Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

Feeling stuffed from your Thanksgiving feast this past weekend? Don't want to throw out all the yummy food that you know isn't that good for you? Turn it around into something healthy and filling with these recipes:

Guilt-Free Pot Pie
 
Take leftover skinless turkey breast and dice it into cubes and mix with steamed vegetables. Instead of a cream sauce or gravy, you can make a light roux (butter, milk, and flour) and then season it with herbs and dilute it with chicken broth. This way it is creamy and low in calories! You can replace the traditional pot pie crust with low fat mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes and then bake until warm!

2 tbsp. slivered almonds
1 tbsp. curry powder
1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1/3 cup mango chutney
1 tsp. turmeric
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 cups cooked turkey, diced
1/2 cup grapes, diced
1/2 cup diced celery

Place over bed of lettuce or 2 slices of wheat bread.


Use up your leftover turkey by creating a yummy salad with it! Just add some avocado, leftover toasted pumpkin seeds (or whatever seeds/nuts you prefer; I like pistachios), and toss with seasoned rice vinegar.

Spice things up by taking your Thanksgiving leftovers South with this Mexican inspired dish! It's a great way to still enjoy your leftovers if you're getting sick of eating them.

1 yellow onion, small diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 can black beans
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (optional)
1 tbsp. chili powder
½ tbsp. cumin

Place the above ingredients in a pan and sauté, then add to 6-inch whole grain tortillas or hard taco shells. Top with reduced fat shredded cheese, shredded lettuce and salsa.


These recipes plus more can be found at HuffPost Healthy Living


Exercise of the Week: HOLIDAY CALORIE BURN
I usually show you short videos, but given the circumstances of holiday overindulgence, I've decided to post a workout that is an HOUR long! Think you can do it to get back to your pre-Thanksgiving figure? I dare you!



Happy eating and exercising! ;)
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