Shepherd’s Pie

What was leftover? Meatloaf, peas, gravy and mashed potatoes.

I chopped up the meatloaf which equalled to about 1 ½ cups, then I mixed it in a casserole dish with the peas (1 cup), gravy (1 cup), and some additional chopped onions and sliced mushrooms. I topped the concoction with the mashed potatoes and placed it in a 400⁰F oven until it was heated through, about 30 minutes.

Shepherd’s Pie is so yummy (not to mention EASY), and this version was no exception.

Until next time ... eat your leftovers!

Mozza Chicken Casserole

What was leftover?  2 cups of pasta sauce, 3 cups of tri-coloured rotini, 1 cup boiled peas and carrots, and 1 ½ cups bite sized/diced chicken breast.

I sliced and sautéed another small amount of onions and mushrooms. In a buttered casserole dish I mixed together the pasta, the sauce, the onions and mushrooms, and the peas and carrots. I diced the remaining* chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and mixed that in too. Then I topped the dish with mozzarella cheese and baked it in the oven at 350⁰F for 35 minutes, until it was heated through and the cheese was bubbly and golden.

Everyone loved it!

Until next time ... eat your leftovers!

*There was still some more chicken left over after removing the breast, so I froze it for another day to make chicken soup or the like.

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A Safeway Rotisserie Chicken and Store-Bought Pasta Sauce - how can they be recreated?

I didn’t feel like cooking last night, so we had a rotisserie chicken from Safeway. GASP! I know... How horrible of me, not cooking. There you have it, it happens.

We had the chicken and I also made tri-coloured rotini and heated some bottled pasta sauce (again, GASP!) to which I added sautéed onions and mushrooms, with garlic cheese buns on the side.

There were leftovers: pasta, pasta sauce, chicken; there were also some peas and carrots from the previous night’s supper.

How will the leftovers be twisted and turned?  Stay tuned...

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Creamy Chicken Chowder

With two chicken thighs, about two cups of mashed potatoes, the same amount of boiled carrots and peas, and mushroom sauce, and four cups of cooking water from the potatoes, carrots and peas - I created a Creamy Chicken Chowder to die for!

And not only that, but it had dumplings in it too!

I chopped the chicken thighs into small bite-sized pieces, and cut the slices of carrots into quarters, just to make them easier to scoop up into our spoons.

In a large pot I placed the potatoes and the cooking water, and turned it on medium heat. While it heated, I re-mashed the potatoes - again, just to make it easier to scoop up with our spoons.

The rest of the ingredients, along with a tablespoon of dried parsley, then went in the pot as well to heat through and simmer until dumpling*-dropping time.

I didn't feel the need to add any other flavourings than the ones that were already in the mushroom sauce, which were - onion, sage, garlic, salt, and pepper.  I did add an extra pinch of salt while it was simmering

Until next time ... eat your leftovers!

*I'll post the recipe for dumplings in a separate post.  Watch for it!

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What Will This Become?

Tonight for supper we had chicken thighs in a mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, and boiled peas and carrots.

We have some leftovers...what will they become?

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