This warm and wonderful soup uses up leftover potatoes and leftover meatloaf. If you don’t happen to have leftover potatoes, cook 2 large baking potatoes in the microwave and use those. It comes together very quickly and makes a hearty meal, when served with a salad. Best of all, no one is going to realize you’re making leftovers. Not a single person at my dinner table could identify this as having meatloaf in it, even when we had had said meatloaf the night before! Just call it Potato and Hamburger Soup and no one is the wiser.

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Potato and Meatloaf Soup

 

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This quick and easy soups tastes rich and delicious AND is your solution for leftover meatloaf and potatoes.

Recipe type: soup, leftovers

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp butter
• ⅓ c. flour
• 4 c. skim milk
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 cups cooked, peeled, diced potato
• ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp light sour cream
• 1¼ cup chopped meatloaf

Instructions

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan. Stir in flour and cook for about 30 seconds.
2. Whisk in the milk and stir in salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until it thickens.
3. Stir in potato, cheese, scallion, yogurt and sour cream. Cook until it begins to bubble.
4. Stir in the meatloaf and cook for about 3 minutes until heated through.

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This warm and wonderful soup uses up leftover potatoes and leftover meatloaf. If you don’t happen to have leftover potatoes, cook 2 large baking potatoes in the microwave and use those. It comes together very quickly and makes a hearty meal, when served with a salad. Best of all, no one is going to realize … Read more →

If you’re looking for a low fat meatloaf, this isn’t it. If you’re looking a meatloaf that will make you drool and cause your children to fight over who gets the last piece, this is it.

This meatloaf feeds 4, but if you want leftovers, you will have to double it!

1 small onion, minced

1 garlic clove, minced

6 baby carrots, chopped

1 tsp olive oil

1 lb ground beef

1 egg

1/4 cup ketchup

1 tsp Worchestershire sauce

1 tsp yellow mustard

1/2 tsp BBQ seasoning or rub (I use Penzey’s)

1/2 cup crushed BBQ potato chips

1 tsp breadcrumbs

Cook the onion, garlic and carrots in the oil until softened over medium high heat. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Press the meatloaf into a greased loaf pan and bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes until it reaches 165 degrees on an instant read thermometer.

If you’re looking for a low fat meatloaf, this isn’t it. If you’re looking a meatloaf that will make you drool and cause your children to fight over who gets the last piece, this is it. This meatloaf feeds 4, but if you want leftovers, you will have to double it! 1 small onion, minced … Read more →

Fried rice is my great go-to dish for lots of different leftovers. Small amounts of cooked leftover veggies can be used up in this dish as well as unused raw veggies that are lingering in your fridge. You can also add  leftover meat as well as shrimp. It’s a very forgiving dish. Here’s my recipe from a recent night:

2 eggs

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 small onion, minced

1 garlic clove, minced

4 cups cooked brown rice (you can use any kind of rice)

3 tbsp tamari sauce (or soy sauce)

2 tbsp stir fry sauce

1/4 cup cooked carrots, sliced thinly

2 scallions, chopped

1/4 cup chopped broccoli

2 baby bok choy heads, thinly sliced

1/2 cup frozen peas

Scramble the eggs then cook in 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat. Remove from the pan. Add the remaining oil with the onions and cook until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for a minute. Add the rice. Stir and then allow it to cook several minutes, stirring again and again letting it just sit for a few minutes. This allows the rice to brown and gives it some crunch. Add the tamari or soy sauce and stir fry sauce.

The next step is to stir in any uncooked veggies you are using. Let these cook until they soften, then stir in your cooked veggies. Cook until everything is combined and the raw veggies are cooked through. Stir the egg back in and serve.

You can use raw or cooked veggies in this recipe, so it’s great not only for leftovers, but for figuring out what to do with that little bit of a raw vegetable that isn’t enough to feed the whole family with.

Other possible ingredients in this: cooked diced chicken, cooked diced pork, cooked diced beef, cooked or raw shrimp, sliced or chopped zucchini, rutabaga, turnip, parsnip, snow peas, bean sprouts, diced green beans, thinly sliced Napa cabbage,or  thinly sliced mushrooms.

You can also add some grated ginger for some added zing. It’s a very flexible dish, perfect for using up all kinds of things that are lingering in your fridge!

Fried rice is my great go-to dish for lots of different leftovers. Small amounts of cooked leftover veggies can be used up in this dish as well as unused raw veggies that are lingering in your fridge. You can also add  leftover meat as well as shrimp. It’s a very forgiving dish. Here’s my recipe … Read more →

Here’s my latest installment of what to do with your leftovers! Got leftover chicken? Make a big dinner salad that feeds 4 and is super satisfying.

Leftover Chicken Salad

1 head of Boston or Romaine lettuce, torn into pieces (you can also buy bagged salad)

10 baby carrots, thinly sliced

2 clementine tangerines, peeled, sectioned then cut in half

1/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese (or any of your choice)

1 to 1 1/2 leftover chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces

2 tbsp finely chopped red onion

Toss all of this together. You can use bottled dressing or make your own.

This serves 4 and with a loaf or bread or some potatoes, it is a complete meal.

The great thing about salad is that it is very forgiving. You can add any raw veggie you like, use any kind of lettuce and any kind of dressing.  Choose your cheese. If you don’t want fruit, don’t add it, but if you do, salads with apples, pears ,or  strawberries are tasty and a fun way to make things a bit brighter.

Here’s my latest installment of what to do with your leftovers! Got leftover chicken? Make a big dinner salad that feeds 4 and is super satisfying. Leftover Chicken Salad 1 head of Boston or Romaine lettuce, torn into pieces (you can also buy bagged salad) 10 baby carrots, thinly sliced 2 clementine tangerines, peeled, sectioned … Read more →

I picked up a package of Carr Valley Bread Cheese at my grocery store recently ($11.79/lb.). On the package it says it is good dipped in coffee or with jam. Really? I scratched my head at this but gave it a try, mostly because it’s pretty hard to find cheese I won’t eat.

The cheese comes in a slab, about 5 inches by 4 inches, roughly an inch thick. It is slightly browned on the outside. I warmed it in a pan before serving with some jam. It’s a very dense cheese that is very mild. I think it is the combo of the density and the mildness that has brought the comparison to bread. We tasted it plain and it was just ok. I put strawberry jam on it and it was fantastic. I can also definitely see that this would be good with coffee (which I don’t drink – but I can see it with tea or even hot chocolate).  I know, it sounds completely weird, but it was just really good! It was a great accompaniment to the light dinner we had of salad and scallops.

I picked up a package of Carr Valley Bread Cheese at my grocery store recently ($11.79/lb.). On the package it says it is good dipped in coffee or with jam. Really? I scratched my head at this but gave it a try, mostly because it’s pretty hard to find cheese I won’t eat. The cheese … Read more →

It’s been a while since I cooked a Martha Stewart recipe, but since that is where my blog began, it is fun to sometimes return to my roots! My issue of February Living came and there’s a recipe for cacio e pepe. I’ve never made this before – I tend to prefer pasta dishes that are slightly more complex, but on a recent night I just wanted something that was uncomplicated, and that’s what this is (basically just pasta and cheese). Here are the details:

Boil 8 ounces of spaghetti (I used gluten free) for 2 minutes less than the cooking time recommended. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.

Drain the pasta and put it back in the pot (Martha says to use a skillet, but honestly, the pot was definitely sufficient for this). Add 4 tbsp butter and 1/2 cup of the cooking water and cook over medium heat until the butter melts and toss the pasta to cover. Add 1 cup Grana Padano grated cheese and stir until completely combined. Add salt and pepper (You’re supposed to add a lot of pepper, but I didn’t want a ton). Turn off the heat and grate one Meyer lemon into the pasta and stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (Martha said to use Pecorino Romano but I don’t like that). Toss until combined. Add more pasta water a few tablespoons at a time until the sauce reaches the right consistency (saucy, not too thick).

Pretty simple, right? The pasta water with the butter and cheese makes a nice thick sauce. My son didn’t like the Meyer lemon flavor in this and I have to say, I think it didn’t really need it, but it was my first go-round with Meyer lemons, so I was excited to try them. Quick, easy, and it definitely tastes like you worked a lot harder than you did!

It’s been a while since I cooked a Martha Stewart recipe, but since that is where my blog began, it is fun to sometimes return to my roots! My issue of February Living came and there’s a recipe for cacio e pepe. I’ve never made this before – I tend to prefer pasta dishes that … Read more →

I grew up using Pam to spray baking dishes, baking sheets, etc. It’s super convenient and easy to use. However, it has a long list of icky ingredients in it. One of which is silicone. I really don’t want to eat silicone. I’m not a big fan of rubbing sticks of butter on my pans or painting them with olive oil. I even tried saving my butter wrappers to use, but it always annoyed me.

Enter the olive oil Misto. This is your own easy to use cooking spray alternative. You fill the mister with olive oil. You are supposed to pump it 10 times before using it each time. Then you spray. It works just as well as Pam with no icky ingredients.

Although you are supposed to pump it 10 times, I did that the first time and since then I usually give it about 2-3 pumps and it works just fine.

I am LOVING this product. It’s also much nicer looking than cooking spray, so it sits out on the recessed shelf behind my cooktop now.

I grew up using Pam to spray baking dishes, baking sheets, etc. It’s super convenient and easy to use. However, it has a long list of icky ingredients in it. One of which is silicone. I really don’t want to eat silicone. I’m not a big fan of rubbing sticks of butter on my pans … Read more →

Embroidered table scarf

If you read my blog, you know I like to decorate for many holidays. It gives me something to look forward to and gives me a little bit of festivity throughout the year.  I like to decorate for Valentine’s Day because I love pink (no red hearts here!).  In addition to my heart shaped items, I like to put out my pink glass for the holiday.

I was digging around in my linens, wishing I had a Valentine runner, but I realized I have tons of handmade doilies inherited from my grandmothers. I also found a

Handmade doilies

table scarf my grandmother embroidered. These look just perfect with my glass and I’m so happy to have something they made by hand I can display. Many of my pink items belonged to one of my grandmothers, so it is especially nice to be able to display them this way.

If you read my blog, you know I like to decorate for many holidays. It gives me something to look forward to and gives me a little bit of festivity throughout the year.  I like to decorate for Valentine’s Day because I love pink (no red hearts here!).  In addition to my heart shaped items, … Read more →

My CSA winter share potatoes are almost gone! I used the last of the smaller ones up in this recipe, which is based on one in Paula Deen’s magazine.

This couldn’t be simpler or more yummy.

First, boil some smaller size potatoes until fork tender. Put them on a greased baking sheet. Take a drinking glass and press down, to smash them.

Melt 4 tbsp butter with 3 cloves minced garlic, salt, pepper and 1 tsp dried rosemary. Drizzle over the potatoes. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.

Flip the potatoes over and drizzle some olive oil over them. Crank the temp up to 425 until they get slightly brown and crispy (about 15 min).

This one was a big hit in my house. And it really was very little fuss for something that was so good!

My CSA winter share potatoes are almost gone! I used the last of the smaller ones up in this recipe, which is based on one in Paula Deen’s magazine. This couldn’t be simpler or more yummy. First, boil some smaller size potatoes until fork tender. Put them on a greased baking sheet. Take a drinking … Read more →

I’m not a big granola/snack bar person. And now that I’m gluten-free I am even less interested in this group of food.  However, I’ve found one I really love.

You’ll never believe where I heard about Kind bars. I was flipping around the TV and cruised by QVC where I like to check out the kitchen things they are selling. They were selling Kind bars. When I heard that they were gluten free, my ears perked up. I checked my grocery store’s web site and found out they sell them. So, the next time I was there, I checked them out. They are mostly nut-based. Some have dried fruits in them (like apricots, blueberries, or pomegranate) with the nuts.  Some have dark chocolate, coconut or other ingredients with the nuts. The ingredients are all non-GMO.  The bars all contain protein and some contain brown rice. They look like a granola bar, but they are much thinner, so it isn’t as heavy a snack as it looks like. I’m kind of hooked on these. I’m eating them instead of grabbing a handful of nuts – which is much easier as an on-the-go kind of snack. I used to find protein bars to be too heavy and kind of yucky in my stomach. but these don’t make me feel gross and overly full.

Every time I go to the store, the selection seems to get bigger. Last week I brought home 12 different types to try.  Each bar is $1.49. You order boxes of them online – my store doesn’t seem to sell them in boxes.

I’m not a big granola/snack bar person. And now that I’m gluten-free I am even less interested in this group of food.  However, I’ve found one I really love. You’ll never believe where I heard about Kind bars. I was flipping around the TV and cruised by QVC where I like to check out the … Read more →