[Kitchen Witch]

Last week I made a steak dinner (skillet fried), nothing really fancy - but I knew that the steak would be just a bit too big and I would have some leftover - but yet not enough to duplicate the meal again. So I steamed red potatoes and carrots to go with it and made sure I made "extra" for the next meal. Of course I made gravy - and I made extra.

I froze the extra gravy because it would go well with burgers, fries, etc. at another time.


The next day I cut the leftover steak into bite-sized pieces and added to the crockpot with a can of diced tomatoes and let that cook. I peeled the red potatoes that were leftover and cut the leftover carrots into chunks and added that to the crockpot with a beef bouillon cube. I let that warm through. Then I had some escarole leftover - once again - not much - so I cut that into small pieces and added that and let it wilt. Once wilted I adjusted the seasonings with a bit more salt and pepper. Then I opened a package of Ramen soup - saved the seasoning packet for another use - and I broke up the noodles into small pieces and added that. Once cooked we had a very easy stew for dinner that I served with crusty bread and a salad.

It wasn't like serving leftovers and we enjoyed it.


You can do the very same thing using leftover meats or poultry of any kind.