins. We have enough of that for at least 2 more meals, ( and one of my girls was here for lunch today too!) Good thing we love turkey and don't mind leftovers! So how did you all do?

[dmvezina]

Well, I had a 19 lb turkey and there were 2 adults & 3 children eating. We had our Thanksgiving dinner, dh made a sandwich later that night. He had a sandwich the next day as well as the kids & myself. I gave him a sandwich for lunch today. And I got about 2 cups worth in 5 bags in the freezer.

[PrairieRose]

We only had a turkey breast so we had leftovers on Friday evening and then again yesterday and that was all she wrote We still have dressing...but how do you eat dressing w/o turkey? Sounds like you did good with your leftovers. I actually love t-day leftovers.

[Missy]

i still have some too...14lb bird, just our family and a three lb ham

turkey day dinner

friday we had turkey and taters for lunch and then turkey and fixins for dinner.

saturday morning ham and eggs lunch turkey sandwiches, had ham for dinner with last of mashed taters and peas

sunday ham omletts, and then we had spaghetti for dinner (no ham, no turkey, whew, needed a break)

monday we're having turkey stirfry and rice

[3-boys-4-me]

A LOT! I purchased an 18 pound bird for our Thanksgiving dinner and I still have more leftovers then I know what to do with in the fridge. Tomorrow it's Turkey and Swiss casserole. DH asked me to throw out the leftovers, but I refuse!

[oct2667us]

A LOT! I purchased an 18 pound bird for our Thanksgiving dinner and I still have more leftovers then I know what to do with in the fridge. Tomorrow it's Turkey and Swiss casserole. DH asked me to throw out the leftovers, but I refuse!

my dh wants me to throw left overs out all the time. I have to sneek in frozen left overs. lol

[MarshHen]

I cooked a 12 lb. turkey and fed 6 adults and 3 small children. Had leftovers Friday and Sat., and hubby took a full lunch of leftovers both of those days to work. Sunday I cooked country fried deer steaks, gravy, stewed tomatoes, rice, fried okra and biscuits for lunch and supper and hubby took those leftovers for lunch yesterday. Yesterday, I took the left over turkey and made two large pot pies and had one for supper last night and froze the other one. I froze the rest of the turkey carcass (bones and all) to make stock for soup later this week.

[danni]

We only had a turkey breast so we had leftovers on Friday evening and then again yesterday and that was all she wrote We still have dressing...but how do you eat dressing w/o turkey? Sounds like you did good with your leftovers. I actually love t-day leftovers.

I use the dressing in sheperd's pie. I put the meat and veggies, then some dressing then the potatoes. We think it tates better that way.