Leftover Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This Grilled Cheese Sandwich is the perfect way to use up Leftover Turkey. Packed with Bacon, Avocado and Ranch, turkey melts never tasted so good!

The BEST Leftover Turkey recipe!

I mean, in my humble opinion of course. Leftover turkey can sometimes be a slight challenge to revive back to life, but you truly won’t be disappointed with this. Here’s why It think you’ll love it:

• It’s quick
• It’s super easy
• Requires few ingredients
• Bloomin’ delicious!

A grilled cheese is always my go-to to stuff in leftovers. Because everything tastes better stuffed between two slices of bread and loaded with cheese When it comes to making a turkey grilled cheese, it really couldn’t be more simple.

How to make a Turkey Grilled Cheese (quick summary)

1. Place bread butter side down on pan with heat off.
2. Spread with ranch.
3. Top with cheese.
4. Add leftover turkey and avocado.
5. Top with Bacon.
6. Add more cheese, spread with ranch and add more buttered bread. Fry both sides.

Turkey Melts

The best part of a grilled cheese is of course the melty cheese, so it’s important to get it right. I usually use cheddar which is always a solid choice. I have also used Swiss cheese in the past, which is always a great combo with turkey. If you want that classic melty, cheese pull then sub half of whatever cheese you’re using with mozzarella. You could use all mozzarella, it just won’t add as much flavour.

Turkey Panini

You could totally turn this grilled cheese into a panini! Just use ciabatta and adjust the filling amounts accordingly.

Can I sub chicken?

Yup! This works perfectly with chicken. You can also you deli style turkey/chicken.

What to serve with Turkey Grilled Cheese?

• Sweet Potato Fries
• Avocado Fries
• Baked Potato Wedges
• Crispy French Fries

Leftover Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich

And there we have it! The perfect grilled cheese to use up your leftover turkey.

Hey, whilst you’re here why not check out my other recipes?

Unique Grilled Cheese Recipes

• Breakfast Grilled Cheese
• Cranberry Bacon Brie Grilled Cheese
• Maple Bacon Grilled Cheese
• Chicken Pesto Grilled Cheese

Leftover Turkey Recipes

• Leftover Turkey Thai Green Curry
• Leftover Turkey Tacos
• Leftover Turkey Pasta

Alrighty, let’s tuck into this turkey grilled cheese recipe shall we?!

How to make Turkey Grilled Cheese (Full Recipe & Video)

5 from 5 votes

Leftover Turkey Grilled Cheese Sandwich

By: Chris Collins

This Grilled Cheese Sandwich is the perfect way to use up Leftover Turkey. Packed with Bacon, Avocado and Ranch, turkey melts never tasted so good! (Makes 2)

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

Servings: 2 sandwiches

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Equipment

• Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
• Large Pan
• Spatula/Turner

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 4 relatively thick slices of Bread
• ▢ Butter, as needed
• ▢ 4 tbsp Ranch
• ▢ 150g / 5oz grated Cheese (see notes)
• ▢ 1 cup Leftover Turkey, or as needed
• ▢ 1 small Avocado, thinly sliced
• ▢ 6 slices of Streaky Bacon, cooked to preference

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Instructions 

• Place two slices of bread in the pan with the heat OFF. Spread with butter and flip.
• Spread with ranch (don't go overboard or it'll soak into the bread), then place cheese, followed by turkey, avocado, bacon, more cheese and finish with another slice of bread.
• Spread with ranch, flip, then spread with butter.
• Turn the heat to medium and fry each side until golden brown, flipping carefully so the filling doesn't spill out. If the bread is particularly thick fry over a lower heat to ensure the cheese melts without the bread burning.

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Notes

a) Leftover Turkey - I recommend using breast if you can. Here I slice, but you can also shred with two forks. 

b) Turkey Sub - This grilled cheese work perfectly with chicken too! You can also use deli style chicken/turkey.

c) Cheese - I usually go for cheddar, but Swiss cheese also works great. To film I actually used equal parts cheddar, gruyere and mozzarella as that's what I had on hand. Any sort of melty cheese will work great though. I use around 150g/5oz but just use your best judgement based on the size of the sandwiches.

d) Calories - per sandwich.

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Nutrition

Calories: 951kcal | Carbohydrates: 45.94g | Protein: 55.73g | Fat: 61.95g | Saturated Fat: 23.119g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12.182g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22.374g | Trans Fat: 0.184g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 2078mg | Potassium: 716mg | Fiber: 8.4g | Sugar: 6.58g | Vitamin A: 947IU | Vitamin C: 10.1mg | Calcium: 775mg | Iron: 3.21mg

Looking for more?

You’ll find plenty more delicious comfort food like this in my Debut Cookbook ‘Comfy’

For more delicious sandwich recipes check out my second blog Something About Sandwiches! Yeah, I’m kinda secretly obsessed with sandwiches…