114 your leftovers Recipes

leftover cooked rice, chicken breasts, grilled, cooled and cubed fairly small, diced tomatoes with juice, kidney beans, drained, creamed corn, seeded diced jalapeno, taco seasoning, cream cheese, cubed, corn tortillas, tomato sauce, plain or 680 ml garlic, shredded cheese (your favourite kind)

leftover cooked potatoes, chopped sweet pepper (any colour), chopped onion, smashed garlic cloves, chopped pimiento (optional) or 1/4 cup chopped black olives (optional), bottled salad dressing, your choice , we like greek with feta, crumbled feta cheese (match the cheese to whatever type of salad dressing you use, like french dressing with shredded ch)

leftover kickin chili , or your favorite chili, warmed chicken broth, milk, salt, yellow cornmeal, butter, divided, cooked corn kernels, drained, grated cheddar, grated parmesan

leftover wonton wrappers (square or round) or gyoza skins (square or round), salt or other seasoning, your favorite salsa

rotini pasta (but any kind will do), red bell pepper, diced, onion, diced, grated parmesan cheese, sliced green olives, marinated mushrooms (whatever you have leftover in your fridge) or 1/2 cup marinated artichokes (whatever you have leftover in your fridge) or 1/2 cup marinated roasted red peppers (whatever you have leftover in your fridge), olive oil, tomato, diced, hard salami, diced, sun-dried tomato dressing or 1 tbsp italian dressing or 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper

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

leek, white and part of the green sliced thinly, garlic, diced, butter, butter for ing the baking dish, french bread, cubed into 1 cubes (depending on the size of your loaf, you may or may not need the entire loaf - you need enough to cover the bottom on the baking dish, and a layer on the top), cubed smoked ham (i prefer the saltiness of smoked ham over the sweet taste of honey or brown sugar ham - if you don tsp have leftover ham to use, just ask the deli person to slice a 1 thick piece of smoked ham for you), grated gruyere cheese (swiss cheese will do, but gruyere is worth the splurge!), half-and-half or whole milk, eggs, salt, garlic salt, pepper, al: a very light drizzle of hollandaise sauce over each slice is a nice addition, too. if you put the sauce in a separate gravy server , your guests can have the choice of adding it or noti m a big fan of hollandaise, so of course i never pass it up

milk, cream of chicken soup (use any flavor creamed soup you like chicken, mushroom, celery, etc i use 2 chicken and 1 celery, us), cooked chicken (i use leftover chicken from rotisserie, grilled or baked chicken), light sour cream, ranch dressing or 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing, hot sauce , adjust to your taste

potatoes , cut into 1/4-inch slices, water, onion, chopped, drippings , leftover from your pork roast (if any remains), garlic cloves, minced, scallions, minced, olive oil, tabasco sauce, salt, worcestershire sauce, leftover cooked pork, diced, fried egg, for garnish (optional)

high grade flour (bread flour), caster sugar, salt, instant dry yeast, egg, lightly beaten (1 egg reserve the leftover for egg wash), tang zhong (water-roux), milk, unsalted butter, tang zhong (water-roux) starter, bread flour, milk, refer here for making tanzhong, substitute water with milk), cinnamon powder (to your liking ), brown/raw sugar ( i would add more), raisin (optional, i didn tsp add as my son doesn tsp like it ), unsalted butter, melted

boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed, leftover vegetables (frozen, fresh or canned. if using fresh make sure they are cut small enough to cook in about 30 minu), chicken gravy (can be leftover, canned or make your own.), chicken flavor stuffing mix or 2 cups herb stuffing mix (like stove top), water, butter, melted

tuna (or equal amount of chicken, beef or ham), eggs, sliced mushrooms, drained, chopped parsley, tomato, sliced, american cheese, shredded swiss cheese or 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, your choice (we like swiss with chicken or ham or cheddar with tuna or beef), cooked leftover mashed potatoes (or instant cooked ), salt, pepper

leftover ground beef (or 1/4 lb), velveeta diced, prepared salsa (your favorite brand ), eggs

your favorite tortilla chips, leftover pulled pork, yellow onion, finely diced, black beans, rinsed and drained, shredded cheddar, prepared coleslaw, seeded, chopped, fresh, red, ripe tomatoes, green onions, sliced , including the green tops

leftover turkey meat, chopped or thickly sliced deli turkey, in slivers, stalks celery, sliced, flat leaf parsely, chopped, crisp apple ,whatever is your favorite, golden raisins or craisins, mayonnaise, plain yogurt, brown sugar, salt to taste, teas. poppy seeds, lettuce cups to serve in for garnish

hamburger patties (grilled and leftover from my grilled onion cheeseburgers recipe or your own leftover grilled burgers), olive oil, onion, slices grilled and cut in half (leftover from my grilled onion cheeseburger recipe or grill your own onion slices), fresh tomatoes, chopped, fresh basil, chopped, salt, pepper, uncooked regular penne pasta or 4 1/2 cups whole wheat penne, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, parmesan cheese, shredded

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

kitchen witch s wings #17, living in the wing capital of the world is nice! wings are everywhere - all different kinds , made all different ways, with all different dipping sauces to go with them., we get a kick out of the buffalo wing recipes that are on line - too bad they don tsp know what a real buffalo wing is, when i was running the deli a few years back i would make various types of wings - always a big hit . and of course i ve got dozens of original wing recipes that i ve come up with. this is 1 of them - and i hope you get a chance to try them., this is recipe #17 - quite popular, also cut down for home use, using your processor , whirl 3 - 4 heads (not cloves) of garlic with 1 cup vegetable oil. add 1/2 - 1 tsp tabasco sauce (or to taste)., toss wings in mixture coating well ., in shallow dish combine 1 cup fresh grated parmesan with 1 cup italian-style breadcrumbs (which i always made homemade) and a few grinds of black pepper from the pepper mill., coat the wings in the breading (coat well) and place on lightly oiled baking sheet in single layer (i used olive oil for the sheet)., any leftover oil mixtrue was drizzled over the coated wings and any leftover coating was pressed into the wings., baked in preheated 375* f. oven for 45 - 60 minutes depending on the size of the wings used., depending on personal taste you can use any number of dipping sauces - i like my parmesan marinara with these .