Create Magic with Leftovers

Sometimes you don’t want to cook,

or you don’t know what to cook,

or you have leftovers you want to use up…

BBQ chicken or pork have endless possibilies and

it’s fun to create something totally unexpected

Turn BBQ chicken into a

BBQ Chicken & Corn Pizza with Spinach Salad Topping

Save leftovers from Fajita night

and make a Fajita Pizza

The next time you make tacos,

prepare an extra lb. of taco seasoned ground beef

and stash it away in your freezer~

When you need a crowd pleasing party dip, you’re all set!

Loaded Taco Dip

A baked potato can be your best friend when you have leftovers,

fill it with leftover BBQ pork and dinner’s ready!

Potato pigs

The potato below was topped with

Brussels Sprouts, Garlic and Bacon Dip ~

insanely good,

a leftover dip turned into dinner!

This time I turned leftover Marinara Ricotta Dip into

Marina Ricotta Meatball Bubble-up for dinner

Try something crazy like a BBQ Sundae,

made with

leftovers from your BBQ chicken or pork dinner~

leftover mac & cheese, or potatoes and green beans

and served in a glass

What’s in the Refrigerator Quiche

is literally a little of this and a little of that

you can also make this Galatte style if you don’t have any eggs

I hope you’ll have fun

Creating Magic with your leftovers!

I will be joining these parties and blogs:

Sundays on Silverado /  Love Your Creativity

Turn About Tuesday 

Full Plate Thursday / Thursday Favorite Things 

Comments
24 Responses to “Create Magic with Leftovers”
  1. Great artwork and good ideas 🙂

  2. I make my Anything Quiche from leftover meat and veggies quite often. The marinara bubble up sounds like a delicious meal. Making a dip from leftovers is a great idea!

  3. Pam says:

    Jenna, you have definitely created magic with leftovers. Thanks for including so many great ideas. Roll Tide 🅰️🏈🅰️

  4. I just love how you think out of the box. Some of these ideas are tremendously creative!

  5. I’m lucky that my husband is okay with leftovers. I lover your makeover ideas!

  6. Anonymous says:

    Great ideas Jenna…I have to admit if I have leftover roasted or fried chicken, I add BBQ sauce to make it another variation. Yummy. Have a great and wonderful week. stay well Kari @ Me and My Captain 🙏🏻🎃🥰

  7. Wonderful ideas for leftovers!

  8. lghiggins says:

    I love doing combos like this. It is kind of like a “found” meal, and yours look yummy!

  9. Delicious! Sometimes the leftovers are better than the original!

  10. Anonymous says:

    I always use potato and vegetable leftovers. Chicken and meatballs not so much, leftover they take on a canned catfood vibe that is hard to cover up.

  11. Nancy says:

    Yum! Great ideas!

  12. Nancy says:

    You are always so creative!

  13. Kim says:

    Such wonderful ideas for leftovers Jenna. I especially loved the marinara meatball ricotta bubble-up and the BBQ Sundae was so creative. Loved the sweet paintings too!

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