Day After Thanksgiving Stuffing

2 packages Trader Joe's stuffing
1 stick butter (8 oz.)
one medium onion, chopped
3 ribs celery, thinly sliced
2 cups cubed, cooked turkey
½ cup Trader Joe's dried cranberries
1 cup (or more) Trader Joe's chicken broth
8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 deg. Grease an 8x10 baking dish

Melt butter in medium skillet and saute onion and celery until soft.
Reserve one cup of stuffing mix, and mix remaining stuffing with the onion and celery (be sure to include all the butter), turkey and cranberries. Mix in broth to moisten (add more if needed, mixture should be moist, not dry). Spread in prepared pan. Crush the reserved stuffing to crumbs and mix with the Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the stuffing-turkey mixture and bake for about 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and topping is browned.

This dish uses my two favorite parts of the holiday meal – the turkey and the stuffing. We usually eat up all the stuffing from the inside of the turkey the minute it’s served, so I came up with this recipe in order to savor stuffing the next day, and also use up the turkey leftovers. It is a wonderful main dish all by itself, and if you have any leftover gravy, by all means, pour it on.

You can get most all ingredients at Trader Joe's.


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