Category: Leftovers
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Cheeseburger Soup
I had bought a tray pack of ground turkey at Costco the other day. The first pack we had friends over for dinner and made Turkey Burgers, sweet potato fries, and coleslaw. Tonight I weighed out a pound and froze the extra (about half a pound) from one tray pack and made Cheeseburger Soup. This…
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Chicken Quesadillas Recipe
I often make chicken quesadillas for dinner when I have some leftover cooked chicken. The other night I had cut up a whole chicken into 10 pieces (2 wings, 2 legs, 2 thighs, and then cut each half breast in half as none of us eat a whole breast piece). Tonight, I pulled the meat…
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Barbecued Chicken and Black Bean Burritos
We often make burritos as a way of repurposing leftover meat and/or beans. And they’re good. But I saw this recipe for Barbecued Chicken and Black Bean Burritos in Cheap. Fast. Good! and thought they’d be a nice change from our usual burritos. I had cooked black beans in the freezer so thawed them enough…
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Cook Chicken Ahead and Freeze
A few days I roasted two chickens. I like to cook chicken ahead and freeze it in small portions. We had part of one for one dinner, then a day later I pulled all the meat off the two carcasses, and made LOTS of chicken broth with them. I cubed the meat and then divided…
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Some Ideas for Using Leftover Bagels and Bread
It’s easy to throw stuff away when it’s gone stale but it’s amazing how much food the average household in America throws away every year. Would you believe over 450 pounds? That’s about 14 percent of the food brought IN to the house. And doesn’t count the food that goes down the garbage disposal or…