Dinners that make great lunches or can be easily turned into a new lunch!
Trout dinner leftovers make a knock-out-of-the-park lunch! How can you easily get your recommended minimum two servings of fish per week? Make extra fish at dinner so you’ll have leftovers for lunch. Loaded with protein, vitamin D and omega-3 fats, trout makes a delicious and healthy lunch. Try trout in a: Grain bowl …
Have you noticed most slow cooker recipes take only 4-6 hours to cook? Yeah, not so practical if you work outside the home. THIS RECIPE takes 8-10 hours, enough time for most people to get to and from work. It serves 8. A recipe with guaranteed leftovers for lunch? That’s my kind of dinner recipe! Slow Cooker Greek Beef Pot …
Once you’ve browned your meat, added the veggies and broth in a heavy pot, you can forget about this stew while it simmers away. Perfect for weekend cooking. Add some broth to leftover stew and you’ve got a great soup for lunches. Beef and Mushroom Stew Save Print Prep time 30 mins Cook time 1 hour 30 mins …
Making lunches is easier when you big-batch cook. Keep healthy, convenient, foods like cooked ground beef in the freezer and you’ll always have lots of quick and healthy lunch options. Big Batch Tex-Mex Beef Save Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 1 hour 30 mins Total time 1 hour 45 mins Kids Cook! Get your kids involved …
Make your own lunch meats by cooking up a larger roast and using the leftovers for lunches. I tell this to parents all the time when they ask for alternatives to processed lunch meats and we all agree it’s brilliant. (And have you seen the prices of processed lunch meats?) You’ll likely save money going this route, especially when you …
Moist and full of flavour, homemade burgers beat frozen patties every time. I like that I can control the portion too. Some frozen burgers are too large for an adult, never mind a kid! I want to eat more than just a burger for my meal. Big burgers need big buns, and big buns need more salt-rich condiments…forget it! Give me a …
Bulgogi-style Korean beef leftovers make a great lunch, OK even breakfast if you ask my daughter who regularly heats up dinner leftovers for breakfast. If you want to re-purpose leftovers into something new, check out the chop suey idea here. Heads up: braising brings out the terrific beef flavour but takes some time so this recipe works best on weekends. …
Add this recipe for Pan-Seared Beef Bavette with Chili-Maple Sauce to your arsenal of quick, and tasty, weeknight meals. While this bistro-style skillet steak cooks up, you have about 10 minutes to get a couple side dishes going. Couscous with a handful of frozen peas to soak up some of the chili-maple sauce and microwave-baked sweet potato. There you go, …
Lettuce cups are great for nights when a heavy dinner timed just before my child’s sports practice just won’t do. Flipping and tumbling in gymnastics with a heavy dinner in your belly is not something I even want to think about! Beef & Mushroom Thai Lettuce Cups Save Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time …
Making a bigger roast ensures you’ll have leftovers for lunch. It takes no extra work and leaves you with lots of meal options. If you know you won’t use leftover roast beef within 2-3 days you can freeze it for up to 2 months for a head start on enchiladas or chili. Beer-Soaked Beef Rotisserie Roast Save Print Prep …
