My personal favourites are grilled chicken and / or boiled eggs, but you could also add salmon,
leftover roast meat, tinned tuna, chickpeas or other legumes.
The beef filling has often consisted of
leftover roast meat, we've found that using ground beef yields a tasty and budget friendly pie.
Not exact matches
The
leftovers from this
roast make a great Bolognese - style
meat sauce to serve over pasta.
Here is a great way to use up
leftover roast chicken
meat with skin and vegetables.
Just on a whim, my Mom decided to do something really creative with the
leftover grass - fed rump
roast from last week: Grass - fed
Meat Pie.
We don't eat a lot of
meat and also keep a kosher kitchen, so here are my go to's these days: three bean veggie chili (inspired by whole foods — GREAT
leftover food);
roast chicken (Ina's); stir fries with tofu or chicken (super into cabbage and you can get it to taste like moo shoo with the proper sauces);
roasted brussel sprouts with barley, cranberries, walnuts, and some goat cheese depending on who you are; grilled chicken (breasts... I know they're not your thing).
Filling 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup red or yellow onions, finely diced 1 pound ground turkey
meat (or
leftover roasted turkey) 1 pound yams (sweet potatoes), peeled and diced small 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon To season — kosher or sea salt & ground black pepper
A whole chicken can be
roasted and served with
roasted root vegetables and a simple salad one night; the
leftover meat can be shredded into a lunchtime salad the next day; and the bones and giblets can be made into a delicious and rich stock.
More recently we've started to
roast 2 chickens just to get
leftover meat.
However, I have to admit, these days we are having to
roast two chickens to ensure we have enough
leftover chicken
meat for another meal.
Leftover Chicken Pie is generally made of whatever chicken
meat is left over after a
roast chicken dinner.
Tyler specially
roasts his own turkey for this ultimate stacked sandwich, but
leftover meat is equally perfect for pairing with maple bacon and fontina cheese.
«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.»
Any kind of mixed
meat can be used, although to stay true to form requires
leftover roast duck, beef meatballs and squid.
Get ahead: For one of your weekend meals why not
roast a chicken (or two), either freeze the
leftover meat or transform into a Leftover Chicken Pie or a pasta bake later in t
leftover meat or transform into a
Leftover Chicken Pie or a pasta bake later in t
Leftover Chicken Pie or a pasta bake later in the week.
Even though I wrote this recipe using diced stew
meat, I must confess that I usually make it with
leftover pot
roast.
Use your own
meat - You can use Sunday's pot
roast leftovers or chicken in sandwiches for your little one.
leftover meat from dinner cut into chunks — you can send almost anything:
roast chicken, pork
roast, chicken legs and carne asada
leftover from tacos are all things my kids have enjoyed.
Big fresh salads with lots of protein,
leftover roasted vegetables with
meat.
This recipe uses the
leftovers of a
roasted chicken dinner, including the carcass and the
leftover meat.
Make Double the Dressing:
Leftover dressing can be used as a spread for sandwiches, dip for vegetables, or served with grilled or
roasted vegetables, chicken or
meats.
Step 1 Fill lettuce leaves with any
leftover cooked
meat — ground beef, sliced steak or
roast, chicken, etc..
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..
If you have some
leftover meat, such as pulled pork,
roast chicken, or bacon, add it in for a bit of protein.
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.
Other healthy dinner options that can be used for
leftover lunches include stir fries,
roast meat with vegetables, curries, soups, casseroles, etc..
You don't have to
roast these specifically to use as lunch
meats — just make them as a family dinner occasionally, slice up the
leftovers, and your child will have a tasty, fresh sandwich all week long.
The
meat: Cured
meats like salami, prosciutto or capocollo can be a great option for the ploughman's lunch, but so can
leftover chicken or
roast beef.
Prepare
roast beef or
leftover steak filling: Using
leftover beef pieces (you could use pork or lamb or any other filling that is your favourite), place
meat into strong blender or food processor.
Prepare chicken filling: Using
leftover roast chicken pieces (you could use tinned tuna or any other filling that is your favourite), place
meat into a strong blender or food processor.