Step 1 Fill lettuce leaves with
any leftover cooked meat — ground beef, sliced steak or roast, chicken, etc..
«When I have
leftover cooked meat from a roast or a stew, or even leftover steak,» he says, «I often chop it and use it to make stuffing, chili or meatballs like these.»
For an even faster weeknight version, we use whatever
leftover cooked meats and veg we have in the fridge, so all we have to do come dinnertime is fry up the rice, scrambled a couple of eggs, and reheat the add - ins in a single skillet.
Not exact matches
* If you're using
leftover meat instead, add this after your veggies are
cooked and
cook just long enough to heat through.
Add
cooked turkey, tofu or
leftover meat loaf to heat.
Use the
leftovers — Crumble the
meat and use in place of
cooked ground beef in a recipe.
I've tried to get that crispiness on my slow
cooked meat dishes but didn't get there until reheating
leftovers the next night, usually on the grill or toaster oven.
Enjoy it as it is or add
leftover bits of
cooked meat like chicken or pork.
The next day we made the
leftovers into a sort of hash with carrots, potatoes, and onions —
cooked the veggies, then stirred the
meat into the mixture just until warm.
Saute the chopped onions for a minute or two, add in the
leftover meatloaf (or luncheon
meat), breaking the meatloaf into pieces,
cooked for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until meatloaf pieces turn brown.
We eat spaghetti with «
meat sauce» (basically:
cook an onion and some ground beef, drain,
cook some garlic & red pepper flakes in the
leftover fat, add a jar or two of tomato sauce — we like Classico because it's not sweet — toss in parmesan and Italian seasoning, and let it
cook while you boil the noodles) «smashed» chicken (what we call chicken that's been beaten flat with my rolling pin and then
cooked in the cast iron pan on really high heat), and homemade pizza pretty much every week.
Toast sesame seeds first in a dry pan
Cook wild rice (Trader Joe's has a nice blend with daikon radish sprouts) Chop and saute veggies — usually lots of greens, garlic and onions, plus whatever else I happen to have Scramble a few eggs or chop up some
leftover meat
This beloved dish evolved as home
cooks discovered that adding spices and
leftover meat would create rice that tastes a whole lot better — even if it looks a little «dirty.»
Made this with
leftover black beans that already had been
cooked with mexican flavors and it was a huge hit with both
meat - eaters and kind - of - picky vegetarians.
I am making this tonight and
cooked my
meat in the slow
cooker overnight, I've read the comments and it seems that I should use the broth
leftover from the
meat plus the remaining 16 oz that I haven't used yet, my question is, do I need to try and skim the fat off of the top of the remaining broth or is it fine to use as is?
And most important, because if we
cook smart we're left with plenty of perfectly
cooked meat and a rich, silky stock made from the
leftover bones.
If there are some
leftover cooked chicken breasts, grind the
cooked meat in a food grinder or processor and freeze it for a ravioli filling.
If the
meat is a
leftover and already
cooked you probably don't need to remove it from the pan... but it won't hurt it if you do.
If you don't have turkey, fear not, chicken works just as well, so if you've soldiered through your Thanksgiving
leftovers you can easily use
cooked chicken
meat or a rotisserie chicken from your local store or farmer's market.
It was originally created by
cooks cleaning out the icebox and using what foods were
leftover; the term jambalaya even means mix of food or events, so whatever mix of
meats and seafood you like, are appropriate.
The problem with
leftovers, according to John McGee, author of On Food and
Cooking, is that «fats are the principal source of off - flavors in
cooked meats» — even more reason to skim the fat before re-heating chili.
When
cooking meats you plan on using for
leftover creations, stick with simple seasonings so the flavors are subtle enough to pair with whatever lunch concoction you're creating.
I generally
cook two chickens at a time when I do so, and we eat a lot less
meat in the summer, so all of that works out to about a once a week
cooking (with enough
leftovers for a second meal).
• Dried anchovies • Nut butters (preferably made from crispy nuts) • Cheese (highest quality, raw if possible) • Summer sausage •
Cooked meats, poultry, fish and bratwurst coins • Ripe fruits, especially berries (frozen blueberries are yummy and sometimes soothing to hurting gums) and bananas (kids love to grasp them) • Dried and freeze - dried fruits, especially during the winter when fresh are less available • Flaxseed / nut or seed crackers, properly prepared • Pieces of dates or date logs • Nori sheets for making quick rolls ups with
leftovers • Liver mousse • Full - fat yogurt (ideally homemade) • Carrot and cabbage sauerkraut (or other fermented veggie combo your family enjoys) • Fermented apple butter
You can serve this gluten - free, vegetarian dish as a full meal or, for our
meat eating friends, serve along side some
cooked chicken or even toss
leftover diced chicken right in!
Use 1/4 cup with as many fresh or
leftover cooked veggies or
meats as you want.
With a 1/4 cup of this Asian - Influenced dip, start your day dipping all the fresh /
cooked veggies or
leftover meats you like.
I use the same recipe to
cook leftover meats.
Now, my contribution is useful for using up
leftovers — extra veggies, extra
cooked grains, extra bites or bits of
meat, or the last few eggs in the carton — but it is doubly effective at promoting conservation, because many of these «extras» are in my fridge because I purposely
cook more than I need.
I also store a heap of items which keep my
cooking economical and efficient:
meat (raw) purchased on sale, overripe bananas,
leftover coconut cream / stock / pesto, baked goods.
This version is very easy to throw together when you don't feel like
cooking, especially if you have the
meat prepared ahead of time, or have it
leftover from another meal like ropa vieja.
If you are a
meat eater, throw seasoned turkey meatballs in a slow
cooker and freeze the meatballs, roast a whole chicken and use the
leftovers for other recipes and make bone broth / chicken stock with the carcass, take your dried beans and make slow
cooker beans to freeze so you have them for soup and Mexican dishes, etc..
All that's left for me to do is throw a good source of protein on the side, such as grilled chicken, a juicy beef patty, a few tasty meatballs, some delicious braised
meat, a few slices of
leftover roast, a handful of
cooked shrimp, a piece of grilled salmon, some scotch eggs (or even plain hard boiled eggs) or, if I'm really in a pinch (or caught completely unprepared) canned tuna fish.
This cut of
meat cooks quickly, has tons of flavor, and makes plenty of
leftovers.
To up your fat intake, you can include more avocados, macadamia nuts, offal and fatty
meat - don't be afraid of lard and the crispy skin on your chicken I often make poached eggs with Hollandaise and eat it with steamed spinach or sauerkraut and
leftover slow -
cooked meat.
Rendered is often referred to as «byproducts meal» and it means
cooked and processed remains of the
leftovers in
meat and poultry processing.
While their teeth can grown as much as five inches per year (along with rabbits» and chinchillas») they can maintain a healthy tooth length by chewing on suitable items — such as
leftover cooked bones with a little
meat on them.
As long as you don't try to compost
cooked food
leftovers,
meat, fish or dairy produce and keep the lid securely closed then foxes shouldn't be attracted to the compost bin.
But perhaps the biggest plus is that you can compost stuff that other systems can't handle like bones,
meat, dairy,
cooked leftovers and even the sad condiments that you're sure have gone bad in your fridge but don't want to think about.
Add a half cup
cooked crab
meat and a half cup of
cooked lobster pieces (
leftovers from a lobster meal.