Day 18: Making a Meal With Leftovers
Leftovers are the spice of life. So are actual spices.
I just realized I didn’t add any extra spices to this dish. Although… there were some in the leftover veggies from day 17 so it’s fine!
Making A Meal With Leftovers
You can make a delicious meal with almost any leftovers you have in the fridge. The main thing is knowing which components do or do not go together in terms of flavor and going from there.
The Components:
The Base: This could be anything from whole grains, to pasta, to that half bag of lettuce you really, really need to use before it goes bad. I usually try to keep some type of cooked rice, grain, or bread in my fridge or pantry so that pulling a simple meal together is easy.
The Veggies: When making a recipe that has vegetables, consider making extra for a different meal.
The Protein: Beans, meat, or cheese? Which one to choose? How about all of them?! How about one or none? The choice is yours.
The Toppings: Cheese was the topping of choice for the meal in the video, but you can also use herbs, spices, sauces, etc. These are most likely not going to be leftovers unless you made a sauce a that you need to use soon.
Now, it’s totally fine if you don’t have all of these things in your fridge. You can always make a fresh batch of ingredients (like I did with the beans in the video above). You could also leave a component out altogether.
Just remember to have fun and be creative!
The end!