Leftover Recipes: Pork Leftovers, Turkey Leftovers and More!

If you cook, you likely end up with some leftovers. In fact, most of us could save a ton of money just by figuring out how to avoid throwing away leftover food!

A key part to using things up is to know what you can substitute instead of what you don't have!

Substitutions

Recipes using Leftover Beef

Beef Hash (leftover beef)
Fried Rice

Recipes for Leftover Chicken and Turkey

Recipes with Leftover Vegetables

Use mashed potatoes to make potato croquettes
Cut large pieces of skin off potatoes and make potato skins
Leftover baked potatoes make great hash browns

Don't Throw Away that Old Bread

soup with crouton Bread is something that people often throw away as it goes stale or moldy, but then they turn around and buy croutons and breadcrumbs! Learn to make your own before the bread goes moldy, but once it's past its prime in terms of freshness. I always have a bag of bread crumbs in the freezer and make croutons at the drop of a hat for soup and salad. The other day I had two slices of sourdough bread that were drying out and I was making a simple vegetable soup. I buttered the bread, sprinkled with some parmesan and then put it in the oven to crisp up. When the soup was done, I put a slice in each bowl! What a huge flavor addition!

Here's an idea for making your own seasoned bread crumbs but you really don't need a recipe. You can add these to soup, vegetable gratins, etc.

Seasoned Bread Crumbs

For croutons, cube the bread (or hot dog buns, etc.) and toss with some olive oil and the seasonings of your choices. I like some garlic powder and parsley at the least. But I also find this is a great way to use up the odd herb combinations you might have bought. Cook them in a skillet or bake them in the oven, depending on whatever else you're doing.