# What's your favorite dish to make with leftovers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843 "2009-01-04T20:14:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/1 "2009-01-04T20:14:20Z")
I broiled some salmon last night with garlic, thyme, and lemon juice. It was really good- I love salmon, and anytime I make it, I purposely make too much because it makes the most wonderful leftover dishes. Today, I made eggs benedict with using the salmon instead of canadian bacon. Other things I’ve done with leftover salmon are omelettes (with gruyere cheese), tossing it with pasta and a basil cream sauce, and salmon hoagies. Leftover chicken gets made into burritos, and leftover shrimp gets made into fancy sandwiches. I could use some other ideas of what to do with leftovers, especially vegetables (something besides soup). What do you do with your leftovers? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/2 "2009-01-04T20:23:08Z")
Leftover leg of lamb goes into shepherd’s pie. I roast the lamb rare or medium-rare, and make gravy with the drippings. I make mashed potatoes or colcannon to go with it. The next day I slice up the roast and run the slices through a meat grinder. Add a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, the remaining gravy, and salt and pepper to taste, mix together well, and top with the leftover potatoes in a 13"x9" baking dish. Bake in the oven until the ‘tips’ of the potatoes are brown. ---
**Author:** ![Momofgirls](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/momofgirls/32/21798_2.png) [@Momofgirls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momofgirls)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/3 "2009-01-04T20:49:13Z")
I don’t know if this would be considered leftovers exactly, since I plan it out, but I like to throw about 4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts pieces in the crockpot, sprinkle with taco seasoning and some salsa, then cook all day. I shred up the chicken when it’s done, and use it for tacos that night. The next day, I take the remainder of the chicken, mix it with some pinto beans and some canned spicy diced tomatoes and use it as a filling in a pie crust. I just take one crust, layer the mixture on one half, then fold it over. I use an eggyolk wash and then bake it. I can also use some of the meat in chili. I also do the same thing with chicken breasts, except use BBQ sauce. Then I use the meat for sandwiches, then BBQ chicken pizza. I frequently cook meat in the crockpot then use leftover meat for other dishes. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/4 "2009-01-04T22:00:05Z")
> [@katie1341](#): > > Other things I’ve done with leftover salmon are omelettes (with gruyere cheese), tossing it with pasta and a basil cream sauce, and salmon hoagies. > > Leftover chicken gets made into burritos… Omelettes are just begging for leftovers used in this way. Chicken, veggies, cheese - it’s just so easy. And I’ve done the same thing for burritos. As **Momofgirls** said, I will sometimes put a bunch of chicken in the crockpot, lightly seasoned, for use in other dishes. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/5 "2009-01-04T22:05:39Z")
Leftover chicken (or turkey!) gets made into pasta salad with frozen peas and shredded carrots. Or chicken pot pie. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/6 "2009-01-04T22:14:11Z")
The two things we have left over most often in large amounts is cooked poultry (either chicken or turkey) and cooked Cuban-style pork roast. With the poultry, I like to make tetrazzini, and with the pork, my husband makes delicious enchiladas (he’s doing that tonight, in fact, with the meat left over from Christmas Eve dinner). ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dish-to-make-with-leftovers/479843/7 "2009-01-05T00:47:00Z")
For veggies: quiche or fritatta. Especially easy if you keep frozen pie crusts on hand.