Waste not, want not........ What to do with leftover ingredients

On July 1, 2021 by Once a Month Meals

Aunt Sissy’s Poppy Seed Chicken from Once a Month Meals

You don’t need to have grown up during the depression era to dislike wasting things. Each person has their own motivation – whether it is money, the environment, or the availability of resources. The bottom line is that we don’t want to be always throwing food away. Sure you can have it for lunch the next day but that can get boring pretty quickly!

We know that sometimes when you are prepping for a meal plan, you end up with some ingredients leftover. So whether you have 2 cups of cooked chicken, extra cooked ground beef, or some leftover veggies that you just chopped… this post will offer you various recipes to put those ingredients to good use before they expire.

Using up those leftover ingredients to put into a quick & easy freezer meal means your effort won’t go to waste in the fridge. It means not wasting food (or the time, money, and resources that went into it). And best of all, it means you’ll have another make-ahead meal in the freezer.

Below you’ll find recipes that:

√ Have few ingredients… so, you’re more likely to have them on hand.
√ Are easy to make… meaning you’ll be more motivated to make them.
√ Have been tested (and tasted) for quality… so, you know they’ll be yummy & hold up well in the freezer!

(Quick Tip: If none of these recipes appeal to you, you can do still find your own to make with Once A Month Meals with ease! Simply use the search bar on our recipes page. Type in the ingredient you have on hand and want to use and hit ‘enter’. Recipes with that ingredient will appear for you to sort & pick from!)