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Leftovers Recipes

Southwestern Chili Panini

January 6, 2010
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Suffice it to say Southwestern Chili Panini aren’t likely to win any sandwich beauty pageants. But while they might not be much of a feast for the eyes, let me assure you that your mouth will be very happy you decided to make them. With the colder temperatures and football championships upon us, it’s chili-making [...]

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey Jalapeno Melt Panini

November 27, 2009
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By now, you’re probably getting to the point where you’re ready to wrap up your turkey consumption for the foreseeable future. But there’s still about a pound of it left in the fridge! Well, my third and final leftover turkey panini recipe of the season – Turkey Jalapeño Melt Panini – is a bit of [...]

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey Cuban Panini

November 26, 2009
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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! My second of three panini ideas to use up that leftover turkey – Turkey Cuban Panini -  was actually inspired by Bobby Flay, my off-and-on chef crush. I had the chance to meet him about seven years ago on a visit to Mesa Grill in New York City. [...]

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey-Apple Salad Melt Panini

November 24, 2009
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As promised, I’ve got three more leftover Thanksgiving turkey panini ideas for you! I say “three more” because they are in addition to the three I brought you last year: Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey, Avocado & Swiss Panini Turkey, Cranberry & Havarti Panini It was a bit of a challenge to come [...]

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Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders

November 27, 2008
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For today’s third and final installment of my Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwiches series, I bring to you Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders – shredded turkey with a homemade cranberry barbecue sauce (made from leftover Thanksgiving cranberry sauce!) and piled onto fluffy Hawaiian dinner rolls.

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Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey, Avocado & Swiss Panini

November 26, 2008
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It’s Part 2 of my Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwiches series!  Grilled on ciabatta and dressed with a sundried tomato mayo, my Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey, Avocado & Swiss Panini transform your leftover turkey from “Thanksgiving traditional” to “club chic” (Get it? Club!).  Even if your turkey comes out a little on the dry side (it can happen [...]

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Turkey, Cranberry & Havarti Panini (My 50th!)

November 25, 2008
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It’s my 50th sandwich – woo hoo!  The people have spoken and Turkey, Cranberry & Havarti Panini it is.  Excellent choice, folks!  It’s the cranberry sauce that really make this one “taste like Thanksgiving”.  The buttery flavor of the Havarti is an excellent complement to the sweet-tartness of the cranberries.  I grilled the sandwich on [...]

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Chipotle Chicken (No-Flip!) Quesadilla

October 25, 2008
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My husband tends to be more of an “appreciator” of food rather than a “creator”, but if there’s one thing he likes to make it’s quesadillas.  And he’ll make them out of anything.  Leftover hamburger in the fridge?  It goes in a quesadilla.  One more spoonful of peanut butter left in the jar?  Peanut butter [...]

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Chicken-Grape Salad & Gruyere Panini

August 1, 2008
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Like that of many other time-strapped folks, my current weeknight dinner strategy is to cook just a few times a week and repurpose the leftovers in between.  I was on Day 3 of my five pounds of Chicken Marbella (which is amazing, by the way – I highly recommend Elise’s recipe!) today when I decided [...]

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Ham & Brie Panini Recipe

April 3, 2008

I used to dread leftovers, but now that I make panini on a regular basis I actually now look forward to them! After a wonderful feast of a roast and veggies, all you need to do is add some good bread and perhaps some cheese and condiments from the pantry and you’ve got the makings [...]

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