You didn’t think I would leave you hanging did you? All of these amazing Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Recipes, and no creative ways to enjoy the Thanksgiving leftovers? Not a chance. Waste not, want not is a saying that I truly live by. So below is a list of dairy-free recipes to help you enjoy every single morsel of that holiday smorgasbord. Happy Thanksgiving!
75 Dairy-Free Recipes for all Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
Many recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers use copious amounts of cheese or other dairy products to morph them into a casserole. But there are plenty of creative ways to use up those delicious remains without a drop of milk. This post includes a round-up of dairy-free recipes to help you enjoy that leftover turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and gravy for many meals to come.
Just like my Thanksgiving post, these recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers are already dairy-free (no milk, casein, lactose, whey, etc). So there is no need for alterations, unless you are feeling adventurous!
I have broken the recipes into omnivorous (with meat) and vegetarian (without meat) categories. But vegans and vegetarians can substitute their meatless turkey in many of the omnivorous recipes. Many of the options below are also gluten-free, or can be easily adapted to gluten-free.
Omnivorous Dishes for Leftover Turkey and Sides
For most of the recipes that call for turkey, you can substitute leftover tofurky for a vegetarian or vegan dish.
- Top Chef Autumn Turkey Stew (uses turkey)
- Turkey Shepherd’s Pie (uses turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and gravy)
- Turkey Vegetable Soup with Stuffing Dumplings (uses turkey and stuffing)
- Turkey Cranberry & Hummus Sandwiches (uses turkey and cranberry sauce)
- Individual Pot Pies (uses turkey or tofurky, vegetables, and optionally gravy)
- Paleo Turkey Tzatziki Wrap (uses turkey)
- French Onion Turkey Bistro Sandwiches (uses turkey)
- Stuffing Waffles with All the Trimmings (uses turkey, stuffing, gravy, and/or cranberry sauce; uses eggs)
- Turkey Pot Pies (uses turkey or tofurky, vegetables, and gravy)
- Turkey Enchilada Casserole (uses turkey)
- Ham Loaf (uses ham)
- Turkey Pot Pie with Mashed Potatoes (uses turkey, vegetables, mashed potatoes, and gravy)
- Leftover Stuffed Butternut Squash (uses stuffing)
- Turkey Crostini (uses turkey)
- Thanksgiving Feast Turkey Burgers (uses stuffing and cranberry sauce)
- Basic Turkey Stock (uses turkey carcass)
- Turkey & Cranberry Sushi (uses turkey and cranberry sauce)
- Turkey & Wild Rice Casserole (uses turkey)
- Peruvian Turkey and Veggie Soup (uses turkey)
- Bacon Wrapped Jambalaya Stuffed Chicken (uses cornbread)
- Cranberry Pecan Upside Down Cake (uses cranberries)
- Korean Turkey Dumplings (uses turkey)
- Asian Turkey Soup (uses turkey and vegetables)
- Bird to the Last Drop Soup (uses turkey and carcass)
- Ham Cake-ettes (uses ham and mashed potatoes; uses an egg)
- Thanksgiving Leftovers Breakfast Scramble (uses turkey and stuffing; uses eggs)
- Cranberry Chicken Margarita (uses cranberry sauce)
- Turkey Salad with Pomegranate and Apple (uses turkey)
- Black Friday Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich (uses turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce)
- Mini-Meatballs in Cranberry Sauce (uses cranberry sauce)
- Crockpot Cranberry Barbecue Chicken (uses cranberry sauce)
- Leftover Salmon or Tuna Cakes (mashed potatoes and cornbread; choose your horseradish wisely)
- Cornbread Meatloaf (uses cornbread)
- Turkey, Cranberry, & Stuffing Wrap (uses turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce)
- Post-Thanksgiving Hoagie (uses turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy)
- Ham and Beans (uses ham)
- Easy Turkey Paninis (uses turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy)
- Turkey & Stuffing Croquettes (uses turkey, stuffing, and your leftover dairy-free gravy)
- Layered Leftover Thanksgiving Casserole (uses turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole)
- Turkey & Stuffin’ Soup (uses turkey, stuffing, and vegetables)
- Savory Pot Pie (uses turkey and vegetables)
- Potato Salmon Croquettes (uses mashed potatoes)
Vegan or Vegetarian for Leftover Tofurky and Sides
These recipes are made specifically vegan or dairy-free vegetarian. Eggs are noted when used. If you confuse eggs with dairy, you’re not alone! See this post: Are Eggs Dairy?
- Cranberry Sauce Muffins (uses cranberry sauce; egg-free option)
- Sarah’s Corn Cakes (uses corn pudding / creamed corn; vegetarian – uses eggs)
- Curried Tofurky Orzo Salad (uses tofurky)
- Dairy-Free Cranberry Ice Cream (uses cranberry sauce)
- Vegan Mac & Cheese Bites (uses mac & cheeze casserole)
- Thanksgiving Leftover Waffle Sandwiches (uses tofurky, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy; V)
- Vegan Thanksgiving Quiche (uses tofurky, vegetables, and pumpkin)
- Air Fryer Mashed Potato Balls (uses mashed potatoes)
- Cranberry Sauce Smoothies (uses cranberry sauce)
- Vegan Tofurky Sandwiches (uses vegan turkey and cranberry sauce)
- Almost Martha’s Pumpkin Pancakes (uses pumpkin and cranberry sauce; egg-free option)
- Vegan Stuffing Waffles (uses stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy)
- Stuffing Croutons (uses stuffing)
- Baked Bubble & Squeak Cakes (uses vegetables and potatoes)
- Cranberry Pear Grilled “Cheese” Sandwich (uses cranberry sauce)
- Crispy Maple Mustard Stuffed Potato Balls (uses mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce)
- Cabbage Bubble & Squeak (uses mashed potatoes)
- Turkey-less, Cranberry, and Avocado Sandwiches (uses tofurky and cranberry sauce)
- Cranberry Oatmeal Crumb Bars (uses cranberry sauce)
- Cranberry Eggnog Chia Pudding Parfait (uses cranberry sauce and dairy-free eggnog)
- Mashed Potato Pancakes (mashed potatoes; vegetarian – uses eggs)
- All the Fixin’s Thanksgiving Veggie Burger (mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green beans)
- Creamy Cranberry Oatmeal (cranberry sauce)
- Tofurky Fried Rice (uses tofurky and vegetables)
- Gluten-Free Cranberry Sauce Quick Bread (uses cranberry sauce)
- Vegetable Fritters (uses leftover mashed vegetables – uses eggs)
- Potato Pancakes (uses mashed potatoes; vegan optional)
- Leftover Vegan “Turkey” Sandwiches (uses tofurky, gravy, and cranberry sauce)
- Healthy Cranberry Sauce Crumb Bars (uses cranberry sauce)
- Epic Day After Holiday Sandwich (uses mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, and tofurky)
- Mashed Potato Dumplings (uses mashed potatoes; vegetarian – uses eggs)
- Vegan Holiday Shepherd’s Pie (uses tofurky, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and gravy)
- Plant-Based Pumpkin Cheesecake with Cranberry Sauce (uses pumpkin and cranberry sauce)
More Dairy-Free Holiday Season Help
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- The Biggest Gathering of Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Recipes
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- Dairy-Free Alcohol: A Quick Guide to Wine, Beer and Mixed Beverages
5 Comments
That vegan orzo salad sounds great! We usually do a homemade pizza, nachos, or poutine with leftovers as toppings 🙂 Hope you had a lovely thanksgiving
I had plenty of leftovers from the holiday too!!. I put together a ‘turkey leftover casserole’
jar turkey gravy
2 1/2 c stuffing (bread cubes, dairy free butter, onions, celery)
2 1/2 c m potatoes (rice milk, df butter, taters)
2 1/2 c shredded/ cut up turkey
cook stuffing, gravy and turkey on stove till warm
m potatoes in baking dish fill turkey stuffing gravy mixture on top
cover w foil 30 min on 350
great for our df kiddos!! they ate this more than on thxgiving day separated
4-5 servings always add more or less depending on family size, we have 7 kiddos so was perfect smaller portions
Sounds delish! Thanks for sharing!
Great article! You’re so right about most leftover Thanksgiving recipes calling for endless amounts of cheese. This is what I’m making with my leftovers tomorrow, another dairy-free recipe for you:
Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey & Potato Cutlets with Cranberry Chutney
http://bigapplecurry.com/2012/11/22/leftover-thanksgiving-turkey-potato-cutlets-with-cranberry-chutney/
Thanks, this sounds delicious!