32 quick and leftover and Recipes

lean bacon or 4 slices turkey bacon, water, salt, quick-cooking grits, pepper, smart balance butter spread , with flax seed oil, eggs, milk, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, dried parsley, cheese sauce or 1/4 cup cheddar cheese soup, sausage gravy, shredded cheddar cheese

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

quick oats, puffed rice cereal (or wheat or kashi), leftover cereal, water, soymilk, salt, fat-free margarine, splenda sugar substitute, cinnamon (optional), vanilla extract (optional) or 1/4 tsp maple extract (optional)

leftover mashed potatoes, egg, onion, finely chopped, celery rib, finely chopped, lean ground beef, quick-cooking oats, nonfat dry milk powder, salt, pepper, butter, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, water, beef bouillon granules, browning sauce , optional

hot dog buns or 4 any bread, granulated sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom

leftover or freshly made coconut rice , recipe follows, lowfat sweetened condensed milk, minced candied ginger, ground cinnamon, diced dried mango (or dried currants, blueberries, papaya), fresh mint sprigs, for garnish , optional, flaked coconut, quick cooking jasmine rice, light coconut milk

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

onion, quartered, stalks celery, quartered, carrots, quartered, unsalted butter, heaping 1/4 tsp ground allspice, tomatoes, halved, low-sodium beef broth, chopped green cabbage (about 1/4 medium head ), yukon gold potatoes, chopped, quick-cooking barley, corned beef, cut into thin strips (use leftovers or deli meat), kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

boneless skinless cooked chicken, diced (you can also use leftover chicken or pork which is a great way to clean out your cabinet), olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, quick cooking couscous, i like near east brand but you can use any kind you like , and i also cook it in vegetable broth to a (follow directions on the package), dried shiitake mushroom (1 package of the shitake mushrooms, i rehydrate in hot boiling water and get out approximately 1 cup), fresh shiitake mushroom, thin sliced, edamame, shelled (i find them right in the grocery store freezer section), scallions, diced fine, olive oil to saute the vegetables, sesame oil, vegetable oil, soy sauce, mushrooms , water from the shitakis, red pepper flakes (to taste), honey, toasted sesame seeds, kosher salt , to taste, ground black pepper , to taste

chopped walnuts, evoo, butter, ribs celery, with leaves, chopped, carrots, sliced, onion, chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh thyme, flour, chicken stock, chopped cooked turkey, milk, quick-cooking polenta, shredded sharp cheddar, whole berry cranberry sauce (leftover ) or dried sweetened cranberries, plumped in warm water and drained, honey, orange zest