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Revamp Your Leftovers: 13 Creative Recipes to Declutter Your Kitchen

Are you tired of staring at a fridge full of random ingredients, wondering what to do with them? Do you find yourself constantly throwing away expired or wilted produce? It’s time to get creative and turn those leftovers into delicious meals!

Breakfast Bonanza

Start your day off right with these breakfast recipes that will breathe new life into your leftover ingredients.

• Veggie-Loaded Breakfast Casserole: A customizable dish that can handle any veggies, proteins, or cheeses your fridge can throw at it.
• Potato, Scallion, and Kale Cakes: Use up that excess kale and cold leftover mashed potatoes in this genius breakfast recipe.
• Sweet Potato Breakfast Skillet: Sweet potatoes, bell peppers, prosciutto, and leftover salsa come together in a hands-off breakfast skillet.
• Sheet-Pan Eggs: A giant frittata baked in a sheet pan, perfect for using up any veggies, proteins, and cheeses you have on hand.

Lunchtime Leftovers

Declutter your crisper drawer with these lunch ideas that will transform your leftovers into new and exciting meals.

• Pizza Pasta Salad: Use up leftover pepperoni, olives, and tomatoes in this easy pasta salad recipe.
• Southwest Chicken and Rice Bowl: A triple threat recipe that uses ingredients from the fridge, freezer, and pantry to create a delicious and customizable bowl.
• Pork Fried Rice: Breathe new life into day-old rice and leftover veggies with this vegetable fried rice recipe.

Dinner Delights

These dinner recipes will leave your fridge empty and your belly full.

• Panzanella Pasta Salad: A bread and pasta salad that’s perfect for using up day-old bread and adding your favorite veggies and proteins.
• Crispy Rice and Egg Bowl with Ginger-Scallion Vinaigrette: A recipe that knows exactly what it is – a zhuzhed-up collection of leftovers – and isn’t afraid to bring its best self to the table.
• Irish Banger Skillet: A hearty sausage and cabbage skillet dinner that’s perfect for using up those lingering ingredients.
• Witches Brew Stew: A slow-cooker soup made with sausage, beef, mushrooms, and carrots that’s perfect for using up excess veggies.
• Unwrapped Wonton Soup: An unconventional approach to wonton soup that uses up frozen stir-fry mixed veggies and can be customized with your favorite ingredients.
• One-Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole: A recipe that has everything – chicken, rice, broccoli, cheese, and more – all cooked up in one skillet for minimal dishes.

By incorporating these recipes into your meal routine, you’ll be saying goodbye to food waste and hello to a decluttered kitchen!