1A Savory Mash-up
CorbisWhether they're baked or mashed, you can turn your spuds into a brand-new meal with ease. In fact, they're just as versatile the second time around as they are the first: Baked potatoes can find new life in a vegetarian soup, thick and creamy with Colby cheese, while mashed potatoes form the savory crust in a traditional shepherd's pie.
Recipes:
Baked Potato Soup
Crushed Red Potatoes with Buttermilk
Shepherd's Pie
2The Rice Stuff
Getty ImagesOne of the greatest grains, rice is a natural pick for leftover makeover magic. The sky's the limit with salads, fried rice, and even desserts like rice pudding. Whether it's actual leftovers you're recycling or you cooked extra on purpose, these recipes are great time-savers for the next day.
Recipes:
Curried Pork Salad
Mushroom Fried Rice
Cozy Cocoa Rice Pudding
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3No Has-Beans Here
iStockphotoIf you've got a cup or two of beans left from another meal, don't despair. Whether they're navy beans, black beans, or cannellini beans, we've got ideas for all of them. Our savory solutions include a traditional casserole, a healthy appetizer, and a light lunch, so no matter when you're hungry, you're covered.
Recipes:
Tuscan Salad Crostini
Baked Rice and Beans with White Veal Sausage
Smoky Corn and Black Bean Pizza
4Veggie Might
iStockphotoHave leftover veggies in your fridge? A half cup of peas here, a small bowl of carrots over there? Put those veggies to work for you with a delicious makeover. Soups and vegetable pies are incredibly flexible and accommodating, allowing you to customize based on what you have on hand — clearing your fridge of those leftovers, or freeing the freezer from frozen veggies that have only a serving or so left. It's the tastiest way to make room!
Recipes:
Sweet Potato Chive Biscuits
Turkey and Mashed Potato "Pie"
Vegetable Noodle Soup
Chicken Avgolemono Soup
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5Penne-Pinchers, Rejoice!
iStockphotoSure, adding some sauce from a jar and reheating a bowl of spaghetti is one way to deal with leftover pasta, but it can get boring pretty quickly. Faced with this dilemma, isn't it better to make something new? Savory pies, fritters, and frittatas are all wonderful ways to reinvent your cooked pasta, and they're great time-savers too.
Recipes:
Pasta Fritters
Capellini Frittata
Spaghetti Pie
6Poultry in Motion
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7What's Your Beef?
Getty ImagesBeef can take more forms than rare, medium, and well-done: We're talking roasts, steaks, corned beef, and ground beef. It's obvious that a one-size-fits-all approach won't work with leftovers of this marvelous meat, so we've got ideas for beef in its myriad of forms: patty melts and pasta dishes for ground beef, hash for corned beef, salads for sliced roasts, and more. No matter how you slice it, these are leftovers you can really sink your teeth into.
Recipes:
Bistro Beef Salad
Portobello and Beef Patty MeltRigatoni with Beef and Eggplant Ragu
Corned Beef HashBratwurst and Beer Soup 8Ham It Up!
Getty ImagesDorothy Parker, the famous American novelist and screenwriter, once said, "Eternity is a ham and two people." Given that the average grocery store ham weighs more than ten pounds, there is definitely some truth there. However, eternity with your leftover ham doesn't have to be horrible. Make it heaven with fresh salads and savory casserole-style dishes that will leave you happy for days.
Recipes:
Deviled Ham Salad on Marbled Rye BreadHam and Chile-Cheddar CalzonesHam and Swiss Rösti
Ham, Gruyère, and Spinach Bread Pudding
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9The Upper Crust
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