58 easy leftover Recipes

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

frozen pie crusts , for bottom (optional), reduced-fat cream of chicken soup, low-fat milk, veg-all, drained (mixed vegetables), cooked chicken, cubed (leftovers or 1 large can chunk chicken, drained), ground sage, salt and black pepper, to taste, low-fat milk, egg substitute, bisquick, refrigerated breadstick dough (optional), deep dish pie shells (optional)

butter, cubed new potato, broccoli (or any combination of leftover veggies), eggs, water, grated parmesan cheese, salt, pepper

any kind of chili , beef, turkey, chicken or vegetarian, whole kernal corn, drained, either chopped tomatoes or 4-6 oz of your favorite salsa, either red or green, tortilla chips or fritos, yellow or white onion, chopped, cilantro.. 1 big tbsp chopped for each bowl, beef broth ( i used better than bouillon 1 tsp. per cup of water), more chopped onions , sour cream, chopped scallions, black olives, salsa, hot peppers, cheese, sliced avocados, canned refried beans, leftover rice, etc. .

mashed potatoes, neufchatel cheese or 6 oz cream cheese, cheddar cheese, shredded (divided ), garlic cloves, minced, ground beef, onion, chopped, ground mace, mixed vegetables, cooked (leftovers work great ), light sour cream, paprika, deep dish pie shells

fat-free cream of chicken soup, skim milk (optional), lean ground meat, seasoned with taco seasoning (venison or ground beef), russet potato, diced (i use leftovers ), garlic salt, garlic pepper seasoning

my basic broth recipe, carcass of a chicken , and partly from a bunch of turkey necks . i make broth in a large pasta pot, with a drainer insert. then, when i am done, i can pull out and strain any bones, and the depleted soup veg in 1 easy shot, leaving the clear stock behind. this 1 included leek greens. carrots , celery, a parsnip, and bay, thyme and celery leaves in a little bundle. it turned out to be pretty concentrated, with a high bones to water ratio- after 4 hours burbling away on a tiny flame. ater making my noodle soup, i still have half of the broth left in the freezer.i like to make broth a day ahead, refrigerate and skim fat., ingredients for chicken soup, rich poultry broth 1 quart, sugar snap peas, cut in half 1 cup, sliced leftover roast lemon chicken meat 1 breast, fat type noodles 6 oz. dry, salt and freshly ground black pepper, fresh basil 1/4 cup , in thin strips a/k/a chiffonade, fresh tarragon 2 tbsps minced, fresh oregano or marjoram 2 tbsps chopped, fresh chives 1/4 cup, snipped up with scissors

olive oil, vegetable broth or 400 g soup or 400 g leftover easy green broth, vegan mincemeat, celery ribs, garlic cloves, crushed, onions, mushrooms, vegetable bouillon cubes, vegan gravy, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, peeled plum tomatoes, tomato paste, dry lasagna noodles, soya milk, cornstarch, nutritional yeast, vegan parmesan cheese, salt and pepper

cream of chicken soup, green enchilada sauce, velveeta cheese, cubed for easy melting, leftover chicken, cooked and shredded, pasta , we used bowtie

green beans, corn, peas, carrot, cooked potatoes, cream of chicken soup, diced onion, garlic, crushed, cooked shredded chicken (i use leftovers ), basil (more or less to taste), salt and pepper (to taste), bisquick , complete mix made following directions (i used buttermilk, but think that the cheddar/garlic would be great too!!!)

prepared pizza crust (12 dia ), olive oil, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, chopped cooked chicken (leftover grilled is best !), tomato, chopped, athenos traditional crumbled feta cheese with dried basil and tomato

vegetables, cooked or canned, cut into bite-size pieces (i used green beans but potatoes, carrots, mushrooms...the possibilities are endless!), your favorite thick soup (i used amy s lentil, any cream of... soup will also work), plain soymilk (optional) or 2 tbsp milk (optional), flour, garlic cloves, minced, black pepper, margarine or 1 tbsp butter, breadcrumbs

refrigerated pizza dough, like pillsbury, turkey, fine chopped, leeks, chopped (about 4 large), scallions, diced fine (green and white parts ), fontina cheese, grated (1/4 cup potatoes, 1/2 cup topping), mashed potatoes , you can easily used fresh too if you don tsp have leftovers (do not use leftover potatoes if they have sour cream in them, they just don tsp work as well), fresh chives, chopped fine, egg, beaten well with a whisk, garlic, minced (2 for the leeks, 1 for the potatoes), butter to saute the leeks, pepper, salt, cranberry sauce (you could also use cranberry)

flour, butter, melted, salt, water, mixed vegetables, cream of potato soup, cooked chopped chicken (leftovers are great!)

whole wheat bread, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, leftover roast salmon (like easy roast salmon, easy roast salmon), sharp cheddar cheese, green leaf lettuce

chicken broth, dried onion, dried sage, dried thyme, salt, black pepper, poultry seasoning, diced cooked turkey, uncooked wide egg noodles (i use essenhaus homestyle noodles), frozen peas, healthy request cream of chicken soup