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    Home » Recipes » Dish Type » Leftovers Reinvented

    Leftover Stuffing Crackers

    Published: Dec 4, 2021 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Sep 17, 2023 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    leftover stuffing crackers stacked on a white plate with bowl of stuffing and red oven mitts in the background

    If you ever have leftover dressing from Thanksgiving dinner or any other holiday dinner, and you're wondering what to do with your leftover stuffing, you'll love these Leftover Stuffing Crackers! They are quick and easy to make and taste amazing. If you don't have leftover stuffing right now, trust me, you're going to want to save this recipe for when you do!

    leftover stuffing crackers stacked on a white plate with bowl of stuffing and red oven mitts in the background

    Stuffing leftovers are especially popular after big holiday dinners like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. I often make way too much stuffing, so having a delicious and practical leftover stuffing recipe is gold!

    Obviously, this recipe was inspired by my Old Fashioned Bread Stuffing. I make it every year because it's not only a family tradition, it's THE BEST stuffing. These stuffing crackers pair well with any soup! If you're looking for leftover stuffing recipes, you'll LOVE this one!

    Jump to:
    • 🥘Ingredients
    • 🔪Instructions
    • ⏲️ Baking time
    • 🥗 What to serve stuffing crackers with?
    • 📖Substitutions & Variations.
    • 🍽Equipment
    • 👪 Serving Size
    • 🌡️Storage
    • 💭Top tip
    • 📋 Leftover Stuffing Crackers Recipe
    • 🥡More Holiday Leftovers

    At Thanksgiving, we always have our traditional roast turkey recipe, my Grandma's delicious stuffing with fresh parsley,(shown below) green beans , mashed potatoes, Turnip and Apple Casserole, gravy, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. My family loves this meal so much that they want me to make enough so we have a ton of leftovers; it's one of the best parts of Thanksgiving. But the leftovers don't always get eaten up. Since I don't like food waste, finding delicious ways to use up leftovers is something I try to do regularly. You can check out my Leftover Recipes HERE, which include leftover mashed potatoes, and turkey leftovers.

    stuffing in a sage green bowl

    We tried making a leftover stuffing breakfast casserole we found online and honestly, it was not my thing. Nor are stuffing balls or stuffing patties. That inspired me to create something my family would love with my leftover stuffing!

    The recipe idea came to me in the middle of the night (as so many good ideas do), I experimented with it and it worked! These crackers are the perfect way to use up that excess stuffing!

    🥘Ingredients

    For this leftover stuffing recipe, you'll need:

    • leftover stuffing
    • milk *I use 1%
    • parmesan cheese
    • garlic powder
    • egg
    • water
    • coarse salt

    See recipe card for quantities.

    🔪Instructions

    This easy recipe is as simple as mixing your stuffing with a few ingredients, rolling it out, cutting and baking it, just as you would rolled cookies.

    collage of 6 photos showing how to make leftover stuffing crackers
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C and blend stuffing in a food processor until a fine crumb forms
    2. In a large bowl, add the milk, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese in with the stuffing in a mixing bowl and blend together until it forms a ball. Place on floured board.
    3. Roll out onto floured surface. *The thinner they are, the crisper they will be.
    4. Cut the dough into squares or desired shapes. *I use a pizza wheel for this. (Don't worry -they don't have to be perfect. As you can see, mine aren't. )Then gather up the scraps and roll them out again, until it's all gone.
    5. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and prick all over with a fork.
    6. Whisk egg white and water together with a fork. Brush onto crackers with a pastry brush.

    Hint: Roll out the stuffing as thin as you can. You'll want to keep flouring your rolling pin as you do it to prevent it from sticking to the mixture. I keep a cup of flour beside my working area

    ⏲️ Baking time

    • Sprinkle with coarse salt and bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. * 18 minutes was perfect for me
    • Let cool on a cooling rack before serving. They get crisper as they cool.

    🥗 What to serve stuffing crackers with?

    These crackers are a great side dish to serve with:

    • cheese
    • meat- deli meats, leftover turkey
    • apples
    • tomatoes
    • avocado
    • Slow Cooker Chicken Stew
    • Red Lentil Spinach Soup
    • Healthy Pumpkin Soup (no cream)
    • Tomato Soup
    stuffing cracker being dipped into a bowl of tomato soup

    📖Substitutions & Variations.

    • Lactose or Dairy-free - use a lactose or dairy-free milk instead of 1%
    • Spicy - add chili pepper flakes to the mix! You could also add a dash or hot sauce like Tabasco or sriracha.
    • Stuffing mix - if you don't have leftover stuffing and want to try these, use a store-bought boxed stuffing mix.

    🍽Equipment

    Your will need a food processor, a baking sheet, a pastry brush ,, a rolling pin, a cutting board (affiliate links), and a spatula for this leftover thanksgiving stuffing recipe.

    I like to use a pizza wheel to cut them and personally, I prefer a thinner spatula, as it makes it easier to remove the crackers from the baking sheet. A cooling rack (affiliate links) comes in handy too!

    leftover stuffing crackers on a black baking sheet with red oven mitts in the background

    👪 Serving Size

    This leftover dressing recipe makes 20 crackers, using 2 cups of leftover stuffing. If you have more or less leftover dressing, you can half, double, or triple the recipe by simply clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

    🌡️Storage

    You can store these leftover stuffing crackers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. You can also freeze them in a sealed container for up to 3 months (they freeze well).

    leftover stuffing crackers stacked on a white plate with bowl of stuffing and red oven mitts in the background

    💭Top tip

    Use Frozen stuffing: If you're tired of cooking after preparing a big meal and don't want to make these stuffing crackers right away, throw your leftover stuffing into a freezer bag and freeze it for up to 3 months or until you're ready to make the crackers (that's what I did)! Then simply defrost the stuffing and you're ready to go! Once they are cooked, the crackers themselves can also be frozen again for up to 3 months.

    This is my new favorite way to use up leftovers! If you're looking for recipes with leftover stuffing, you'll love this unique recipe. These Leftover Stuffing Crackers are a great way to use up leftover stuffing. Serve them with soup, cheese, meat, or anything you'd top crackers with!

    And be sure to check out my Thanksgiving leftover recipes below the recipe card if you're looking for more than just leftover turkey sandwiches to make with your Thanksgiving leftovers.

    leftover stuffing crackers stacked on a white plate
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    📋 Leftover Stuffing Crackers Recipe

    These Leftover Stuffing Crackers are a great way to use up leftover stuffing! Serve these leftover dressing crackers with soup, cheese, meat or anything you'd top crackers with!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine: American, Canadian, North American
    Keyword: crackers, leftover dressing, leftover stuffing
    Special Diet: Vegetarian
    Servings: 20 crackers
    Calories: 40kcal
    Author: Terri Gilson
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 28 minutes minutes
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    Equipment

    food processor
    Rolling Pin
    pastry brush
    baking sheet
    pizza wheel and cutter
    cooling rack

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups leftover stuffing
    • ¼ cup parmesan cheese
    • 4 tablespoon milk * I use 1% milk
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 egg white
    • 1 teaspoon water

    Garnish

    • course salt for sprinkling
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C and blend stuffing in food processor until a fine crumb forms
    • Add the milk, garlic powder and parmesan cheese in with the stuffing in a mixing bowl and blend together until it forms a ball. Place on floured board
    • Roll out onto floured surface. *The thinner they are, the crisper they will be.
    • Cut the dough into squares or desired shapes. *I use a pizza wheels for this. (Don't worry -they don't have to be perfect. As you can see, mine aren't.) Then gather up the scraps and roll it out again, until it's all gone.
    • Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and prick all over with a fork. Alternatively, you can do this step and the next step on the cutting board- it's up to you)
    • Whisk egg white and water together with fork, Brush onto crackers with a pastry brush.
      collage of 6 photos showing how to make leftover stuffing crackers
    • Sprinkle with course salt and bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. * 18 minutes was perfect for me!
    • Let cool before serving. Move to cooling rack They get crisper as they cool.

    Notes

    *Please see post contents for important recipe information and tips!
    Nutrition Facts
    📋 Leftover Stuffing Crackers Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 cracker)
    Calories 40 Calories from Fat 18
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 2g3%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 1mg0%
    Sodium 116mg5%
    Potassium 21mg1%
    Carbohydrates 5g2%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 76IU2%
    Vitamin C 1mg1%
    Calcium 24mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cracker | Calories: 40kcal (2%) | Carbohydrates: 5g (2%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 2g (3%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 116mg (5%) | Potassium: 21mg (1%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 76IU (2%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 24mg (2%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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    Comments

    1. Colleen

      December 07, 2021 at 3:03 pm

      These crackers are such a great idea! And I love your tip about freezing the stuffing to make these later.

      Reply
    2. Bernice

      December 08, 2021 at 11:22 am

      Great idea! I only have one issue with this recipe...we never have leftover stuffing! I think these would be so nice on a charcuterie board so maybe I should make some stuffing on the fly, then make the crackers?

      Reply
    3. nancy

      December 10, 2021 at 5:39 pm

      what a cool way to use up leftover stuffings!!

      Reply
    4. Julia

      December 11, 2021 at 4:37 am

      What a great idea, I've never heard of these. We love stuffing and these would go great with so many things. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    5. Sabrina

      December 13, 2021 at 1:07 pm

      Oh my gosh, so good! I love stuffing, this is such an amazing idea, thanks!

      Reply
      • Terri Gilson

        December 14, 2021 at 6:51 am

        Thanks, Sabrina!

        Reply

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