Don’t let leftovers go to waste! Check out these 10 different recipes that help you reinvent last night’s dinner. Turn your leftover spaghetti, rice, chili, potatoes, and more into new dinners your family will love. You’ll never believe what you can transform your leftover steak into! Not only does this help you with meal prep, but it is also budget-friendly and eliminates waste. You’re going to want to save these dinner recipes that help you reinvent leftovers!
Leftover Steak - Make Beef Tips And Noodles
“This is a wonderful, tasty, simple to prepare recipe! Thanks for posting. It was so good I thought my hubby was going to lick the plate clean!! Definitely a keeper!” - Mary
Leftover Chicken/Turkey - Make Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake
“A quick and easy family favorite and a good way to use leftover chicken or turkey. My youngest son is finally interested in learning how to cook and lately has ventured beyond the heat and eat survival skills...lol. He made this tried and true family casserole last night and as always it turned out perfect.” - Grace
Leftover Pulled Pork - Make Pulled Pork And Apple Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
“Pulled bbq pork...good...apple pie...good...grilled cheese...good...put them all together - a little slice of heaven. Sweet and smoky pulled pork with spiced baked apples and sharp white cheddar cheese grilled to perfection. This idea came about by trying to come up with a new way to enjoy leftover pulled pork barbeque and it turned out great!” - Tammy
Leftover Ham - Make Navy Bean Stew
“This is an amazing stew and a great recipe for leftover ham. Cooking the navy beans down with the ham bone gave this a savory base. The beans alone are great. Adding cabbage and potatoes is a perfect addition and makes this a hearty stew for colder days. We opted to season with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder... simple and delicious. This stew is nice, thick and perfect with a big slice of cornbread.” - Kitchen Crew
Leftover Chili - Make Leftover Chili Breakfast Burritos
“Here is a yummy way to eat up some of that leftover chili. It's quick, easy and a filling way to start the day! Ingredients here are based on 2 people as it's just me and hubby - and it depends on how hungry we are and how big the burritos are too!” - Laurie
Leftover Spaghetti - Make Grandma Lolo's Spaghetti Pie
“My mom taught me how to make this with my leftover spaghetti. It is the best way to take a leftover and turn it into something even better!” - Silka
Leftover Macaroni and Cheese - Make Grilled Mac N Cheese Sandwich With Bacon
“When I first heard about this kind of sandwich, I expected it to be gross. It was anything but! We added the bacon to the recipe and my grown boys love this sandwich. I mean, bacon with grilled cheese... Doesn't take long to make once the mac and cheese is prepared. Usually have all of this on hand too. The bread is nice and crusty with cheese on the outside but the macaroni inside makes this feel like a real meal. Forget your diet and enjoy.” - Betsy
Leftover Rice - Make Easy Chicken Fried Rice
“This was very good. I usually plan our meals two or three meals ahead, so this dish was perfect for us. There is just the two of us so I bought a rotisserie chicken from the market, we ate half of it for the first meal with a vegetable and a small fruit salad. That same evening I prepared my rice, (2 cups uncooked to equal 4 cups cooked), fluffed it and set it off to the side to cool, then popped into the refrigerator till the next day. The next day I "de-boned" the rest of the chicken, set aside 1 1/2 cups of it for this dish and made a couple of sandwiches out of the rest for our lunch. This meal came together so easily, no effort at all.” - Elizabeth
Leftover Baked Potatoes - Make Baked Potato Breakfast Skillet
“From now on, you're going to make sure you have extra baked potatoes so you can make this breakfast skillet. We used ham in the Test Kitchen, but any leftover meat will be great. This is a great recipe for using up holiday leftovers too. We loved the combination of peppers, onion, and spices. Serve this skillet alongside eggs and you have an easy-to-make hearty breakfast.” - Kitchen Crew