5 super leftovers Recipes

marinara sauce or your favorite spaghetti sauce, garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed, more of cooked chicken , beef, turkey or any leftover meat you have available in the fridge. *you can add 2 cups of frozen meatballs after the soup comes up to a boil., chopped celery cut into large chunks (1 inch), onion cut into large chunks, dry pasta of your choice. (macaroni noodles , broken pieces of spaghetti, small round noodles, flat noodles, etc.), oregano, tb chopped, dried or dehydrated garlic, boiled water, i like to add whole leaf spinach to the soup. i use 1/2 cup of frozen spinach or a big handful of fresh spinach right before serving., this soup is great served with hot crusty rolls or breadsticks. you can sprinkle the top with either freshly shredded or dried parmesan cheese. you can also top with croutons. you can take any leftover pizza, heat it up and cut small pieces of this to add to the top of the soup before serving. its a good way to use up leftovers

mayonnaise (optional), whole grain bread, sliced leftover cooked turkey or 1/2 lb deli turkey, cranberry sauce, apple, cored and sliced

whole wheat penne (or any kind you d like), olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, diced italian tomatoes, not drained, canned chicken, drained (or leftover shredded chicken breast), salt, black pepper, mozzarella cheese (optional)

cubed ham, eggs, cooked glazed carrot, diced onion, cooked bell pepper, cubed cheese, salsa