Give leftovers a new look! With leftover ham try the Ham 'n Veggie Bake, or for leftover potatoes or eggs try the Salsa-Style Potato Wrap.
With these creative culinary ideas, no one will recognize these ingredients as last night's meal:
If You Have Leftover Bread, try:
- Morning-After French Toast: Use leftover cranberry, pumpkin or nut bread to make warm and wonderful French toast the next morning. Top it with a spoonful or more of canned berries, peaches or crushed pineapple.
- Bread Pudding: Cut leftover bread or rolls into one-inch cubes. Use them in your favorite recipe for bread pudding. You can also top it with maple syrup or caramel topping.
If You Have Leftover Turkey or Meat, Try These Quick Recipes:
- Wrap Sandwiches: Slice leftover turkey or meat, add a little warm barbecue sauce and canned chili peppers, and wrap them up in soft tortillas. Or spread a wheat tortilla with leftover canned cranberry sauce and a layer of sliced turkey or ham, and then wrap it up.
- Turkey-Mushroom Casserole: Combine leftover chopped turkey, with condensed cream of mushroom soup, chopped onion, canned or leftover veggies, 1 small package of fast-cooking rice and 2 1/2 cups liquid (water, milk and/or broth). Bake at 350 degrees in a casserole dish until rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
- Turkey Fajitas: Combine sliced leftover turkey with fajita seasoning, stir-fry with onions and peppers and serve with warm tortillas. Toss a can of salsa in your holiday shopping cart to serve with your turkey fajitas.
If You Have Leftover Veggies, Try:
- Easy Quiche: Fill an empty pie shell with minced leftover vegetables, canned seafood (crabmeat, shrimp and/or salmon), shredded cheese and an egg-milk mixture. Canned evaporated skim milk works great because it's as thick as cream.
- Puréed Veggies: Purée leftover potatoes or squash with other cooked or canned vegetables. Add a little canned evaporated skim milk and herbs; heat and serve as an elegant, colorful side dish. Or simply add puréed vegetables to canned broth for an easy, creamy soup.
Other quick recipes are a click away with a Mealtime Free Recipe Search.
