Deb gave you a bunch of recipes for leftover Turkey.  On the other hand, I have lots of left over mashed potatoes.  I gave some to my SIL, but still have a bunch leftover due circumstances that left us with much more than we expected. First, my SIL’s Brother’s dog escaped and they had to go home to South Carolina see if they can find him – 8 hours away. So far no luck, but we’re hopeful.  We might have had some leftovers , but my SIL’s mother needed to visit the hospital and maybe more of it would have been eaten if we were around to eat it.  It was an interesting Thanksgiving that’s for sure.  My list isn’t huge, but here are a few things I like to do with leftover mashed potatoes.

1.  Remashed Loaded Cheddar Potatoes – add some cheddar, some butter, some herbs, throw in some bacon bits (or bits of bacon) heat it up, and then top with sour cream.

2.  Potato Patties – Add some onions, some eggs, a little flour, a little seasoning and fry up patties in oil.  Delicious.  Cover with Applesauce or Sour Cream if you desire.

3.  Hamburger pie – We eat this all of the time.  Cook up some ground beef with onions and peppers. Drain, mix in some frozen peas.  Pour into a baking dish, cover with mashed potatoes, top with Cheddar Cheese and bake at 350 in the oven until heated up.  Like a shepherds pie with ground beef.

4. Turkey pie – Use the leftover Turkey, gravy and veggies instead of Hamburger.  Pour into baking dish, cover with mashed potatoes, top with Parmesan cheese and bake at 350 until heated through.

5. Potato Candy -  Someone in my son’s French Class made this one -  Take a half cup of Mashed potatoes – room temperature, mix in a tsp of vanilla, add powdered sugar and stir until firme(it’s really a lot of powdered sugar).  Roll out into a flat rectangle.  Spread with peanut butter.  Roll up into a log.  Refrigerate and then cut into slices. You can also add a tbsp or two of cocoa instead of vanilla.

6. Spinach and Garlic potatoes – Saute garlic in olive oil, drop in some torn up spinach.  When the spinach is wilted, add the mashed potatoes and seasoning.  Toss in until the potatoes are warmed.  Throw in some Romano, or Parmesan.  My kids loved this.

7.  Just Season them up a little, add a little butter and eat them like Mashed Potatoes.  I like to use Spice Depots Ginder Spices, especially the Garlic Pepper and the JoJo Potato( with red pepper).  I enjoy the grinder spices in almost every thing, but they are especially good with potatoes. You can find them at WalMart.

Mashed Taters

Here are some Leftover Potato Recipe links that you can visit.

• Carmelized Onions and Mashed Potatoes at Luscious
• Mashed Potato Biscuits from Mom’s Best Recipes
• Mashed Potato Soup from Rachael Ray
• Mashed Potato Gnocchi from A Blithe Palate

You Have:  Roasted Chicken

Day 1 Leftover Makeover:  Thai Chicken Soup

2 cups chicken stock
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, bruised (or 2 Tbs. lemon zest)
2 Tbs. ginger root, minced
1Ž4 cup lime juice
1 can (14oz) Thai Kitchen Coconut Milk (regular, lite or organic)
1 package Thai Kitchen Thin Rice Noodles
Thai Kitchen Fish Sauce (optional)
Thai Kitchen Spicy Thai Chili Sauce (optional)

Prepare Thai Kitchen rice noodles according to package and set aside.
Bring chicken broth, lemongrass and ginger to boil.  Reduce to medium
Heat and add coconut milk.  Add sliced cooked chicken pieces and noodles.
Add lime juice, Thai Kitchen Fish Sauce and Chili Sauce to taste.

Day 2 Leftover Makeover:  Thai Chicken Fried Rice

1 box Thai Kitchen Jasmine Rice
1 egg
1 Tbs. vegetable oil
1 green onion, chopped
1 large carrot, minced
Thai Kitchen Fish Sauce (optional)
Lime juice (optional)

Prepare Thai Kitchen Jasmine Rice according to package.  Scramble egg and
set aside.  Stir-fry cooked chicken in oil. Add green onion, egg and
Minced carrots.  Add Thai Kitchen Fish Sauce and lime juice to taste.  Mix
rice In pan.

Day 3 Leftover Makeover:  Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry Rice Noodles with Basil

7 oz. Thai Kitchen Stir-Fry Rice Noodles
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green onions, minced
1Ž4 cup carrots, julienne
3 Tbsp. Thai Kitchen Premium Fish Sauce
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 small fresh chili, minced
Pepper (a pinch)
1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
1Ž4 cup fresh basil leaves

Prepare Thai Kitchen Rice Noodles according to package.  Set aside.
In a wok or large frying pan, heat oil.  Add garlic, green onions,
carrots and noodles.  Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add Thai Kitchen Fish Sauce,
sugar, chili and pepper.  Mix together for an additional 1 minute.  Stir in
chicken and basil to combine.