21 breakfast recipes to make with Thanksgiving leftovers (2024)

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Planning the perfect Thanksgiving? Let’s put those leftovers to use! Here are a ton of breakfast recipes to make with Thanksgiving leftovers!

Thanksgiving is a day full of cooking and eating. So, it makes sense if you don’t feel like doing much cooking the day after Thanksgiving.

But, if you have visitors or a big family, they might be expecting a big breakfast!

Either way, breakfast is an often overlooked time to use up Thanksgiving leftovers.

You might have leftover:

  • turkey slices
  • cranberry sauce
  • sweet potatoes
  • potatoes
  • stuffing
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Breakfast recipes to make with Thanksgiving leftovers

Want to use up leftovers? Here are some great breakfast recipes to make with Thanksgiving leftovers!

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Cranberry Sweet Rolls

Use your leftover cranberry sauce for some homemade sweet rolls that are tart and sweet and perfect with a cup of hot coffee or tea!

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Leftover Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake Muffins

Stuck with a ton of leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving Day dinner? Make these scrumptious bakery-style Coffee Cake Muffins with layers of cranberry sauce! They're topped with a sweet buttery crumble for a perfect breakfast treat served with coffee.

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Leftover Stuffing Waffles

Ever wonder what to do with your leftover Thanksgiving stuffing or dressing? These leftover stuffing waffles are the answer and can be topped with an egg or even leftover turkey or gravy.

The perfect post-Thanksgiving brunch!

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Breakfast Turkey & Egg Croissants

Use leftover roasted Thanksgiving turkey to make these breakfast turkey egg croissants -- perfectly nestled in with melted cheese and egg.

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Thanksgiving Breakfast Frittata

Start the holiday off right or make use of all those leftovers with this Thanksgiving breakfast frittata filled with mushrooms, butternut squash, shallots and herbs.

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Easy Overnight Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole

This easy Overnight Crockpot Breakfast Casserole is a delicious crowd-pleaser! Shredded potatoes are layered between savory leftover ham, cheese, and eggs. A classic breakfast guests will rave about!

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Leftover Stuffing Frittata

A delicious and easy way to turn excess holiday stuffing into a whole new meal! Perfect for day-after-Thanksgiving brunch or dinner!

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Leftover Mashed Potato Soup

An easy and cheesy soup for using up leftover mashed potatoes!

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Egg Ham and Cheese Muffins

These Egg Ham and Cheese Muffins are a great on-the-go breakfast option! Perfect for days when you need to be ready and out the door quickly.

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Sweet Potato and Sage Frittata

A frittata is the perfect breakfast dish to use your leftovers. For this sweet potato and sage frittata, you can add leftover turkey and any vegetables.

Root around for a few potatoes, dice up some leftover ham and veggies, throw on an egg if you like and you’ve got yourself a yummy, easy potato skillet breakfast (or dinner).

Use your leftover cranberries to make this delicious sweet bread.

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Healthy Cinnamon Sweet Potato Rolls

Healthy Cinnamon Sweet Potato Rolls recipe, perfect for Christmas or Thanksgiving breakfast or brunch. These rolls are delicious, moist, fluffy and easy to make!

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Easy Ham Breakfast Casserole

The perfect way to use up the leftover Thanksgiving ham, this Ham Breakfast Casserole is both easy and delicious.https

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Sheet Pan Ham and Eggs in a Hole

Leftover Thanksgiving ham just got even more delicious when used as the cup for these amazing Sheet Pan Ham and Eggs in a Hole!

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Ham and Cheese Soup

Ham And Cheese Soup without potato is an easy one pot meal that makes a quick weeknight dinner. Great way to use up leftover holiday ham!

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Leftover Mashed Potato Cheesy Vegetarian Hash

Mashed potatoes make a great breakfast hash the next morning! Serve with a runny egg and a little hot sauce to take these leftovers to the next level.

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Cranberry Baked Buttermilk Pancakes

Looking for a great recipe for leftover cranberry sauce? Enjoy it for breakfast with these super easy & super tasty Cranberry Baked Buttermilk Pancakes. They're easy because they're baked in a 9x13" pan instead of individually-made standing at the stove top.

These Gluten-free Ham & Rice Muffin Tin Eggs Benedict are baked in a muffin tin with a whole grain rice base comprised of ham, green onion and cheese with an egg on top, then smothered a quick and easy savory and mildly spicy blender Cranberry Hollandaise sauce. They are also WW friendly and perfect for your next holiday breakfast or brunch.

These potato pancakes are delicious and easy to make with or without leftover mashed potatoes! It only takes 8 ingredients to make the best potato pancakes!

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Cranberry Orange Breakfast Pastries

Cranberry Orange Breakfast Pastries are the perfect Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving brunch item, or the perfect way to use up that leftover cranberry sauce when the Thanksgiving feasting is over!

What’s your favorite day after Thanksgiving breakfast?

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