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Thanksgiving dinner puts a lot of pressure on a cook.

But it’s nothing compared with Thanksgiving leftovers.

Of course, you can just reheat and re-serve the whole meal over and over until the stuffing starts drying out and cracking. But a good cook is supposed to spend the Friday after Thanksgiving doing something wizardly with all those leftovers, right? Take the remains of the holiday and turn them into something supremely special, perhaps a turkey pot pie with a flaky homemade crust, with lovingly hand-crimped edges. Or a turkey mole. And it’s a given that A Real Cook makes a rich turkey soup with a stock that was hours in the making.

But what if you’d rather be shopping? We’ve got some quick and easy recipes to empty out the fridge -- as well as a few more complex dishes if you are so inspired:

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Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times

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