waffled leftovers

Thanksgiving was on it's way and I was excited to try out something I invented in my mind: what about mixing all the leftovers and putting THAT concoction in the waffle iron?
So I did.
All through dinner, I talked about my invention to my guests and asked what they thought. Most of them were laughing at the idea that I would even use a waffle iron for anything but waffles. Then my friend Serina spoke up and said, "It's true, she has a blog about it." Oh sure, mention a blog and everyone's all ears after that, as if someone is thinking, "Oh a blog, oh, ok then it must be true."
After the bacon-covered turkey breast, ham slices, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole and a load of other things had been consumed, table cleared and dishes washed, I announced that it was time for the experiment to begin.
Everyone gathered round my kitchen counter while I chopped a leftover piece of turkey I had wrestled away from someone. I then mixed in the stuffing (regular Stovetop brand). The person who made the stuffing made it quite wet and I wondered how well it would fare in the iron. The first scoop was placed in the waffle iron and I said to everyone I didn't think it was going to crisp up very well. Sure enough, after I waited the two minutes and checked, the mixture had not cemented the way I had hoped. I added bread crumbs to make the mixture more dry thinking that would crisp better. I recommend using a drier version of the stuffing. So follow package directions, but use less liquid.
I mixed in another dab of chopped turkey and added that to the waffle iron. After closing the lid someone mentioned that we didn't have anymore gravy. Well, can you blame them for eating it all? I mean, I had used the drippings from the bacon-covered turkey to make it. It was just too delicious, so I wasn't very angry. After the two minutes were up, I checked on the  new mixture and it was browning on the edges and seemed like it was setting up better than the last try. I closed the lid and let it cook another 30 seconds.
Now I put the new experiment on a plate, added cranberry sauce and stuck my fork in. With 6 pairs of eyes on me, I took and bite. Crispy, chewy and turkey-cranberry delicious. Yes, it did need gravy, but I let everyone else take a bite and most everyone else agreed that it was good, but could have used the gravy to fill the flavor holes.
I give this a 4 out of 4 holes rating. Okay, something new to try with your leftover Thanksgiving dinner!

first, the mixing and the chopping

then the first failed experiment

improvements made, the final product