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  • Wasn't sure where to pop this, but I've been making this dish for years and it's yummy scrummy.

    Leftovers: Eggs, cooked Ham (or bacon, or gammon), grated cheese, cooked rice, sweetcorn.

    Beat eggs and add all other ingredients in whatever quantity you have to make a sloppy mess. It's best to use a strongly flavoured cheese.

    Bake in the over at 150 until set and enjoy. :D

    It's like a quiche without the pastry and with rice added to the filling.

    I've just had this for my dinner and thought the recipe might be useful for others.
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  • stilernin
    stilernin Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    Sounds yummy,

    I used to do a similar thing with bits of left over ham, spring onions, peppers, cheese, sweetcorn etc.

    I'd mix it with enough egg to make a stiff mixture then put it on 6" lengths of french bread sliced down the middle. Put it under the grill and you get a french bread pizza.

    The kids used to love it.
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Great recipe - thank you :j I'll add it to the current leftovers thread to keep all ideas together.

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  • Tonight I'll make a big bowl of cous-cous salad with sunblush tomatoes and roasted red peppers bought from the olive bar in tesco on friday - that will do us enough for dinner tonight and dinner on Tuesday. Those little olive bar pots are really good value - £1.59 for a pot and you can cram lots in if you squish it down well. It works out heaps cheaper than buying jars or packets of sundried/blush tomatoes that's for sure.

    I save the oil from these and use it to add a little more flavour to roasted chicken etc.
    I must go, I have lives to ruin and hearts to break :D
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  • Thanks for moving my post to this thread which I didn't know existed!
    I must go, I have lives to ruin and hearts to break :D
    My attitude depends on my Latitude 49° 55' 0" N 6° 19' 60 W
  • GreenManG0
    GreenManG0 Posts: 111 Forumite
    I like the sound of this thread, after seatling down to read this I have been inspired and have decided to use up everything I can.
    After searching through the fridge for what needs using first I found a corgette, wrinkly spring onions and low fat fromage frais, tea tomorow is going to be: creamy pasta:
    garlic, grated corgette & springonions cooked with some frozen peas added. add some cooked spaghetti stir in the fromage frais with some lemon juice. sounds nice, hope it tastes it!
    Have some sausages to use for tuesdays tea!
    Good luck everybody!
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  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,377 Forumite
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    I save the oil from these and use it to add a little more flavour to roasted chicken etc.

    That's a good idea. Actually, you could even ladle extra oil into the pot at the end couldn't you - it'd fill up all the spaces nicely and you'd end up with even better value for your £1.59! :D
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  • EssexHebridean
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    GreenManG0 wrote: »
    I like the sound of this thread, after seatling down to read this I have been inspired and have decided to use up everything I can.
    After searching through the fridge for what needs using first I found a corgette, wrinkly spring onions and low fat fromage frais, tea tomorow is going to be: creamy pasta:
    garlic, grated corgette & springonions cooked with some frozen peas added. add some cooked spaghetti stir in the fromage frais with some lemon juice. sounds nice, hope it tastes it!
    Have some sausages to use for tuesdays tea!
    Good luck everybody!

    Welcome GMG - sounds like you've got the right idea already! This thread is a great source of inspiration - also when you have to "report back" you're far less likely to waste stuff. For me, the scariest thing is seeing how much less stuff is ending up in the bin nowadays! Made me realise just how much we wasted before. :eek:
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  • Sian_the_Green
    Sian_the_Green Posts: 1,584 Forumite
    Help needed please, what can I do with about a box (small one) of stale cereal, bran flakes and special k? Anything but chocolate krispies as I will just eat them all and be too fat to get out of the door again ;)
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  • pretz_2
    pretz_2 Posts: 528 Forumite
    i hope twink doesnt read this post because heaven forbid i made some hobnobs and the recipe made absolutely loads like 5 baking trays however i did but the ones that got leftover i decided to use them as a crumble topping and omg it was sooooo yummy i will be doing this again even if it means hiding some from my fam just so i can top the crumble lol
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