Sarasota News and Books

Making dinner can be such a hassle. It is not so much the cooking part. It is figuring out what to make. Trying to please every one that will be eating and having the ingredients needed to make the meal. Sometimes, it just isn’t fun making dinner. Using your leftovers can make this process a little easier and more convenient. Besides, in this economy no one wants to waste anything.

If you had tacos and you have some leftover meat, you could use it to make empanada’s or stuffed pasta. If you have left over roast, chicken, pork chops or steak, you could cook up some rice and veggies and have a stirfry. You might have to be a little creative when it comes to using left overs. You never know what you could come up with.

It could also be as simple as using the same veggies or salad from the night before. Another great way to use leftovers is to have a leftover night. Just reheat what ever you have left from dinner and everyone can choose what they want. Leftovers for lunch is also a very yummy economical way to go about having lunch.

Leftovers, the new dinner!