strange new dishes made with leftovers...add yours

17 years ago

I'm gonna give it a try, do you think it will be good?

Had Campbell's famous chicken and rice bake last night with only one rather large skinless chicken breast and maybe a cup to a cup and a half of rice..leftover. Really more than enough for one serving, but not quite enough for two. So as I'm putting it away, I'm talking to myself (bet you do to) anyway, I think tomorrow night, I'll bring some low salt/low fat chicken broth to a rolling boil (probably 2 cans) add a few egg noodles for substance, shred & add that chicken breast and then the rice...maybe a "smidget" (southern term)means a little bit of whatever...

of butter, some black pepper and a little sea salt...tasting often to see what else it might need...when it's just right (and I know it will be) I'll make a nice crisp tossed salad and a toasted slice of Texas Toast to go with it....what'ca think?

Tell us about your "Leftover" treasures and blunders! This should be interesting!

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User
17 years ago
Actually, I was inspired by dh's friend and his "Weiner Helper". We were traveling and camping around New Mexico and Colorado last year in the mountains. We ended up in a remote campsite over an hour away from the nearest convenience store. I decided to use up the leftovers rather than make a trip into town. We ended up with spaghetti and hot dogs. It wasn't that bad.
Lindsey_CA
17 years ago
One of hubs' and my favorite side dishes is the Lipton/Knorr Broccoli Cheese Rice. We always have it when we have (roasted or bbq'd) chicken breasts. I love to take the leftover rice and then shred or dice about half a chicken breast and mix it in. I put it in a microwaveable container and take it to work for my lunch the next day. Love it, love it, love it.
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oldrustybucket
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17 years ago
FOLLOWUP

My Chicken Mess....IT WAS WONDERFUL! Everyone loved it...tweaked it with more chicken...(1 can of all white meat)...added another can of mushroom soup and a sprinkle or two of dehydrated onion!

My hubby and son couldn't believe what it used to be!
jannie
17 years ago
My Mom used to mix canned tuna amnd canned spaghetti. It was a Friday favorite on meatless Fridays (Catholics will understand).
naughtykitty
17 years ago
My favorite tweaking was the time my roommate made steaks for dinner. They were so salty we couldn't eat them. So, the next night I cut them up real small and made enchiladas. They were wonderful and we didn't have to throw away 2 really nice steaks.
sheilajoyce_gw
17 years ago
When I make soup, any left over vegetable ends up in the pot. Then I sometimes puree the soup in the blender, and no one knows what I have put in there, but they all like it.
glenda_al
17 years ago
Tuna fritters made with leftover mashed potatoes, Yummm!!
jel48
17 years ago
For dinner tonight..... leftover grilled ribeye steak, cut in cubes and added to fresh fried potatoes seasoned with onion powder and garlic pepper. Served with brussel sprouts! Yummy!
trinitytx
17 years ago
I clean out my fridge on Wednesday nites, the day before the garbage man comes. I will put any leftover meats, veggies, and rice or potatoes in a medium size container.
Some of it I wouldn't want to really eat, but my DH will eat anything.
This one time I added a half can of leftover dog food and some soggy kibbles from the dogs bowls. I was going to feed it to dogs the next nite.
You guessed right.....hubby ate it for lunch the next day and loved it.
I still tease him about it. I now mark "DOGS" on a piece of freezer tape on the lid to keep him out of the animals goodies.

Only if you want to get back at your DH would I recommend this leftover recipe.

Trin
donner
17 years ago
Trinitytx, ROTFLMAO That is the best laugh I've had for a long time.
Toni S
17 years ago
me to! really loud laughing!
nodakgal
17 years ago
OMG Trin Nooooooooo!
Pfft blechhhhhhh!
*spit*spit*spit*
Yuckadoodle!
But really funny!!
ruthieg__tx
17 years ago
OM Gosh Trin....that sounds like something my husband would do....He loves to eat and he is not the least particular...

We don't mind leftovers at all....infact when I cook every night, I cook to make sure we have plenty of leftovers. Occasionally I will spend a morning making numerous vegetables to have just to reheat for our dinners during the week.. When I cook meat, I always cook more than enough for one meal.

I love just throwing things together the way you did....It's like taking my leftovers and making something totally different...My husband wouldn't care one way or another but I change the way I use the goodies so that it is a brand new meal.
kathleen44
17 years ago
Yes, sometimes people do end up with great dishes with different kinds of left overs.

But I also find too, that what tasted good once, doesn't the second time around.

Never heard of tuna and spaghetti but then you can put tuna with macaroni, so why not spaghetti too.

Soups are a great thing to mix lefts over or many will do soups or stews and throw it all in what is in the fridge left over or just tiny bits of this and that.
twodirtyknees
17 years ago
Although I haven't tried or eaten it, a friend of mine says a friend of hers (I'll get there sooner or later) makes extra scrambled eggs for breakfast if she is planning to make potato salad in the evening or for lunch. Beats egg shells in your potatoes...since I boil my eggs in the same pot as my potatoes...my SIL was helping in the kitchen recently and forgot about the raw eggs in the pot with potatoes...giving it a good stir with a metal spoon wasn't a good idea....my DD was furious when she went to remove the eggs and discovered the mess!
loren66
17 years ago
At least once a week I have enough leftover veggies and some sort of meat -- beef or chicken--to toss into hot pasta. Add olive oil, garlic, a bit of crushed red pepper and you have dinner!

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