Leftovers
Back-to-Busy Meal Plan: Pumpkin Chickpea Soup With Cheesy Toast (+ Leftover Egg Sandwiches)
Note: The Back-to-Busy Meal Plan includes five days of dinners, as well as five next-day lunch recipes that use up leftovers from the night before. Make sure to read both recipes ahead of time to avoid throwing away essential ingredients. Creamy, cozy, and great for a group, this recipe is a uniquely savory take on ...
Back-to-Busy Meal Plan: Beef & Mozzarella Pasta (+ Leftover Teriyaki Beef Lettuce Cups)
Note: The Back-to-Busy Meal Plan includes five days of dinners, as well as five next-day lunch recipes that use up leftovers from the night before. Make sure to read both recipes ahead of time to avoid throwing away essential ingredients. Everyone loves a warm bowl of pasta, especially when it’s eaten at the dinner table ...
Back-to-Busy Meal Plan: Cajun-Style Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage (+ Leftover Mediterranean Salad)
Note: The Back-to-Busy Meal Plan includes five days of dinners, as well as five next-day lunch recipes that use up leftovers from the night before. Make sure to read both recipes ahead of time to avoid throwing away essential ingredients. Sheet pan meals are ideal for busy families because they make dinner prep easy. Dinner: ...
Back-to-Busy Meal Plan: Apricot Chicken With Couscous (+ Leftover Chicken Salad)
Note: The Back-to-Busy Meal Plan includes five days of dinners, as well as five next-day lunch recipes that use up leftovers from the night before. Make sure to read both recipes ahead of time to avoid throwing away essential ingredients. Sweet, savory, and just a touch tangy, this dinner covers all the flavor bases — ...
Back-to-Busy Meal Plan: Teriyaki Tuna Fried Rice + Leftover Tuna & Ranch Sandwiches
Note: The Back-to-Busy Meal Plan includes five days of dinners, as well as five next-day lunch recipes that use up leftovers from the night before. Make sure to read both recipes ahead of time to avoid throwing away essential ingredients. Fried rice may be a takeout favorite, but it’s not always the most nutritionally dense ...
Leftover Veggies & Pantry Staples Star in This Low-Waste Recipe from Deliciously EllaÂ
This recipe is part of our recipe series with Deliciously Ella — see more recipes here Aiming to cut down on food waste this Earth Month? So is Ella Mills, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of the plant-based company Deliciously Ella. In honor of Earth Month, Mills set out to develop a throw-it-together dish that ...
How To Use Up Your Leftover Apples
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Red orbs of deliciousness, apples are loved for good reason. An apple slathered with peanut butter tops the list of all-time classic snacks. Though an apple raw is heavenly, an underrated quality in apples is their versatility in the kitchen. The humble apple can transformed via a ...
This Low-Waste Recipe from Deliciously Ella Uses Up Those Leftover Veggie Scraps
This recipe is part of our recipe series with Deliciously Ella — see more recipes here In honor of Earth Month, we asked Ella Mills, entrepreneur, best-selling author, founder of the plant-based company Deliciously Ella, to share her favorite low-waste recipe. Instead of tossing out those leftover vegetables from dinner throughout the week, Ella loves ...
Leftover Stuffing Savory Waffles
This recipe turns leftover Thanksgiving stuffing into perfectly balanced custardy-creamy waffles. Find out how to upcycle more leftovers — turkey, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin — as part of the series. Yield: 4 medium wafflesActive Time: 5 minutes prep, 10 minutes cooking per waffle Total Time: 45 minutes Ingredients: For the waffles: ⅓ cup frozen spinach, defrosted ...
Leftover Cranberry Salad Dressing & Fall Salad
This recipe turns leftover Thanksgiving cranberry sauce into a fresh fall dressing. Find out how to upcycle more leftovers — turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin — as part of the series. Yield: 1 ¼ cups Active Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: For the dressing: 1 small shallot, minced (roughly 2 tablespoons)2 garlic cloves, minced3 tablespoons ...
What Can You Do with Leftover Pumpkin Purée?
Every year after Thanksgiving, kitchens overflow with leftover pumpkin purée—cans half-used, jars tipped into the fridge, or pureed scraps yearning for a second life. That’s where Leftover Pumpkin Purée Hummus comes in: a clever, flavorful reinvention that transforms that leftover squash into a party-worthy dip. It’s a celebration of upcycling, seasonal flavor, and smart cooking ...
Leftover Turkey Carnitas Tacos Recipe
This recipe turns leftover Thanksgiving turkey into Mexican-inspired carnitas. Find out how to upcycle more leftovers — stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin — as part of the series. Yield: 4 servings (8 tacos)Active Time: 45 minutesTotal Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Ingredients: For the carnitas: 1 lb leftover turkey, bone-in and dark meat preferred 1 large ...
Thanksgiving Leftovers, Upcycled: 4 Ways to Reuse Turkey, Stuffing, Pumpkin, and Cranberry SauceÂ
Picture this: The feasts are over, the work week is about to begin, and the fridge is still packed with Thanksgiving leftovers. You’re facing a fate of sad turkey sandwiches and dried-out stuffing, eating the same meal again… and again… and again… But not this year! Hang onto those Thanksgiving leftovers — even half-used cans ...
This Beloved (and Affordable) Mexican Dish Makes the Best Leftovers
Everyone should have one of those back-pocket recipes that’s quick to put together, made with pantry staples you almost always have on hand, and stick-to-your-ribs satisfying.
How to Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers into Meals for Days
Even if you’re preparing a smaller Thanksgiving feast this year, the traditional spread is richer than your average dinner—which means you’re still likely to have some leftovers (and isn’t that half the fun anyway?).
Got Thanksgiving Leftovers? Make These Kid-Friendly Muffin Cups
Stacked-high turkey sandwiches, bites of pie straight from the tin…leftovers are one of the best things about Thanksgiving, aren’t they? Even if you’re cooking for a smaller group, traditional recipes tend to leave you with a full fridge, so put those Tupperwares to good use with this kid-approved recipe from Lizzy Mathis of The Cool ...
How to Make Homemade Bone Broth From Thanksgiving Turkey Leftovers
Put your Thanksgiving leftovers to work! In this episode of Prep School, Megan Mitchell shows you how to simmer a rich, homemade bone broth using all your leftover ingredients like herbs, onions, garlic, and of course, the turkey bones. She also offers a few different methods—stove top, pressure cooker, and slow cooker—depending on how much ...
Paleo Leftover Thanksgiving Sandwich Recipe
[schema description]Thursday might be the main event, but we’re all about the Thanksgiving leftovers! This Paleo-friendly sandwich brings your favorite fall flavors together in every bite, no cooking required. For a quick assembly, stock up on Paleo-friendly bread (or make your own loaf), then pull out your fixings like turkey, cranberry sauce, and sweet potato ...
Leftover Cranberry Sauce 3 Ways
Cranberry sauce might play a supporting role on Thanksgiving, but for the rest of the long weekend, consider this condiment the breakout star for brightening up your leftovers. We’ve got three ideas to make the most of this vibrant sauce.
3 Ways to Cook With Leftover Wine
Whether you prefer red or white, sometimes there’s a little extra wine left in the bottle. Not to worry, these inventive recipes will make sure the vino doesn’t go to waste! From a boozy latte to a gooey cheese dip, plus decadent chocolate brownies, don’t miss these three unexpected ways to cook with wine.
3 Easy Ways to Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers
Thursday is all about the big Thanksgiving feast, but come Friday night, you’ll probably have a fridge full of leftovers and zero energy to come up with new ways to use them. (Or is that just us?) This year, plan ahead with three winning ways to put dinner on the table using all the trimmings.
Easy One-Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup (That Makes Tons of Leftovers)
Cooking up one-pot meals is one of the easiest, cheapest, and fastest ways to eat well. All you need is one pot and a bunch of flavorful ingredients—let it all simmer while you kick back and relax.
The Best Way to Use Leftover Wine
Don’t pour the dribs down the drain! Freeze leftover wine in ice-cube trays to add to sauces and marinades down the road.
Transform Leftover Rice Into a Salmon Dish You’ll Never Forget
[schema description]Ochazuke, hot dashi or green tea poured over leftover rice, is a popular quick-fix dish in Japan, often eaten as a midnight snack or as a hangover cure. Here, we’ve used matcha tea to counter the richness of salmon, and topped the bowls with variety of piquant condiments.[/schema]