Leftovers. Unappealing to some. A repeat of the same ol' thing by some. Or a totally new and exciting meal by others!

For instance - I like to make too much rice. It's a good excuse to make a quick Spanish rice the next day. Or - depending on the meat I had the day before and if there is some leftover - stirfry over rice. Even re-heated in chicken broth with veggies.

Not enough stew to go around? Serve it over rice or noodles.

Warm leftover rice with chunks of ham, onions and carrots.

Open a can of kidney beans add rice and flavorings - easiest red beans and rice you'll ever make.

Combine leftover rice and whole kernel corn, chopped red and/or green bell pepper, diced onion and stuff tomatoes.

Add rice to your tomato soup on a cold day.

Use it in a casserole with leftover meat (or go meatless) and even leftover veggies! Add broth, a can of condensed soup of choice, top with cracker crumbs or bread crumbs and dot with butter. Or use toast points!

What are some of your leftover ideas??







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LOL I'm not nearly that creative with my leftovers. My hubby usually eats all the leftovers before they can be made into another meal anyway. LOL But those are really good ideas

That is great...I love leftovers. I actually save $$ on lunch the next day and sometimes better then the food from local fast food places.

I do the same thing. I usually end up with left over rice as well. I like to take the rice (usually used when I make Stirfry) that is left over and use it to make mexican /spanish rice for fajitas or burritos.

I use leftover roast in soup.

When we have leftover bread, I let it sit and get stale, then it goes in the food processor. Homemade breadcrumbs taste much better than store bought. I keep them in the freezer till I need them.

I keep a container in the freezer and add leftover veggies to it. Eventually I have enough to make stew.