What are you doing with your leftovers?

charla · 12-26-2016, 09:40 PM

My kids won't eat leftovers unless they are creatively made over. I feel really good about the two meals I made today with Christmas leftovers. And the kids ate them!

So for lunch I made ham, potato, corn chowder using the celery and carrots from the fresh veggie platter, leftover au gratin potatoes, leftover corn, and leftover ham. It was really good. And those that could have them had leftover rolls on the side.

Tonight I made a ham pineapple stirfry using the leftover ham, of course, the rest of the celery from the veggie platter, and the leftover pepper strips also from the veggie platter. I used several other pantry ingredients and served it over rice. It wasn't maybe the best, but it was tasty enough.

Tomorrow night, I think I will do some kind of ham with gf macaroni and cheese and then the rest of the ham will go in the freezer. For lunch, I think dh and I will eat the rest of the leftovers (brisket, swedish meatballs, green bean casserole, cranberry relish) as is and I'll make sandwiches for the kids.

So what are your plans for the leftovers?

bananacake · 12-28-2016, 04:57 AM

Our ham was small and I already froze a bunch and gave some to a friend (she has a traditional of making a ham salad she calls "ham and pickle" but wasn't offered leftovers to Christmas). We had sandwiches one day, I put some in my omelette another day, and we will have egg roll in a bowl with it tonight

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2sunshines · 12-28-2016, 05:29 AM

No ham here, but turkey.

I make bone broth from the carcass. Make turkey vegetable soup one day and then can the rest of the broth for other uses.

I will also make a variety of casseroles with the leftover meat. I usually do a shepherd's pie with chopped turkey and veggies on the bottom and mashed potatoes on top.

Fried rice with turkey is fantastic. Fettucine alfredo with turkey is another fave.

milkmommy · 12-28-2016, 09:19 AM

Soups for lunch

mommychem · 12-28-2016, 12:56 PM

DH made stir fry noodles and turkey. I made fried rice and turkey. He also made bow tie pasta to go with the gravy and turkey.

Maleldil's daughter · 12-28-2016, 11:01 PM

I saw a recipe for turkey and sweet potato taquitos with spiced-up cranberry sauce to dip. I really wanted to try it, but no one else in my family was interested.

So far we've had sandwiches and soup and turkey fried rice and turkey pumpkin enchiladas and I made cranberry sauce muffins.

2sunshines · 12-29-2016, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Maleldil's daughter

I saw a recipe for turkey and sweet potato taquitos with spiced-up cranberry sauce to dip. I really wanted to try it, but no one else in my family was interested.

So far we've had sandwiches and soup and turkey fried rice and turkey pumpkin enchiladas and I made cranberry sauce muffins.

Yea, that's the same struggle here. I can find so many recipes that look entirely awesome but for some strange reason, my children seem to have a completely different definition of the words "awesome recipe."

We did a really good soup yesterday. So today I'm googling for some ideas for some sort of casserole. I think today I will do a Shepherds pie with the turkey.

That makes the kids happy plus it's easy to slip in all sorts of nutrition in casseroles.

Vicki_T · 12-29-2016, 05:35 AM

We didn't have many leftovers, especially once dh and I had had turkey and stuffing sandwiches on Christmas Day, after the DC had gone to bed

The rest of the meat got turned into more sandwiches over the next couple of days, and the vegetables into soup. We'll be finishing off things like crackers and cheese for the next few days, and the sweet things will take a little longer (most of them don't need to be eaten immediately anyway).

12-26-2016, 09:40 PM	#1
charla Administrator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16,668	What are you doing with your leftovers? My kids won't eat leftovers unless they are creatively made over. I feel really good about the two meals I made today with Christmas leftovers. And the kids ate them! So for lunch I made ham, potato, corn chowder using the celery and carrots from the fresh veggie platter, leftover au gratin potatoes, leftover corn, and leftover ham. It was really good. And those that could have them had leftover rolls on the side. Tonight I made a ham pineapple stirfry using the leftover ham, of course, the rest of the celery from the veggie platter, and the leftover pepper strips also from the veggie platter. I used several other pantry ingredients and served it over rice. It wasn't maybe the best, but it was tasty enough. Tomorrow night, I think I will do some kind of ham with gf macaroni and cheese and then the rest of the ham will go in the freezer. For lunch, I think dh and I will eat the rest of the leftovers (brisket, swedish meatballs, green bean casserole, cranberry relish) as is and I'll make sandwiches for the kids. So what are your plans for the leftovers? __________________ CHARLA Married to Nick, 31 yrs Mom to Nathan and his wife Abby, and Hope Elizabeth, dancing for eternity with babies: Micah Noel, Grace Anna, Andrew David www.dancingforeternity.org www.irresistiblehope.org Save Save Save Save Save

12-28-2016, 04:57 AM	#2
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,126	Re: What are you doing with your leftovers? Our ham was small and I already froze a bunch and gave some to a friend (she has a traditional of making a ham salad she calls "ham and pickle" but wasn't offered leftovers to Christmas). We had sandwiches one day, I put some in my omelette another day, and we will have egg roll in a bowl with it tonight Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

12-28-2016, 05:29 AM	#3
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: What are you doing with your leftovers? No ham here, but turkey. I make bone broth from the carcass. Make turkey vegetable soup one day and then can the rest of the broth for other uses. I will also make a variety of casseroles with the leftover meat. I usually do a shepherd's pie with chopped turkey and veggies on the bottom and mashed potatoes on top. Fried rice with turkey is fantastic. Fettucine alfredo with turkey is another fave. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

12-28-2016, 09:19 AM	#4
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: What are you doing with your leftovers? Soups for lunch __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

12-28-2016, 12:56 PM	#5
mommychem Rose Garden Butterfly on my face :) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,955	Re: What are you doing with your leftovers? DH made stir fry noodles and turkey. I made fried rice and turkey. He also made bow tie pasta to go with the gravy and turkey. __________________ Wife with 5 DC Former Chemist

12-28-2016, 11:01 PM	#6
Maleldil's daughter Rose Bouquet Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 831	Re: What are you doing with your leftovers? I saw a recipe for turkey and sweet potato taquitos with spiced-up cranberry sauce to dip. I really wanted to try it, but no one else in my family was interested. So far we've had sandwiches and soup and turkey fried rice and turkey pumpkin enchiladas and I made cranberry sauce muffins. __________________ Karen Wifey to the Husby 9/6/2006 Mama to The Littlest Man in all the Land 5/31/2012 and The Littlest Girl in all the World 1/28/2016 Counseling is like cleaning out your fridge. Mostly it's rearranging things so they make more sense. Now and then you come across some really nasty thing that's been stuck in the back way too long.

12-29-2016, 05:35 AM	#8
Vicki_T Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,059	Re: What are you doing with your leftovers? We didn't have many leftovers, especially once dh and I had had turkey and stuffing sandwiches on Christmas Day, after the DC had gone to bed The rest of the meat got turned into more sandwiches over the next couple of days, and the vegetables into soup. We'll be finishing off things like crackers and cheese for the next few days, and the sweet things will take a little longer (most of them don't need to be eaten immediately anyway).

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