Archive for the ‘Leftovers’ Category
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
This is a great way to use up leftovers and bits and pieces of veggies. I used leftover steamed rice, leftover chicken from one of our cider roasted chickens, some carrots, and some peas. Mushrooms would also go very well in this. I didn't end up seasoning ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2012
We did good using up all of the turkey this year!
Open Faced Sandwich
Turkey Stock
Tamales
Tacos (with my usual burrito spices)
Turkey Noodle Soup
Cranberry Apple Turkey Pasta (a new creation this year; yes, odd, but good!)
Chimichangas
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Sunday, November 25th, 2012
This very odd sounding pasta was surprisingly good. My husband thought it was outstanding. :-D I'm not sure where the inspiration for this came from; it was just Shaun and me punting in the kitchen and ending up with something interesting and good. The sweet and ...
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
I took some leftover chicken noodle soup from lunch today, which I made with twice as many noodles so it was not very brothy, sprinkled the top with some breadcrumbs, and baked at 375 degrees F in an ovensafe bowl for about 30 minutes. It turned out quite good, ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
I used some of the leftover salmon from last night to make these easy salmon burgers for a quick lunch on my day off.
Salmon Burgers
Serves 2
8 oz cooked salmon, flaked
1 egg
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan
kosher salt and black pepper to taste
1 tsp olive oil
Mix ...
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Sunday, February 13th, 2011
This was a quick hearty breakfast constructed from yesterdays leftovers - a leftover hamburger patty and a couple biscuits. It can easily be scaled up to serve more, browning meat from scratch and adding seasoning as you like. If you prefer a country gravy, just replace the beef ...
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Tonight I made my black bean and ham soup, using up most of the leftover ham from a couple nights ago. This time, instead of onion powder, I grated a small onion and sautéed it in a little canola oil. The fresh addition was nice, so I've rewritten ...
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Tonight, we used up some more of our turkey leftovers to make turkey noodles, similar to the much beloved homemade chicken noodles, but on a much smaller scale :-)
Turkey Noodles
Serves 4
For the noodles:
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/8 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
For the rest:
2 tsp butter
8 ...
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Last night, we used up some of our leftover turkey in some layered enchiladas, easy, fast, and tasty.
Layered Enchiladas
Serves 4
1 20-oz can enchilada sauce
6 corn tortillas (8 inch diameter)
1 15-oz can non-fat refried beans
1 lb leftover turkey (or pork or beef), cut into 1/4 inch chunks
Preheat oven to 425 degrees ...
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Monday, November 22nd, 2010
I needed a quick dinner tonight that I could hold indefinitely on the stove since I had no idea how long it would take Shaun to get home tonight. Seattle does not deal well, or really at all with snow. It's been dusting all day, with accumulations of ...
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