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Leftovers

No wasting food here! I believe that leftovers can be used to stretch out a meal into many more. Saving you and the planet time and resources! All my leftover recipes can be found here in one spot!

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close up of pressure cooker split pea soup with ham in a bowl

Easy Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham
Side view of casserole dish full of leftover chicken enchiladas

Leftover Chicken Enchiladas
Platter full of golden brown and crispy leftover mashed potato cakes garnished with parsley and next to sour cream.

Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes
A fork with a bite of a mini leftover turkey pot pie on a small white plate.

Leftover Turkey Mini Pot Pies
Margarita glasses filled with bright red cranberry sauce margarita and ice, the table that they are on is filled with fresh cranberries and lime slices.

Cranberry Sauce Margarita
Three black bowls on a table filled with leftover lamb curry, showing chunks of tender lamb and garnished with parsley.

Leftover Lamb Curry
An opened poached egg with runny yolk on top of a thanksgiving eggs benedict with a stuffing waffle and turkey.

Leftover Thanksgiving Eggs Benedict

A Cuban sandwich sliced in half and stacked on top of one another showing the ingredients on the inside.

Homemade Cuban Sandwich

A cuban bowl filled with rice, mojo pork, cuban black beans, and fried bananas garnished with cilantro and lime wedges.

Cuban Bowl with Pork, Black Beans, & Rice

Overhead view of a skillet filled with ham fried rice with pineapples and red bell pepper.

Ham Fried Rice with Pineapple

Three black bowls on a table filled with leftover lamb curry, showing chunks of tender lamb and garnished with parsley.

Leftover Lamb Curry

Platter full of golden brown and crispy leftover mashed potato cakes garnished with parsley and next to sour cream.

Leftover Mashed Potato Cakes

Two bowls and a pot filled with healthy leftover turkey soup on a table next to some spoons for eating and a kitchen towel.

Healthy Leftover Turkey Soup

Margarita glasses filled with bright red cranberry sauce margarita and ice, the table that they are on is filled with fresh cranberries and lime slices.

Cranberry Sauce Margarita

two pieces of carnitas quesadillas stacked on top of each other showing the pork and cheese on the inside

Leftover Pork Carnitas Quesadillas

a sheet pan full of carnitas nachos topped with cilantro, red onion, guacamole, and more

Loaded Leftover Carnitas Nachos

a carnitas bowl featuring a base of leftover carnitas, quinoa, and arugula with fresh topping make an excellent fast meal

Carnitas Bowls Using Leftover Carnitas

close up of pressure cooker split pea soup with ham in a bowl

Easy Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham

Side view of casserole dish full of leftover chicken enchiladas

Leftover Chicken Enchiladas

overhead shot of BBQ Chicken Pizza but into 8 slices

Loaded BBQ Chicken Pizza

A fork with a bite of a mini leftover turkey pot pie on a small white plate.

Leftover Turkey Mini Pot Pies

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