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Thanksgiving Pizza

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This Thanksgiving Pizza recipe is the BEST way to eat Thanksgiving leftovers. It has turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and more all in a puff pastry crust!

Thanksgiving Pizza

Have you started making your Thanksgiving plans yet? We will be spending this Thanksgiving at my sister’s house. Since both Brian and I have family living in the Minneapolis area, we take turns spending Thanksgiving with each of the families.

It’s hard because we would love to be with both families every year, but that isn’t possible, so we take turns. There are going be about 50 people at our Thanksgiving dinner this year and I can’t wait. It’s all the yummy food, the special people and the feeling of thankfulness that makes it so awesome.

Speaking of the food, although it is fabulous on Thanksgiving Day, I enjoy the leftovers just as much. Today’s recipe for Thanksgiving Pizza is the perfect thing to make with all of the Thanksgiving leftovers!

Here are a couple of the comments I received from recipe testers:

  • That was phenomenal! Thank you so much! I’ve never heard my husband rant and rave about such amazing food!
  • The food was great! My husband had two pieces and said it was solid comfort in each bite! Thanks!

How To Make A Thanksgiving Pizza

Puff Pastry in tart pan

Making this Thanksgiving Pizza is super easy. Start with a thawed puff pastry sheet. I used Pepperidge Farms and thawed the sheet on a lightly floured surface for about 45 minutes.

Then, gently press the puff pastry sheet into a greased 9-inch tart pan or pie pan. Trim the corners and use them to fill in any empty spaces.

Thanksgiving Leftovers on Pizza

Next, add your Thanksgiving leftovers. Don’t crowd the edges with too much food so that way, the puff pastry can puff up while baking.

First, spread mashed potatoes over the bottom and drizzle with a couple tablespoons of gravy. Next, sprinkle on some corn and green bean casserole.

Top that with leftover turkey, stuffing and another drizzle of gravy. Finally, sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese before baking.

Thanksgiving Pizza Slice

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle the top with French fried onions and baked for an additional 3-5 minutes. Garnish with a little basil, parsley or thyme and some freshly ground black pepper. Remove the sides of the tart pan before serving.

The awesome thing about this Thanksgiving Pizza is that you can use whatever leftovers you have from your holiday dinner. Got some leftover ham? Dice it up and sprinkle it on. You can add creamed corn, cooked carrots, and squash too!

Don’t have any leftover turkey? Try some rotisserie chicken. Try to keep the total amount of leftovers on the pizza to about 2 to 2-1/2 cups.

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Thanksgiving Pizza

Thanksgiving Pizza

Yield: 8 slices
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

This Thanksgiving Pizza recipe is the BEST way to eat Thanksgiving leftovers. It has turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and more all in a puff pastry crust!

Ingredients

  • 1 puff pastry sheet, thawed according to the instructions on the package
  • 1/2 cup mashed potatoes
  • 5 tbsp gravy,, divided
  • 1/4 cup corn
  • 1/4 cup green bean casserole
  • 1/2 cup chopped turkey
  • 1/2 cup stuffing
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup French fried onions
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • Basil, parsley, or thyme, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Gently press puff pastry sheet into a greased 9-inch tart pan (or use a 9-inch pie pan). Trim the corners and use them into fill in any empty spaces along the sides of the pan.
  3. Spread the mashed potatoes over the bottom and drizzle with two tablespoons of gravy.
  4. Sprinkle with corn and green bean casserole.
  5. Top with turkey, stuffing, and three tablespoons of gravy.
  6. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese.
  7. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
  8. Sprinkle with French fried onions and bake for an additional 3-5 minutes.
  9. Garnish with basil, parsley or thyme and freshly ground black pepper.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 279Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 277mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 7g

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Cuisine: American / Category: Dinner

Updated from original post shared October 2015

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Comments

  1. Tracie Smith says

    October 14, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    This is a great idea to use Thanksgiving leftovers.

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      October 15, 2018 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks Tracie! Sometimes I enjoy the Thanksgiving leftovers even more than the main event!

      Reply
  2. Tricia says

    November 24, 2017 at 7:28 am

    We made this for dinner yesterday (had a large crowd so baked in a jelly roll pan) It was delicious!! Kids & adults complimented!

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      November 24, 2017 at 2:24 pm

      Great idea putting it in a jelly roll pan! Happy Thanksgiving! ~Tonia

      Reply
  3. Diego Lopes says

    November 14, 2017 at 7:30 am

    Thanksgiving pizza? Well, I love pizzas, so I already know I’ll love this version too. Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  4. Rhonda Bunn says

    November 10, 2017 at 2:08 pm

    Oh my goodness! What a great idea!!!

    Reply
  5. Merny From Maine says

    November 26, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    This sounds wonderful ! I’m just wondering if i could use Crescent Rolls as the base instead of the puff pastry…

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      November 27, 2016 at 7:19 pm

      Hi Merny, I think that would work well. I’m not sure on the baking time but if you try it be sure to stop back to let us know how it turned out. Thanks! ~Tonia

      Reply
  6. Susan says

    October 7, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    So, trying to be on a low carb, low sugar diet and using sweet potatoes, any alternative ideas to the crust?

    Reply
  7. Patricia Stephens says

    August 7, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    Awesome! I’m always looking for new pizza ideas,thanks. I’m going to put the stuffing as the crust,gravy as the sauce then pile on the toppings. You’re awesome, thanks again. One of my pizza’s I use ground chicken as the crust , I bake it and add bbq, onion, bacon& cheddar.

    Reply
  8. Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says

    October 29, 2015 at 7:17 am

    What a creative way to use up all those Thanksgiving leftovers! Love this!

    Reply
  9. Dorothy Dunton says

    October 26, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Hi Tonia! It’s just the two of us as all the kids flew the coop years ago and are scattered all over the US, but I still make a full Thanksgiving spread! We LOVE leftovers! I make a take on shepherds pie that we call “squish”. I layer in turkey, vegetables, gravy and top it with mashed potatoes in a baking dish. Of course I always make stock with the carcass (there should be a better word for that!) for soup.

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      October 27, 2015 at 9:18 am

      I’ve got to admit that I’m terrible about using the carcass or the ham bone! One of these days I will try using it for soup. Your “squish” sounds like a great way to use leftovers!

      Reply
  10. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    October 26, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    Pizza is my favorite way to use up leftovers. This is awesome! I am now more excited for Thanksgiving leftovers.

    Reply
    • Tonia says

      October 27, 2015 at 9:14 am

      I typically just use leftovers as my lunch for the next couple of days, but this really was delicious! I will have to try it with other meals we make. Thanks, Erin!

      Reply

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