Thanksgiving Pizza is the tasty way to use all the leftover food

While some people might place a pizza order the night before the big feast, but Thanksgiving Pizza is the food hack that everyone needs to know. With these tips, this meal might be the new holiday tradition everyone wants year after year.

Recently, California Pizza Kitchen’s Chef Paul Pszybylski shared some easy and delicious ideas to turn Thanksgiving leftovers into a tasty pizza. Using the CPK plain cheese pizza as the foundation, almost anything on the holiday table can be transformed into a pizza topping.

For example, the turkey is the easiest topping. Shred the light or dark meat and scatter it across the pizza. Some stuffing crumbles works well, too. If there is sausage in the stuffing, that rich flavor pops. Just make sure to spread all the toppings evenly.

Before the pizza hits the oven, use the gravy as a drizzle topping. That rich flavor adds some balance to all the ingredients. But, it is best to use it sparingly. Too much sauce can make the pizza soggy.  

Lastly, garnish the pizza with some fresh herbs as it is served to the table. A little fresh sage or even some fried basil would be a nice burst of flavor.

Some people might want to include cranberry sauce. While that Thanksgiving side dish can be divisive, it can bring some tanginess and even a hint of sweetness to the pizza. It might be better to use a homemade sauce versus the jellied kind for this recipe idea.

While the traditional Thanksgiving foods are the easiest to incorporate as a pizza topping, almost anything can work. Mashed potatoes and green bean casserole with the shredded turkey is good. Just think of the pizza as an open face sandwich.

A sweet pizza is a possibility, too. From sweet potato casserole to pumpkin pie, there are ways to turn that food into a tasty dessert pizza.

Thanksgiving pizza might be the way to give leftovers a new life. It might not be the traditional pizza night, but it is one that will have people running to the table.