When your husband is deployed and you’re working 50 hours week, dinner is often the last thing on your mind. You’re conscious of the fact that it’s cheaper and healthier to cook, but you often don’t have the energy and don’t want to deal with all those leftovers. So the subject of today’s Recipe Wednesday article is “Leftovers 2.0″ or reinventing last night’s dinners to be delicious today. Here are just a few of our favorites. Be sure to leave your suggestions in the comment area.
Leftover veggies
Grilled veggies are a great filling for a panini for tomorrow’s lunch or dinner. Add a dollop of goat cheese for flavor.
Leftover chicken
Every good cook has some Chicken Broth in stock at all times. Take your leftover chicken, any leftover veg and simmer in the broth for some wholesome chicken-vegetable soup.
Leftover meatballs
Leftover meatballs are great chopped up to use the next day for homemade pizzas. I love using a tortilla, adding some pizza sauce, lite mozzarella cheese and a topping like this, and cooking on a tabletop grill. It’s a crispy, healthy alternative to my favorite comfort food.
Leftover French bread
I love frequenting the bakery and picking out a really nice loaf of bread. But, it’s a big waste if you can’t find other uses for the leftovers after its gone stale. Try chopping it up, tossing in olive oil, sea salt and fresh ground pepper and toasting it in the oven. Keep your new, fresh croutons in an airtight container or Ziploc.
Leftover rice
How about taking a little leftover rice, adding some chopped vegetables and a can of tuna fish for a light variation of tuna fish salad.
Leftover pasta
Leftover pasta is gorgeous with some leftover vegetables tossed in a little balsamic vinaigrette.
Photo by: sweetpotatoe
