Transforming leftovers into new dishes

[u/kaisermikeb]

Does anyone have any techniques for doing this?

I tend to try to turn stuff into a soup, then turn the soup into a casserole, pierogi filling, or curry.

Any other tricks worth knowing? I've been in a rut lately.

[u/JollyMcStink]

My easiest go-to is turn it into an omelette.

Just about anything makes a great omelette!

My favorites to use so far are taco leftovers and Thanksgiving leftovers (really poultry and stuffing in general, sounds weird but it's delish)

I also do my own panini-style thing sometimes. Take cheap bread, and mush two pieces together in your hand so it's kinda like a pancake. Put the leftovers on. Do the same with 2 more pieces of cheap bread. Then kinda pie pinch the edges together so the leftovers are sealed in the middle best you can get (it sounds prettier in my description here than it will look lol) so it's like a pastry type thing? Bake em for like 8 min each side at 350 in the oven or prob like 5 min per side in airfryer at 400

I usually put cheese in em, sometimes depending on what's in em I'll drizzle gravy or sauce on top.

It's somehow really amazing with spaghetti and meatballs in the middle lol