Hating to waste food lead to an odd dinner
@shaggin (71666)
United States
November 16, 2017 5:55pm CST
I have so many things in the cupboards that have been sitting around for months & years. I decided about a month back to try to use things up so I have been trying to be creative in coming up with ways to use things.
A few days ago I made hash browns and topped them with diced tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. It was surprisingly good and I would make it again.
Tonight I made something I love and it helped use up many ingredients... triscuits topped with sour cream then covered with diced green peppers, onions and broccoli.
Usually then I just add cheese and put it in the toaster oven but tonight I added a few extra ingredients such as cooked spaghetti noodles that my daughter didn’t finish with her dinner.
I added garlic salt when I felt it was a little bland and also sprinkled on some seasoned Parmesan cheese. My son and I tried it together when it was done cooking and agreed it was pretty good.
The photo is before I added seasonings and cheese.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Nov 17
I think this we should do instead of wasting foods. There are so many mouth not feeding everyday to waste our food. Usually I made fried rice with noodles and egg in the morning.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
That would be a huge meal for breakfast. I almost never eat breakfast I just have a huge coffee.
@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
@ilocosboy they say it is not good to skip breakfast and that it is a very important meal as it gives us the energy for our day.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
17 Nov 17
In our practice, we cannot escape morning without the breakfast.It is a must.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 Nov 17
That looks good! It must be something in the air, because I have been trying to use up odds and ends, too. I went so far as to make a list of things I needed to cook and/or eat, so when it's time for a meal, there is no excuse.
You are much more creative about it than I, though!
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
21 Dec 17
i try to use up stuff too.i have a soup i call "cream of leftover"..
my bro thinks that's hilarious for some reason..
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
22 Dec 17
@shaggin yea,but then he'll eat anything.any meal he didn't have to cook is all good with him.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
22 Dec 17
@scarlet_woman lol I will eat just about anything as well as long as it’s not meat. I love when other people cook and I don’t have too!
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Nov 17
sounds like some of the things I used to do with food to keep them from going to waste. its important when you have children growing up to teach them thrift. very good
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Nov 17
@shaggin been there many times when they were growing up.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
17 Nov 17
It looks very good. I will have to try using hashbrowns in this way.
Many years ago I was introduced to a neat appetizer that I make frequently. Take one of the refrigerated containers of crescent rolls and unroll them on a baking sheet like a pizza. Bake them and then top them with spreadable cream cheese and fresh tomatoes and broccoli. It was called a Fresh Veggie Pizza in the Pillsbury magazine I got the recipe from. Over the years, I have tried different things on this. I love Pico De Gallo and I started replacing the broccoli with the leftover Pico De Gallo I made the night before with our Mexican meals. Now these days, I have a new way to make them. I use the Ranch dip mix with sour cream and spread it on the rolls. I top this with fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. It is so good.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
I have made that a few times and have had it at parties a few times as well. It is so yummy. I don’t recall the exact ingredients but I think it was mayo, dry ranch mix and cream cheese that was spread over the crescent roll dough. Then shredded carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and shredded cheddar cheese so think.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
17 Nov 17
@shaggin It is so good. I am a sucker for ranch dressing. I just mix the ranch dressing dry packets with sour cream. I have used the dressing packets with mayo and milk for a salad dressing. It turns out more of a liquid than when I mix it with the sour cream.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Nov 17
Both sound different but good. I hate wasting food as well since we have been truly hungry before.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Nov 17
@shaggin Thank you. It's the worst feeling in the world that I wouldn't wish on anyone.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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17 Nov 17
sometimes it is those odd meals that end up being so tasty.... the bad thing (for me) usually is that I can never recreate it exactly....
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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17 Nov 17
@shaggin that's great! often i have "mystery" stuff in the freezer which may mean some leftover soup or a casserole. If i end up adding it to something else, it's never going to be the exact same. But hey, at least we enjoy it while it lasts... Then there are those times where I grab the mystery bag from the freezer & it's kind of gross. ha ha
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
@jillybean1222 Sometimes things look similar when frozen such as orange juice concentrate and pumpkin filling so I always have to label what is in the storage bags before feezing them.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
18 Nov 17
They both sound delicious, my husband is the chef and he is really good on using up leftovers and keeping my fridge clean.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
26 Nov 17
@PainsOnSlate My daughter likes those pizzas my son however doesn’t like pizza at all
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
25 Nov 17
@shaggin every meal at my house is interesting. Last night he didn't feel like cooking so I popped a frozen pizza in the oven..
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Nov 17
Those were some very creative ideas for leftovers.
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I keep wondering what I will come up with next that will be yummy.
@thislittlepennyearns (58137)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Nov 17
I made hashbrown casserole and roasted broccoli.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
That sounds so good! The other night was the first time I have made hashbrowns in years. I bought them a recipe but needed tater tots instead so I was trying think how to use them up because I didn't care much for them with just mustard on them.
@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
@thislittlepennyearns do you shred the potatoes to make them?
@thislittlepennyearns (58137)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Nov 17
@shaggin I make them a lot. Homemade.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
17 Nov 17
@shaggin lol that happens but at least you try different things
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
22 Nov 17
We Love to experiment with Foods as well. Would not be fond of the one you made with Broccoli though as neither one of us like Broccoli.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
22 Nov 17
My ex hates broccoli too so anything he buys chinese food and its in there I get to eat it and I love it! Tonight my daughter wanted spaghetti noodles with butter and parmesan cheese then scrambled eggs stirred in. She decided to take a soft taco shell melt cheese and then roll that around the spaghetti. She only ate a few bites so I ate it and was surpised it was actually good. I did add garlic salt though.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
17 Nov 17
I frequently throw things together to use them up.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
17 Nov 17
Hey as long as it tastes good..! Don't the triscuits get soggy?
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
17 Nov 17
They don't get very soggy if you assemble the things quick and bake it long enough. Right now I'm eating corn flakes and dried fig pieces... Both things I was given free but do not like them so I combined the two and its good!
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
17 Nov 17
So nice that you could use up those ingredients to make a new dish. I'm always in a dilemma when I see things that have been sitting too long in the pantry. I really should be more creative.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
17 Nov 17
That looks good...What are triscuts....
Fusion menu is what it would be called and sold at a high price in resturants
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