What are some good meals to make and eat as left overs?

Chili-Stew-Bachalors bean pot-meat loaf-roast pot or cooked to medium for tasier re-heating and super yummy sandwiches- crock pot meals-lasagna

Here a few recipes:

Bachors beans pot:

This is just very basic-

Start with either dried beans (soak one night then add to a crockpot if you have one) or just toss in a couple of cans of beans-wichever kind you like. Add onions, cooked bacon or ham, a little brown sugar-musrad-ketchup what ever sounds good and simmer all day.

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Chili:

1 lb hamburger-or ground turkey if you want or even a 50/50 mix

1 medium onion chopped

1-2 cloves garlic chopped

1 can stewed diced tomatoes

1 can kidney beans

chili powder

cumin

seasoned salt

hot sauce or cayanne pepper **optional

Brown the beef and drain most the fat off. Add the chopped onion and garlic and cook until the onion is translucent.

If you have already cooked the beef in a large enough pot then add the tomatoes, and beans. If not transfer to a large pot and add the toms and beans. Add chili powder, cumin and seasoned salt to taste.

If you like your chili a little spicier then add more chili powder, hot sauce or the cayanne to you liking.

Sometimes I also add a can of corn to my chili.

And you may need a little water so that it doesn't dry up while you are simmering.

Simmer the chili for a good 20-30 minutes minimum.

Serve with cheese, and sour cream on top!!! Mmmmmmmmmm....

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Basic Stew:

1 pound stew meat

1 or 2 carrots peeled and cut into big chunks

1 or 2 ribs of celery cut into big chunks

1 onion chopped

1 large white potato or 2 medium potatoes peeled and chopped

1 clove garlic chopped

1 can stewed tomatoes

Oil

Flour

Seasonings such as seasoned salt, granulated garlic, pepper, celery salt, onion powder and a few bay leaves

In a large skillet heat the oil.

In a zipper seal bag add flour and all the seasoning to taste-except bay leaves. You want to season it kinda heavily because it will basically season your whole stew.

Toss the meat into the bag of flour and coat well. Add the meat to the oil, adding a little extra flour.

Meanwhile add all veggies and bay leaf to a soup or crock pot. Add the meat when it is done frying, add all the flour drippings as well.

Simmer on low heat until the meat and veggies are tender. Adding more water or seasonings as needed. Stir from time to time as well.

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Crock Pot Chicken Salsa Curry

10 chicken thighs-bone in

1 jar of your fav salsa

1/2 onion chopped

1 tablespoon curry (or about 1/2 if you don't like a strong curry taste)

1/2 cup sour cream

Place the chicken in the crock pot. Mix the onion, curry and salsa. Pour over the chicken and cook on low for about 6-8 hours.

When the chicken is done take it out of the crock pot and put on a serving plate. Add the sour cream and mix well. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.

This would go well with rice or cous cous.

If you don't have a crock pot then just use a roasting pan or covered casserrole dish and bake at 200-250 for 3-4 hours or so. I can't remember how many hours I did it when I used the oven method. This recipe is easy to do smaller portions of as well.

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Mexi-rice:

Use rice that is still warm.

Heat a skillet or griddle pan to a med-low heat. Add the rice and your favorite salsa, some olives, corn and ground cumin. (A great salsa to use would be the kind in the plastic tubs in the produce section, I think it's labeled as "Fresh Salsa" or picco de gallo, but El Paso or whatever would work as well.)

Instead of pre-made salsa make your own using roma tomatoes chopped small, red onions, chopped cilantro, minced garl

If I am making something in the oven over the weekend, I will make sereral things due to using the oven and saving time and money. So, we will eat the meal and have left overs for his lunch or for that next day. At any rate, we eat leftovers with other stuff if not much left overs for both of us. We do not waste food. I do not make meals out of left overs. We have a 3 day rule.

I think you should definitely go out and buy a crock pot. You can put something in before you go to bed or before you leave for school and it can cook for 8-10 hours. You can make roasts, spaghetti sauces, chilis, soups, stews, etc.

Any of those recipes are things that can be made on the weekend and will be even better after a few days.

Another idea is to make your usual recipes and freeze them in individual portion sizes so that they can be easily reheated when you need them. Take one or two out in the morning and put them in the fridge and then heat them up when you come home and you won't have to slave over a hot stove at 10pm!

Google some recipes or get a crock pot cookbook. Even better, get Eat, Shrink and Be Merry..... It's healthy and easy to follow and has lots of helpful tips and tidbits!

Good luck!

I only have 1 thing but a couple of ways if you have leftover mexican rice & meat or chicken you can dice it up & saute it in a little oil & a diced garlic clove if you want add some beef or chicken stock about 2 cups & a little water about 1cup & a small can of tomato sauce & any left over veggies you like. this would be for like a soup. for a casserole, add less stock & water.

Paella

Beef stew

Chili

Pot roast

Soups like kale soup, wedding soup, minestrone

Clam chowder

Cassoulet (French baked beans)

pizza shells (like homemade Boboli)

rye bread

And don't forget to keep lots of staples around that freeze well and can be easily divided -- fish steaks, Italian sausages, pork chops, frozen vegetables like peas and corn.

You should get a recipe book. Often the recipes will be for a family of 4-6 people, so between you and your boyfriend, you will probably have leftovers.

The one I use is Rachael Ray's 30-minute meals cookbook. Her recipes are quick and easy, and I always have leftovers!

meat loaf and kind of meat will do and you can make Shepard pie too and use and type of potatoes on top do sent have to be plain white ines , try sweet pot ates or even red potatoes. meat balls . stew freezes well you can freezes sauce and add to many things . home style mac and cheese too.