The day after Thanksgiving often means a refrigerator full of containers, but local home cooks, chefs and local kitchens say leftovers can be more than eating cold turkey out of Tupperware. Dozens of locals shared their favorite ways to turn Turkey Day scraps into brand new meals, ranging from enchiladas to chow mein to homemade bone broth.

The Times-Call put together a list of some of the most inventive dishes Longmont residents say they’ll be cooking up this weekend from their Thanksgiving leftovers.

Longmont resident Tiffany Leever transforms her Thanksgiving turkey into a pan of baked enchiladas. She mixes shredded turkey with cheese, onion, olives and enchilada sauce; dips softened corn tortillas in the warmed sauce; rolls them up and bakes until the cheese melts and the top bubbles

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