Turkey Dinner Bento

After Thanksgiving, we all have lots of leftovers available, and they usually make great lunches, and even dinners as we clear them out of our fridge over the week. 

Now, these leftovers don't make the most beautiful bento, but they sure are delicious. 

I've included buffet carrots (carrots with a cheese sauce, onions and topped with some crispy bread), stuffing, turkey and mashed potatoes. I included on the side (but didn't take a picture of) some homemade gravy. I put this in a microwave safe container because I like my turkey leftovers served hot.

I made a turkey all by myself this year for the second time in a row. It's still a new experience, and I am learning a lot, and I really enjoy trying these things. This year, I covered the top of my turkey in bacon strips. Everyone kept telling my how I had to try it,  and well, I would say it was a tasty trick. I am not sure how much it really enhanced it from last year's version, its hard to tell because I bought a different type of turkey this year, too, but I liked how it turned out!

Enjoy eating your Turkey Dinner leftovers!

Until next time, Happy Munching!

Spaghetti and Meatballs

I made homemade spaghetti and meatballs last night, and I am taking the leftovers for lunch today. Everything besides the pasta is homemade. The neat thing about these meatballs is that they are turkey meatballs. My husband was so surprised when I told him. They were delicious. I added spices to the turkey, and some sun-dried tomato and garlic breadcrumbs that I had made from a baguette, and I rolled them up into nice little balls, put them in a pan and roasted them in the oven. I also made the sauce using the usual things I like, such as diced tomatoes (I used canned ones because its much easier), tomato paste, mushrooms, onions, an assortment of spices and such. 

You might notice I did not use a cute bento box today, sometimes when I know I am going to have to microwave my lunch, I use a more standard container like plastic or preferably glass, because not all of the bento boxes are microwave safe, and some that are, I just would prefer not to microwave them.

This is a great lunch and a definitely a leftover you do not have to try to remake into something interesting! I look forward to making this again sometime! 

Until next time, Happy Munching!