What can I do with breadcrumbs?

odds-n-sods

I dstick them in the burgers and not tell him, he probably wont notice. you can bread fish with tehm, or chicken pieces, what do you have in your cupboard already??

cocalls

Sorry i meant my o/h doesn't like burgers!

Well in my cupboard i have:
pasta
rice
tomatoes
pilchards in tom sauce
gravy herbs & spices
flour
custard
baked beans
tin of peaches

In fridge i have

pots
carrots
onions
courgette
cheese
purple broccolli
manderins
milk

freezer
poussin
bag of mixed veg
sausages
i portion of chowder

not a lot really

rockie4

They freeze well.I keep a tub in my freezer and just take out what I need. I use them mostly for toppings mixed with some cheese or mixed with some veggies and used to stuff aubergines, courgettes, mushrooms and the like.

cocalls

Sorry silly question do you defrost them after you take them out of freezer?

In the more short term Im wondering if i can mix fry up all the veg with can of toms and herbs and sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top with cheese?

Fay

I don't see why you can't, or you could make veg pasta bake, or add sausages into this, mix the breadcrumbs with some cheese and top the pasta bake with that?

LOOYATES

hi this may be going off topic a bit but a lovely dish i had once in an italian was basically pilchards in tom sauce, with a few extra tinned toms added, garlic, and a few dried herbs in and cheese on the top, bake for twenty minutes .... devine, rich and gorgeous, well its a thought for your pilchards!;)

cocalls

Thanks Looyates I always have a can of pilchards in they go with everything (was going to make pilchard spaggetti with them). Im thinking your receipe could work with breadcrumbs sprinkled on top aswell cant it?

freda

Things I do:

chicken kievs/nuggets (coat chicken in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs mixed with garlic/herbs/other flavourings)

TReacle tart

Mix with grated cheese for tasty crunchy topping on pasta dishes (grill to brown)

mix with brown sugar for desserts like apple betty

coat fish with them

Add to burgers, meatballs etc - you wouldn't know they were there and they bulk it out a bit, also make them more moist as they retain some of the juices I think

make stuffing for roasts

toast then mix with cinnamon, brown sugar, put on top of stewed fruit just before serving


You don't have to defrost them before you use them. I keep a large tub in the freezer, just top it up with new crumbs each time I have a little end of bread that won't get eaten.

LOOYATES

would be very nice, breadcrumbs then cheese, could add some dried herbs to the mix ...very nice.;)

paddy's_mum

Home made stuffing balls go well with any kind of roast. Chop an onion finely, good dollop of whatever herbs/seasonings you like, throw in some breadcrumbs, add boiling water till mix holds together and roll out to your preferred size with damp hands. Roast alongside the potatoes. Scrumptious as well as frugal and you can always add any little oddments of fruit you may have to hand - finely grated apple, most autumn berries - take a look at the Paxo type stuffings in the supermarket for ideas of what to add to vary the stuffing balls.