50 Less Cooking

50% Less Cooking

without the need of hitting the rapidly food button! Don't you just cringe when some clever kitchen type tells you what you could be undertaking with the leftovers in the fridge, when it's plainly apparent the leftovers will stay there until they walk out by themselves!

More typically than not, saving money with leftovers, while a excellent idea, takes a lot of time in preparation and relies on a number of other ingredients getting accessible. So..........

Style your own leftovers!

Cooking twice as much as you have to have 'by design' will allow you the added time tomorrow with the added bonus of being aware of what you happen to be going to cook.

Dithering around in the kitchen operating out who wants what and what you forgot to acquire, takes ages. If you know you've already got a portion of the evening meal ready in the fridge, life becomes a lot much less stressful.

Most 'in-the-pot' dishes like bolognaise, chile, casseroles and stews can all be created in double quantities in highly tiny added time. Make confident you completely reheat meat dishes until highly hot. The only true difficulty with in the pot recipes is that you happen to be obliged to consume the similar meal two nights in a row. While you can serve it with rice, pasta, or potatoes to add some variety.

If you've managed to cook sufficient rice to feed the neighborhood, don't throw away the leftovers. Let the rice cool fully, place in a bowl, cover with plastic food wrap, and refrigerate. Then the following evening you have a base for a new and exciting meal...try these ideas:

Egg Fried Rice: Make a plain omelette and take away from pan. Cut into compact pieces and set aside.. Put cold leftover rice in the pan and stir gently. Add omelette pieces, stir and heat until hot perfect via. Serve with Chinese style ribs, or veggie sausages.

Special Fried Rice: Fry in olive or nut oil a finely chopped onion, tomato, green pepper and a couple of sliced mushrooms. Add leftover rice to pan. Stir gently. Add sweetcorn for colour and a couple of chopped walnuts if liked. Serve with any meat, fish, egg or veggie dish.

Rice Salad: In a big bowl, mix leftover rice with fresh raw chopped vegetables onion, tomato, sweet pepper, celery, sweetcorn, and any other favorites hanging around in the fridge. Chill for half an hour before serving. A half mayo-half natural yogurt dressing can be gently stirred in if liked. To make a whole summer meal in a bowl, add chopped boiled egg, cooked flaked fish, pieces of ham or cooked chicken or even nuts and raisins!

Potatoes can effortlessly be turned into 'designer leftovers'

Cooking a whole tray of jacket potatoes will take no longer than cooking one particular or two, just a couple of added minutes scrubbing time necessary. Shop leftovers in the fridge.

Flat Fries: Slice and shallow fry leftover jackets in hot olive oil and some mixed dried herbs or cumin spice. Turn sometimes. Serve hot with anything.

Family members Omelette: Peel and dice leftover jackets and gently fry in olive oil, with a chopped onion. Pour over beaten eggs and add some grated cheese. Cook gently for a couple of minutes. Turn and cook the other side. The omelette will likely fall apart in the course of this manouevre. Just push it back together. No-one particular will know! Serve hot with a green salad.

Rough Potato Salad: Peel leftover jackets and chop roughly. Mix in a big bowl with sweetcorn, tuna and a tiny chopped onion or chives. Serve with a mayonnaise sauce.

Hot mashed potato, served with a delicious gravy, is always a family favored. Make twice as much and delight the family two days in a row! Cool the leftover mash completely. Spot in a bowl, cover with plastic food wrap and refrigerate.

Baked Mash: Put leftover mash into a big bowl and stir in cooked flaked white fish, bacon pieces, or cooked vegetables. Spot in a greased ovenproof dish, top with grated cheese and bake in a medium oven until hot perfect via.

Burger Mash: In a big bowl, mix leftover mash with a tiny beaten egg, some chopped chives or highly finely chopped onion. Then form compact balls in your hands. Flatten slightly and, if accessible, coat with breadcrumbs or chopped nuts. Fry as you would a burger!

Cottage Pie: Cook minced beef, or veggie equivalent, a chopped onion and a tin of tomatoes together and place mixture in a big lightly greased ovenproof dish. Spoon leftover mashed potato over the top, and sprinkle on a tiny grated cheese, if liked. Heat via completely in a medium to hot oven and serve hot with green vegetables.

Cook a slightly bigger chicken and hold the leftovers covered - and possibly hidden - in the fridge. A vegetarian equivalent of chicken will operate equally well with these dishes.

Quick Chicken Curry: Pour a household created curry sauce or a jar of ready - created over cut up leftover chicken pieces and heat via completely in a hot oven. Constantly make confident re-heated meat is steaming hot perfect via. Serve with rice or jacket potatoes.

Chicken Salad: Mix cold leftover chicken with a finely chopped onion and stir in a half mayo, half natural yogurt dressing. Add a couple of walnuts for an added unique treat. Chill for 30 minutes and serve with any dish..

Chicken Stir Fry: Put cut up chicken pieces in a frying pan with a tiny olive or nut oil. Mix in thinly sliced sweet peppers, onion, tomato and any other bits in the fridge that appear healthy sufficient to consume. Cook gently for a couple of minutes, making certain the chicken is completely hot. Then mix into a bowl of hot cooked noodles. Serve with an oriental style sauce.

Hot Tip: Preparing a couple of menus in advance will mean you are always in manage of nourishing and tasty meals, and no have to have to lean guiltily on the microwave waiting for the most recent Television dinner to cook!

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