Turkey Sandwiches

For the first time in four years, I spent Thanksgiving with my family since being away at college made it difficult to travel home for the festivities. The food was great and we had all the classics-- turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans, pie, etc. I wish baby Z had dropped already so I would have had more room for the food, but she is still taking up all my precious stomach room and making it very difficult for me to eat full meals! Anyways, after stuffing our faces we braved some of the Black Friday sales and watched some cheesy movies on the Hallmark channel. Good times.

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is all of the leftovers! Last year we had so much I froze it in batches in fed us until Christmas.

Today Zac and I had Turkey sandwiches. SO GOOD. I even went through all the boxes in our storage unit to get the panini press for these babies. It was so worth the hassle and rearranging of all the storage boxes just to get to my precious box of stowed kitchen supplies. 

Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwiches

Makes 2 sandwiches

Bread, Butter

1/2 thinly sliced onion

1 T Gravy

Shredded Turkey

2 T Mayo + 2 T Cranberry Sauce mixed together

Fontina Cheese (Or any cheese you prefer with a milder taste and creamier texture)

4 thick slices of country or sourdough bread, one side slathered in butter.

Saute the onion with a touch of olive oil and a pinch of salt to keep from burning until softened and browned. Add about two handfuls worth of leftover shredded turkey (I like a mix of light and dark meat) with 1 Tablespoon of leftover gravy. Saute until turkey and gravy are heated through

Place bread slices, butter side down on your work surface. Spread Cran-mayo on one side. Top with a layer of turkey-onion mixture. Top with a layer of fontina cheese. Cover with other slice of bread, butter side up. Press in panini until well browned and crisp or you can easily do this in a well heated griddle/frying pan.

Eat immediately.