Make Leftovers Into Meals

One trick I have learned over the years to reduce grocery costs is to find items that make multiple meals.  Roasts can be a great deal when you get multiple meals out of them.  If you think about Thanksgiving, for example, and how many meals that one turkey provided, you get the idea of where I'm going with this.

Whole roaster chickens are good to stock up on when they go on sale.  A 6-8 pound bird can feed a family of 4 two dinners, at least.  Use the leftovers from the roast to make a second meal of hot open faced chicken sandwiches, or mix the meat with a package of frozen mixed vegetables and gravy to make a homemade chicken pie.

The same logic can be used with other meats as well.  The leftovers from a 3-5 pound pot roast can be made into hot open faced beef sandwiches.  Mix the meat with barbecue sauce and have barbecued beef.  Or you can cut the leftover meat into cubes, throw it in a pot with the leftover pot roast veggies (carrots, potatoes, etc.) add water to make a stew.

One favorite around my house is the pork roast.  Mix the leftovers with barbecue sauce for barbecued pulled pork sandwiches.  Or you can cube the meat, mix it with gravy, add veg, and make a pork pie.

You don't have to be a chef to make great tasting meals from leftovers.  All it takes is a little imagination.