Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

LandyAndy

Stick it all in a frying pan with some spices and add a load of boiled rice.

seraphina

Mix it all up in a white sauce and make it into a pie.

JulieGeorgiana

One of my favourates is using up shappards pie!

We always make enough for 4 people, and there are 3 of us! So on the 2nd day I take that 1 portion mix with a tablespoon of gravy, and then put 2 tablespoons of mixture between 2 slices of bread and toast with a toastie machine!

Most people hate this idea... but it's veg, mince and potatoes (cornish pastie)! It makes 6 - 8 toasties!!! My family enjoy this more then the pie!!

Pasta - I mix in raw egg and fry with odd bits of veg... when done it tastes great with ketchup!!

Mash... I have a mash store, when there is enough I mix chunks of corned beef and onion and veg through it, top with cheese and breacrumbs, bake and I have corned beef hash!

My biggest thing is... I learn how much I need to serve my family and I make the amount I need and rarely have leftovers to use up!!!

Fruball

I like Morganlefays ideas. I would prob do risotto - anything can go in there plus a good handful of cheese at the end

Otherwise, white sauce would be scrummy with leftovers, then handful of cheese on the top and under grill

I would love to hear the story of Rock Soup if you fancy posting it

Primrose

There quite a lot of odds and ends which will lend themselves to being chopped up into small pieces, mixed into some mashed potato with grated cheese and fried as little rissoles in a hot frying pan until they're crispy on both sides.

SallyForth_2

With "cold cooked chicken, a very very small head of broccoli, a corn on the cob, and some home made beef bone stock." you could make, A broth or chowder, A curry (might need to make a second one to go with it though), a mexican style dish, a risotto, a pasta dish, a pie filling, without the stock - a quiche, a Jacket Potato topping, a pancake filling, a sandwich filling (without the broccoli)

emiff6

Gothicfairy wrote: »

There is of course onions and garlic etc so I am thinking of a "rock" soup (not sure if anyone else remembers the story of the begger and the rock soup)QUOTE]

In our family it is a gypsy and nail soup.

thriftmonster

My vote is for risotto - but my Mum used to do Morgana's potato dish and it is really tasty.

happylion1

Chop up chicken and broccoli into tiny bits.Add well chopped onion.Then place in pan or microwave dish with half a mug rice and 1 and half to 2 mugs ( might need more in saucepan) water. Either boil up and then simmer about 20 mins till rice well cooked or microwave on 80% power for 20 - 22 mins.Result - chicken and rice or chicken soup depending on how much water is evaporated.Hope this helps.

hex2

radiohelen wrote: »

Stovies - I love stovies. Uses up a multitude of stuff. Meat and tatties in a pan. http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/stovies.htm
HTH

Thankyou - I was looking at the tiny bit of lamb left from yesterday, complete with lovely brown jelly and wondering what on earth I could do with it....

Glorious stuff. So good I have eaten an extra portion, which means someone will be having freezer dinner :cool:.