Best Leftover Recipes. What’s better than making a whole new meal from leftovers? This recipe collection will help your budget and excite your tastebuds.
Truth be told, I am not a big fan of leftovers. Well, not in the traditional sense anyway.
Warming up leftovers in the microwave was never something that appealed to me. I’ve always craved variety in my food choices and it just seemed like eating the same thing twice.
I’ve always preferred jazzing things up a little and using leftovers as the base of as different a meal as I could muster.
While some recipes like Bubble and Squeak are just using leftovers in a different cooking method, others can transform leftover roast chicken into a Monday pasta dinner.
Like I said, variety is what I like in my meal planning.
Planning for leftovers is just plain smart. It saves time, saves money, and keeps the family from whining at the dinner table. With these recipes, you’ll have them asking for seconds.
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Best Leftover Recipes
Since we have so many of them, I'll handle leftover turkey recipes separately with this extensive collection. REMEMBER: All of these are equally good with leftover chicken!
These incredible potato cakes are maybe the best use of leftover mashed potatoes yet. Serve with poached eggs for a terrific brunch too.
Chorizo Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup. Turn an ordinary supermarket rotisserie chicken into a delicious comfort food soup.
Bumbleberry Crumble Pie is a mix of leftover frozen fruits and berries leftover from other baking projects and smoothie making turned into a scrumptious pie.
Bubble and Squeak. A time honoured leftover tradition after a Sunday roast dinner or Holiday meal. This "no rules" recipe also comes with a couple of fresh suggestions to make it even better.
Potato Bacon Cheddar Frittata - This satisfying & tasty frittata is an ideal, easy brunch idea. This recipe uses potatoes; leftover cooked pasta works too.
Prime Rib Beer Bacon Chili - a leftover luxury meal. A terrific use for leftover prime rib or beef roast to stretch it into another complete, flavourful meal.
Ham and Cheddar Frittata - A terrific, easy brunch or lunch frittata that's ideal for using leftover ham and/or pasta.
Whether you bake gluten free or not, you'll never throw out leftover egg whites again when you discover these decadent Gluten Free Chocolate Pavlova Cookies.
BBQ Chicken Pasta Bake - turn leftover chicken into a delicious comfort food meal in under an hour. The whole family will love it.
Newfoundland Toutons. The delight of every Newfoundlander, especially served with melting butter & a drizzle of molasses.
Curry Chicken Salad with apricots and walnuts. A bright, intensely flavourful twist on good old chicken salad! Delicious on sandwiches or as the star of a dinner salad.
Bread Pudding French Toast with Mixed Berry Compote - make the bread pudding the day before, slice and fry in butter the next day, then top it with a delicious mixed berry compote.
Ham Cheddar Biscuit Breakfast Sandwiches - Leftovers you'll love to wake up to; an amazing comfort food breakfast to be enjoyed after a baked ham dinner.
Apple Braised Pulled Pork Nachos - no actual barbeque is used for our family favorite, succulent pulled pork that's slowly braised in apples and spices in the oven to form the incredible sauce.
Leftover Hot Beef Sandwiches. Thinly sliced leftover roast beef gets tossed in a garlic butter and Worcestershire glaze, then topped with cheddar and served on buttered grilled buns.
Barbecue Steak Pizza. Leftover grilled steak, homemade BBQ sauce, onions and roasted red peppers with a blend of cheeses on a wholesome whole wheat and oat bran crust. Just delicious!
Beef Barley Soup with Tomatoes - a wholesome comfort food soup with a deep, rich beef broth and a little sweetness from canned tomatoes. A great winter warm up soup.
French Onion Braised Beef Brisket. Using my homemade French Onion Soup recipe as a base to create a braising liquid for beef brisket, produced one of the best and tastiest comfort food meals I’ve had in years.
Pork Chimichangas with Avocado Pineapple Salsa - turn leftover grilled or roast pork into a completely different and totally flavorful meal the next day. Your family will learn to love these leftovers!
Traditional Newfoundland Pea Soup and Dough Boys. A hearty local favorite that has warmed many a belly over the decades.
Any thinly sliced leftover roast pork or pork chops can be used to create these delicious sandwiches.
Using day old or leftover cinnamon rolls in cinnamon roll bread pudding results in one of the easiest and best versions of this classic comfort food dessert that you will ever try. Make it extra special with a generous drizzle of homemade caramel sauce.
Pulled Pork Pizza - a tasty thin crust version that uses leftover pulled pork and a quick cooking fresh pizza sauce. Amazingly delicious.
Leftover Chicken Spaghetti with Bacon - use leftover grilled or roasted chicken in this easy and tasty spaghetti version.
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