Category: Leftovers

  • Time to Eat or Freeze those Thanksgiving Leftovers

    From: http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Turkey_Basics_Handling_Cooked_Dinners/index.asp “Storage of Leftovers Refrigerator (40 °F or below) Cooked turkey …… 3 to 4 days Cooked dishes and gravy …… 3 to 4 days Freezer (0 °F or below) Turkey, plain; slices or pieces …… 4 mos. Turkey covered with broth or gravy …… 6 mos. Cooked poultry dishes, stuffing, and gravy ………

  • Turkey Enchiladas

    Turkey Enchiladas

    What to do with Leftover Turkey: Turkey Enchiladas When you’re tired of turkey hash and turkey soup and turkey sandwiches, make these turkey enchiladas!  Totally not “leftovers” but just a great Mexican-oriented meal.  I made half green sauce and half red sauce enchiladas. The green sauce was store-bought, the red sauce was this enchilada sauce…

  • Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe

    Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe

    A dinner of leftovers tonight. I can hardly cook when the doorbell keeps ringing! First, I had some leftover Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup.  I added a large spoonful of this avocado pico del gallo and some crushed tortilla chips. Mmm! I also used the last of the cooked chicken to make a chicken salad…

  • Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe

    Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe

    I wanted some soup for lunches later in the week so cooked this up to go with the carne asada soft tacos I was making for dinner. I wanted something Mexican oriented and with some vegetables so played around a bit and came up with this soup. I used some corn I had frozen after…

  • Meatball Sandwich

    Meatball Sandwich

    Use Up Those Leftover Meatballs! In truth, there’s hardly a recipe for a meatball sandwich. At its simplest, you take a French or hoagie roll, put a few meatballs on it, ladle some spaghetti sauce on it and eat. If you want to get a bit fancier, you’d use your own homemade meatballs. My favorite…