636 leftover recipes

Colorful ham kabobs with pineapple and bell peppers, basted in a tangy cranberry glaze spiked with mustard and cloves. A smart way to use leftover holiday ham in just 30 minutes.

Flexible vegetable stock you can customize with whatever fresh veggies or leftovers are lurking in your crisper drawer, ready in 90 minutes with zero food waste.

Baked turkey empanadas with a whole wheat cornmeal crust filled with cheddar cheese and green chiles. Homemade dough, golden and flaky, great for using leftover turkey.

Tender sirloin steak chunks, frozen mixed vegetables, and steak sauce create a steakhouse-inspired soup that turns leftover beef into a satisfying meal in 40 minutes.

Spiced gingerbread dough shaped into edible bowls over an ovenproof glass mold, with star cutouts around the rim. Use leftover dough for classic Christmas gingerbread cookies.

Don's Turkey Mystery: a one-skillet dish with leftover turkey, soy sauce, stewed tomatoes, raisins, and pineapple over vermicelli. Sweet, savory, and ready in 30 minutes.

Pate de Chateau Blanc transforms leftover hamburgers into a chilled meat loaf baked in a water bath and topped with cream cheese. A retro party appetizer.

Veal stew Normandy style with sauteed Granny Smith apples, reduced apple cider, cream, and steamed Kirby cucumbers. A French-inspired way to transform leftover veal stew.

Turkey casserole baked in a mashed potato shell with mixed vegetables, cream of mushroom soup, and melted cheddar. A low-fat way to use leftover turkey.

Turkey shortcakes with a melted cheese sauce served over biscuits, toast, or cornbread. A quick, creamy way to use up leftover turkey in about 25 minutes.

Brown rice and corn grits patties bound with chickpea flour and egg, pan-fried or baked until golden. A simple vegetarian patty using leftover cooked grains.

Spinach pasta frittata made with leftover spaghetti, blanched spinach, fontina, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. A skillet-cooked Italian frittata di pasta with golden crusts on both sides.

Roast beef salad with a teriyaki-ginger marinade over mixed greens, tomatoes, mushrooms, and bell peppers. A hearty no-cook main dish salad that uses leftover roast beef.

Slow cooker ham and bean soup with diced ham, a leftover ham bone, dried beans, and chopped vegetables seasoned with onion soup mix and Italian herbs. Set it and forget it for 7 hours.

Oatmeal cranberry nut cookies loaded with rolled oats, whole berry cranberry sauce, toasted almonds, molasses, and warm spice. A soft, chewy holiday cookie that uses up leftover cranberry sauce.

Cuban chicken stir-fry with rice, ham, pimento-stuffed olives, peas, and tomatoes served on a platter with sliced avocado. A fast one-wok meal using cooked chicken and leftover rice.