Note: My aunt and uncle spoiled us by treating us to Restaurant Week at Gram & Dun, so that was one meal for each of us, and leftovers made a dinner for us. My grandparents also stopped by for a short visit on their way through from Sioux Falls to Charlotte, took us out to Chinese and left all the leftovers for us - enough to feed an army! This week I had a one-day conference that included lunch and another day we had pizza in the office.
Meal 1: Leftover pizza
- Outcome: 2 servings
- Leftovers tip: When you have leftover pizza, heat the oven to 350 and reheat your pizza in there for 10 minutes. The crust stays crispy, and it's just as good as the first time. (No soggy microwave crust!)
Meal 2: Leftover spaghetti noodles
- Outcome: 1 serving
- Leftovers tip: If you don't mind a "bland" lunch (it's never bland to me, but it would be bland to Jordan), add a little butter and parmesan cheese and heat up spaghetti noodles. Add a serving of fruit (an orange, in this case) and veggies (some carrots) and your lunch is ready to go!
Meal 3: Leftover Porterhouse Pork (from Gram & Dun), with leftover rice (from last week's pork chops & rice) and leftover green beans
- Outcome: 2 serving
- Leftovers tip: Don't toss out those leftover sides that don't really "go" with anything now that the main dish is gone. If we hadn't had leftover pork from the restaurant, a chicken breast would have been a good way to round out this meal. By watching for sales, you can find chicken breasts on sale for around $1.50/lb
Meal 4, 5, 6...etc...: Lots and lots of leftover Chinese
- Outcome: 5 servings (2 lunches and 2 dinners for me, 1 lunch for Jordan)
- Leftovers tip: Leftovers that include rice can sometimes become dry when you microwave them. Combat that by either sprinkling a little water on the rice or microwaving a glass of water while you reheat your meal. This helps keep the rice moist.
What's the most creative way you've used up leftovers?
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