Holidays & Occasions Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Recipes 12 Delicious Casseroles You Can Make with Thanksgiving Leftovers By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 2, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Torie Cox Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen After Thanksgiving comes and goes, you'll probably find yourself with a refrigerator full of leftovers and a hungry family to feed. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to repurpose those Thanksgiving leftovers into comforting casseroles the whole family will love. These casserole recipes are so good, no one will even notice they're made with leftovers. Plus, using leftovers can help cut down on prep time since we know you've already spent so much time in the kitchen preparing for the holiday meal. From veggies to dressing to turkey and ham, these casseroles will allow you to make the most of any leftovers you may have. 01 of 12 Shepherd's Pie Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke Recipe: Shepherd's Pie Incorporate leftover peas into the filling of this Shepherd's Pie and use leftover mashed potatoes as the creamy top layer. 02 of 12 Kentucky Hot Brown Casserole Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke Recipe: Kentucky Hot Brown Casserole This recipe turns the classic turkey sandwich into a comforting casserole. These Are The 84 Best Cyber Monday Deals You Can Score On Amazon For Under $100 03 of 12 Mac and Cheese with Ham Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine Recipe: Mac and Cheese with Ham If ham was on the menu, toss it into some baked macaroni and cheese for a meal that both kids and adults will love. 04 of 12 Turkey-Noodle-Poppy Seed Casserole Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Turkey-Noodle-Poppy Seed Casserole Originally appearing in the pages of Southern Living in November 1990, this casserole was designed to make the most of leftover turkey and pantry staples. 05 of 12 Cottage Pie with Potato Crust Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr Recipe: Cottage Pie with Potato Crust In anticipation of having plenty of leftover mashed potatoes, you can prepare this Cottage Pie through step 3 ahead of time and store in in the freezer. 06 of 12 Green Bean Lasagna Iain Bagwell; Styling: Heather Chadduck Recipe: Green Bean Lasagna This recipe combines two Southern classics, green bean casserole and lasagna, into one comforting dish. 07 of 12 Cheesy Ham, Corn, and Grits Bake Recipe Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe:Cheesy Ham, Corn, and Grits Bake Turn leftover corn and ham into a cheesy breakfast bake that serves 8. 08 of 12 Ham and Noodle Casserole Jen Causey Recipe: Ham and Noodle Casserole While this recipe calls for asparagus and broccoli, you can toss in other leftover vegetables you have on hand. 09 of 12 Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Mash Southern Living Recipe: Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Mash Instead of using regular mashed potatoes, this recipe calls for sweet potatoes for the topping. 10 of 12 Leftover Turkey Casserole Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Torie Cox; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Recipe: Leftover Turkey Casserole If chicken was the bird of choice for your Thanksgiving meal, you can substitute it for the turkey. 11 of 12 Meatloaf Casserole Micah A. Leal Recipe: Meatloaf Casserole While mashed potatoes are usually served alongside meatloaf, this combines both for a comforting one-dish dinner. 12 of 12 Turkey Pot Pie with Cranberry-Pecan Crusts Tina Cornett Recipe: Turkey Pot Pie with Cranberry-Pecan Crusts If you're feeling festive, you can use cookie cutters to create shapes for the crust, or you can just roll it over the top if you prefer. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit