90 leftover ups Recipes

leftover grilled chicken legs and thighs (remove skin and bones ), chicken legs and thighs poached with 4 cloves of garlic and 2 bay leaves and hickory salt (let cool, remove skin and bones), broth leftover and strained after poaching chicken, red onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped (any colors would be good), roasted garlic, diced tomatoes, italian seasoned, fiesta corn, black beans, green chiles, a palm full cumin, a palm full chili powder, chicken bouillon cubes , i used 5-6, a few shakes of cayenne and, a few shakes of cholula hot sauce, or your favorite, fresh ground hickory sea salt and pepper, reheating this 2 days later i added about a cup of rice to it in the slow cooker), corn tortillas cut into strips and fried in oil or warmed up in the microwave and then torn into pieces or fritos

leftover cooked ham, ground up, sweet gherkin, ground up, hard-boiled eggs, mashed, mayonnaise, bread

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

eggs, milk, frozen 9-inch deep dish pie shell, shredded cheese or 2 cups chopped drained cooked vegetables or 2 cups diced deli meat, any type (or chop up leftover slices) or 2 cups any other cooked diced meat or 2 cups ground beef or 2 cups seafood or 2 cups poultry

dry adzuki beans (aka azuki beans), cooked brown rice (leftovers work well here or boil up about 1/2 a cup of raw rice), pearl barley, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, braggs liquid aminos (or tamari or soy...start with 1 tbsp then taste test), lime , juice of, fresh ginger (minced or grated , about a 1-inch piece, or 1/2 tsp dried ground ginger), garlic clove (minced or grated ), sugar, coriander powder, flax seed oil (optional), green onions, sliced (green & white parts ), carrot, grated, sesame seeds (plus more for garnish), fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

cooked chicken, cut up, oil, chopped onions, crushed garlic (optional), cream of chicken soup, parmesan cheese, milk, cooked rice, chopped tomato, cooked vegetables (optional)

leftover chicken piece (include bones and trimmings), chicken broth, water, chicken bouillon cubes, condensed cream of chicken soup, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, bay leaf, barley or 1/2 cup uncooked rice, carrot, sliced, frozen corn, potatoes, cut up into 1/2 in. cubes (optional)

leftovers if you can of the following, several cooked potatoes, cubed or sliced, onion, few cloves of garlic, red or green bell pepper thin sliced or chopped, meats such as sausage , bacon, salami, bologna cubed or chopped up, additions even to include: leftover fried mushrooms even canned mushrooms, cubed cheese ( add in with the eggs during last stage of cooking ) fresh herbs as you like, eggs, salt , pepper, parsley, parika to taste, hot sauce if you love it., oil to saute

turn around the pan ) extra-virgin olive oil, carrots, chopped, up to 2 cups of leftover baby carrots, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, onion, chopped, salt and pepper, bay leaf, fresh or dried, chicken stock, light and dark cooked turkey meat, diced, a handful of flat leaf parsley leaves, chopped, frozen peas or leftover prepared peas, optional

risotto with sausage and cranberry beans, make risotto , you absolutely must use a specific type of rice called arborio rice (carnaroli and vialone nano are also used, some say superior, but are more difficult to find). these types of rice release starch when stirred in a liquid; it is this process which makes risotto, otherwise you just have a starchy mess of mush. these types of rice are identified by their fat round grains and pearly appearance. they can be used to make other sorts of rice dishes, such as pilaf, but other types of rice cannot be used for risotto. arborio is no longer that much of a specialty product; it can be found in most large, well-stocked grocery stores in the italian section. or sometimes, misguidedly, in the asian section., okay , so now we have the rice. you will also need some good, low-salt stock or broth - it should be low-salt not for health reasons, but because a good deal of it will evaporate, leaving its salt behind, and i like to have more control over the salt in a dish. it can be homemade, but i m not going to be a snob about it because, in truth, we go through gallons of store-bought stock in this household and i don tsp see that changing anytime soon. furthermore, risotto is actually a dish which can be whipped up out of thin air when it seems as though you have nothing to eat, as long as you have butter, rice, stock, maybe a few herbs, and some leftover parmesan. i like the kind of stock purchased in tetrapak cartons, because they are resealable and can be put in the fridge and used as needed. if you really want to use homemade but you don tsp have time to make stock or don tsp like the aroma of roasting bones in your house (i don tsp blame you), you can buy really great stock at north market poultry and game - it is expensive, but can be diluted with a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio of water to stock, so it stretches. my general guideline is to plan on 1/4 cup dry rice per person, and about 4 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice. of course, this isn tsp exact and will vary depending on your elevation and the phases of the moon, but it s a good place to start. i usually just use 4 cups of stock and then dilute with water or wine (or sometimes beer, if that s all i have) if i feel i m going to run out., well, we have rice and stock covered, now we just need our setup: place the stock in a saucepan on your rear burner, bring to a simmer, and leave it there with a 6-8 oz ladle in, and place a large, wide saute pan (must be really large, plan that your rice will at least quadruple in size) or dutch oven on the burner in front. get out your favorite wooden spoon and flex your stirring arm., nice thing about using sausage is it s so full of flavor you can leave out the usual onion/garlic/shallot/celery nonsense if you re tired and don tsp feel like chopping. furthermore, sausage goes from the freezer to the pan without suffering too much. okay, let s go, risotto with sausage and cranberry beans - serves 4, links italian sausage , or 1 lb bulk (or hot, or a combination - definitely with some fennel), casings removed, cooked cranberry beans or 1 can white beans, drained, arborio rice, beef , chicken or vegetable stock, butter, freshly, finely grated parmesan cheese , plus more for garnish, an oz) flat-leaf parsley, chopped finely, lemon juice , or juice from 1/2 lemon, salt and black pepper to taste, red pepper flakes to taste, optional, good balsamic vinegar , optional

chicken meat (leftover cooked chicken or turkey) or 1/2 lb boneless chicken breast, cut up in 1 inch chunks, salt, pepper, oil (to cook uncooked chicken), frozen stew vegetables (or 1 1/2 cups hard vegetables, cut up in 1 inch chunks, potato, carrot, and onion are traditional), chicken stock, butter, rice flour, milk, salt, black pepper, frozen broccoli florets or 1 (10 oz) bag cut green beans or 1 (10 oz) bag sliced fresh mushrooms, sour cream

beef stock, barley, celery, carrot, string bean, cut up, potato, cut up, leftover smoked ham or 2 cups roast beef or 2 cups cooked sausage or 2 cups smoked pork butt, cut up into 1/2 inch cubes, pepper

petite diced tomatoes, diced tomatos with chilies (first, pour the canned tomatos into large bowl, mix up, and then drain about 3/4 of the juice out be), green onions (chop em up), cilantro (chop it up), sliced garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, jalapeno peppers (slice them lengthwise in half and clean out most, but not all, of the seeds), seasoned rice vinegar, sea salt, fine black pepper, limes (squeezed or juiced, use the leftover pulp, too), diced fresh ripe roma tomatoes

red, green or yellow bell peppers, tops sliced off and chopped up, leftover rice or couscous, leftover chopped or ground sausage , ham, turkey, chicken or beef, dried basil, fresh chopped parsley, chicken stock, scallions, chopped

red, green or yellow bell peppers, tops sliced off and chopped up, leftover rice or couscous, leftover chopped turkey, dried basil, fresh chopped parsley, chicken stock, scallions, chopped

beef bones (from leftover standing or prime-rib bones with lots of meat left on them), beef stock (see first step!), water, cut-up onion, baby carrots, celery ribs (old is fine ), heavy cream, prime rib dry rub seasonings, half-sharp hungarian paprika, butter, wondra flour, mushrooms, shredded or diced standing beef roast or 2 cups prime rib roast, salt and pepper

bologna (regular sliced works better than thick sliced), mashed potatoes (can be leftover or instant made for 4-6 servings), yellow cheese (you can fancy it up and use other cheese)

water, maine lobster , live, 1 lb or up to 5 lb of leftover lobster shells, carrot, coarsely chopped, leek, white part only, coarsely chopped, celery stalks , coarsely choppd, mushrooms, caps and stems, coarsely chopped, onion, coarsely chopped, bay leaves, parsley stems, white peppercorns, garlic cloves, whole, peeled, white wine , the good stuff