Dressing Up Leftovers

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I've had to learn to fol my family into eating leftovers. I always buy a large roast and have roast bef the first night. The leftovers can easily be turned into french dip sandwiches, hot roast beef sanwiches, beef stroganoff or enchiladas. When I make steak for dinner I turn the leftovers into easy fajitas.
A roasted turkey breast is wonderful in many dishes. This summer I was making pasta salads with the leftover lmon turkey breast and it was divine. Also works great in hot pasa dishes.
If I'm running low on hamburger I'll go shopping on Tuesday when they've had it on sale all week and they usually put a clearance sticker on it rather than change the price next day. So I get it at the sale price plus a couple bucks off, take it home, season and cook it all up and freeze using my vacuum sealer. It great for quick dinners later, as it's already cooked and easy to thaw. It's much easier to make baked ziti that way. You can also make extra casseroles and such and freeze for later so you have a night cooking free! My freezer has enchiladas, ziti and sheperds pie in it right now, just waiting to be used on an easy cooking night.