Complete Rounds 1-3 twice each. Round 4 is completed once, unless you want more! |
Now let's move on to some yummy leftover solutions!
About a month ago, I made pork carnitas and had a ton of leftovers. We tried to eat as much as we could, but we can only eat pork so many times in a week! So I put 2 lbs of pork into the freezer without thinking about freezing it in single servings. Instead, I froze all 2lbs of meat in one large block, resulting in this week's surplus of pork.
With a new job beginning this week, I figured having pre-cooked pork would be a quick and easy solution while I figure out my daily routine and schedule. Because I froze it all at once, I had to thaw it all at once. That means pork for breakfast and lunch for a few days. We also have meat sauce and lentil soup leftovers waiting to be eaten.
So many ziploc containers! |
"Mason Jar Salad" prep |
I have four enormous chunks of pork...the goal is to have half of one for breakfast and the other half for lunch for four days.
Enormous, loaded salads are always a good choice! |
I had this meal twice for lunch this week: a "mason jar" salad...just not in a mason jar. I put the dressing at the bottom, followed by thicker vegetables like cabbage and bell peppers because they won't get soggy. Then I add lettuce, tomatoes, and 1/2 slice of pork. Shake it all up at lunch time and enjoy!
Then for breakfast, I chopped up the other half of the pork and scramble it with eggs and spinach. I forgot to snap a picture this morning, so you'll just have to imagine it!
For another breakfast this week, I chopped up pork and added it to spaghetti squash and meat sauce.
Question to Readers: How do you deal with a large amount of leftovers, aside from freezing? Any creative meal ideas??? I've also thrown leftovers into a frittata!
Happy Friday!
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