If you find yourself craving comfort food this is the perfect solution that will have you enjoying all the flavors of Thanksgiving in about fifteen minutes!

Hearty hot sandwiches are a great way to make dinner quick, prep them ahead of time and pop them in the oven to heat them up…

It’s the Thanksgiving version of a Meatball Sub!

Ingredients:

• Sliced turkey breast (a little thicker works well on these sandwiches)
• Stuffing mix I usually pick up a box of stovetop stuffing, but don’t get me wrong homemade stuffing is fantastic, but takes time when I want a quick sandwich!
• Cranberry sauce (whole, jellied, or homemade cranberry sauce check out these 6 flavors)
• Gravy this post will show you how to make gravy, and in no time it’ll taste like Thanksgiving in your kitchen (you can use premade gravy)

Enjoy this sandwich with a toasted roll, or you can enjoy it cold as well. Dip a cold sandwich into hot gravy like a Thanksgiving French dip for a real comfort food feeling. No matter how you choose to serve this sandwich it’s bound to be devoured!

looking for more delicious sandwiches

• Italian Chicken Cutlet Sandwiches
• Mozzarella Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
• Shrimp Roll with Lemon Basil Aioli
• This sandwich is my favorite click to see the flavor

As long as your stuffing is warm and not dried out the sandwich will have plenty of moisture.

You could always butter the rolls if desired. Or dip the sandwiches into gravy like a French Dip.

And don’t forget this if you want to keep Thanksgiving or another holiday simple and delicious! No need to spend the whole day in the kitchen to get all those heartwarming flavors. I have another fun, quick Thanksgiving style meal give my Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs a try, the meal is ready in about 30 minutes.

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Turkey Stuffing Sandwich

One bit of this, will have you thinking it's Thanksgiving! Simple ingredients make for a fantastic turkey sandwich.

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

Author Diane Schmidt – createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

• 1 6 oz stuffing mix stove top, chicken
• 1 lb turkey breast (sliced thick)
• 3 12" rolls
• 1 cup cranberry saue fresh or canned
• 1 cup chicken/turkey gravy prepared or homemade

Instructions

• Slice rolls in half lenghthwise
• Prepare stuffing arrording to package direcions
• Toast the rolls lined with turkey to heat it under a hot (high) broiler for 2-3 minutes, then remove from oven.
• Spread cranberry sauce on the top inside of bread, and add stuffing.
• Pour some gravy on the turkey or on the bottom inside of the rolls (or serve with a cup of hot gravy to dip the sandwich into like a French Dip.
• Top with arugula or spinach if desired.
• You'll have 6-6" sandwiches, multiply for more servings

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It’s the day after Thanksgiving and your stuffed…well almost.

When looking for a way to use up all your holiday leftovers, look no further than this deliciously creamy Turkey Tetrazzini!

This dish continues to offer the comfort that your Thanksgiving meal did, but with a twist.

Just saute mushrooms and onions in butter, the combination go a long way to add some succulent flavors that will delight your taste buds, and help to transform some of those turkey leftovers!

If you have leftover ham, don’t miss seeing this great ham fried rice recipe.

Keep this recipe in mind

• for a delicious and gourmet flavor to kick up weeknight meals.
• Great for a dinner gathering to serve many
• has a gourmet flavor that is perfect to bring to someone special

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All great questions and you can find the answers below. 

And the questions compound the more you think about it. Well, this holiday I invite you to sit back and let me do the worrying for you while you prepare the best turkey you’ve ever eaten.

With the tips, tricks, and recipes found here, you’ll have the most golden and crispiest turkey this side of the equator.

Continue reading: Turkey cooking, methods, recipes, and more

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I was kinda surprised I never shared a meatloaf recipe on my blog sooner. I make meatloaf often, my family loves it!

I’m a gravy topped meatloaf kinda person, but I’ll give you lots of delicious options below, as I’ve made many and will share them with you. There is something for everyone in this post!

Continue reading: Skillet Meatloaf

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To begin… If you find a turkey you like, buy it because I can’t tell you how many times I thought I’d have more time to get my turkey, and then I go back and no turkey…

no turkey the size I want, one year the store I went to had gotten no large turkeys no turkey in the 20-24lb range, I bought two smaller turkeys and was happy to have roasted them side by side in the oven, but if you want a certain size bird, if you see it… get it.

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The temperatures are dipping into the 30’s at night, but luckily they are reaching the 80’s in the daytime.

A 40 degree temperature difference is shocking to my system, I’m not made for cold weather anymore, I’m more-comfy in flip flops then socks and fur-lined boots, sweaters, and jackets and gloves and hats tied all up in a scarf…

thank goodness it’s sunny and warm during the daytime or I don’t know what I would do!

We were recently in the South… and I think I might have picked up on the accent ever so slightly,

I enjoyed all the biscuits and gravy and BBQ… no getting back into the swing of things and making dinner, I knew I wanted a lightened up heart meal and this white turkey chili is now my new favorite.

It’s made with ground turkey,

white and black beans,

chicken broth,

onions garlic and cilantro

and the taste is AMAZING.

Make some tonight… you’ll be glad you did!

I make a nice size pot of chili and it easily serves 6 bowls… topped with some white cheddar and WHAMO you have an easy and delicious comfort food meal to enjoy all through the cooler weather.

Pack a thermos full and take it to go… or make an extra batch and drop it off to a friend, who wouldn’t love to receive a home-cooked meal to make their day, they may even say, “bless your heart” in the sweet southern way. 

You can use ground chicken if you prefer which was going to be my first choice, but as luck would have it ground turkey was on a killer sale at a quarter the price of ground chicken, so we’ll be enjoying lost of ground turkey recipes this weekend. 
Like these Turkey Stuffed Hamburgers with Avocado. 

and these turkey meatballs, it’s my FAKE Thanksgiving and if you haven’t seen my post on it, you should! Enjoy a great tasting meal that can be whipped up in no time that tastes just like Thanksgiving dinner without the extensive work.

If you’re all set to make a roasted turkey for Thanksgiving… be sure to check out my post on How to Roast a Turkey Overnight or maybe you’re in a hurry… then this Spatchcock Turkey will be up your alley.

CHECK OUT my post on Holiday Dinner Recipes for more deliciousness.

In keeping with my somewhat southern theme… bake up some cornbread (it’ll remind you of hush puppies) and if you are baking up some biscuits, be sure to make some GRAVY (if you want to make a more classic southern gravy start with sausage and add milk or cream as the liquid)
OK, so it’s time to throw on a heavy sweater and enjoy the hearty cooler weather eats which means there is APPLE PIE to be eaten as well.

Continue reading: White Turkey Chili

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and create a new list of recipes for you to add to your weekly rotation to be sure mealtime is not boring at all!  

Mealtime can get daunting, most people end up making the same meals over and over. 

This list is FULL of plenty of delicious options.

In any of these recipes, you can substitute the specific protein for the one you prefer if it’s originally made with one you like less.

If you haven’t been buying ground chicken, trust me, it’s available in more and more stores, and when it wasn’t. I used to buy chicken and grind it myself with my Kitchen Aid mixer and the meat grinder attachment. I’m so happy it’s more readily available. 

Years ago, it seemed that only ground beef and pork were available, then came along ground turkey, and now ground chicken.

Be creative and try something new. You may just find a new favorite! My family now loves chicken meatballs and requests them all the time. The sauce options and flavor combinations are endless.

Below you’ll find over 40 recipes. I can’t wait to hear which recipes you decide to make and add to your weekly menus.

Continue reading: Pound of Ground Recipes

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wishes the meal could make itself, or it coy;d be simplified and ready in under an hour…

Let’s be honest it’s a lot of work getting the whole meal on the table.

I do all the shopping, all the prep, all the clean-up, and the dinner is over in about 20 minutes.

I don’t like the stress or the fighting, what is it about the holidays, is it me or is it them. There always seems to be stress-well of course there is I’m cooking for an army and doing it all on a time crunch.

Not gonna lie, I wish I could take a nap through it all.

Teenagers don’t help… or is that just mine?!?

Well, they don’t help with much except getting under my skin. Mine show up minutes before the food is on the table and leave as soon as they clear their own plate.

Their opinion is “You like to cook”. Yes that is what they say. They like. just showing up to eat.

Each year I minimize the work. find shortcuts and when it all comes down to it. I do love the meal and wish I could enjoy it more often, THIS IS THE SOLUTION!

One year we were away for Thanksgiving and as soon as we got back, I had to make the whole meal to enjoy it just wasn’t the same not having it. Which is why we don’t just fo out tp eat, plus I don’t like the. businesses and chaos either.

Which brings me to my FAKE dinner, LOL!  All the flavors, none of the work.

This meal is ready and most likely eaten all within an hour. Really it didn’t take me the whole hour to do it, and I photographed it too!

I do love the food, but I really like just getting everyone together and yes even the teenagers, they can be challenging but I love every inch of them. I like playing games on holidays and sitting around chatting and just spending time with everyone.

This year I haven’t done anything but think about my FAKE dinner, and the nap to avoid the whole day and how although I think about food morning noon and night, I am tired of it all and started thinking how great it would be to be all together and just have a simple dinner.

I’m not the only one who is tired of the “busy-ness”, doing things I think I’m supposed to, and tired of being a revolving Florence Nightengale to my family… that is a never-ending story for another time.

Continue reading: Turkey and Stuffing Meatballs AKA: Fake Thanksgiving

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EVERYONE loves the flavors of Thanksgiving…

but we don’t always have time to make such an elaborate meal.

This is perfect for a delicious compromise.

You place the meatballs, potatoes, and cranberries on a sheet pan and bake it.

Then add a veggie and dinner is served.

Really! It couldn’t get much easier, could it?!?

Continue reading: Sheet Pan Cranberry and Turkey Meatball Dinner

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There are MANY times when you may want gravy,

Thanksgiving is one of the most popular times of year when gravy is the topic of discussion.

There is nothing like hot gravy dripping out of the mashed potatoes and running over the top of roasted turkey.

If you want to see how I slow roast a turkey overnight click here.

But there are other times as well, weeknight dinners and top dunk your french fries into.

You can adjust this gravy from CHICKEN to BEEF by just swapping out the flavor of the chicken broth, chicken stock, or chicken bouillon to the beef variety.

Continue reading: How to make GREAT Gravy

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