Spaghetti noodles and sauce are a staple in most people's cupboards or pantries. Once in a while things don't match up though and you are left with extra sauce and no pasta to put it on. Here are some ideas to use up that sauce discrepancy. Avoiding food waste is one of the best ways to make sure our food dollars are being put to their best use. You would be surprised at how many ways you can use up some spaghetti sauce while stretching another meal.
- 1. English muffin pizzas: a great lunch, just spread extra pasta sauce on a split English muffin, sprinkle some cheese and bake
- 2. Stir into your meatloaf recipe: adds a little flavor while keeping the meatloaf moist. You might like it so much you do it all the time!
- 3. Italian Quesadilla!: Spread a flour tortilla with sauce, sprinkle with cheese and whatever other toppings you like on a pizza, cover with another tortilla and heat in a skillet (or even a microwave)
- 4. Stuffed peppers: A great way to use up odds and ends in the fridge. Mix spaghetti sauce with some leftover rice or quinoa, leftover vegetables, cheese and even meat. Then cut the top of your peppers, remove the seeds, fill with filling, top with a little more cheese, and bake 350 until the cheese on top is gooey and brown.
- 5. Italian Grilled Cheese: Butter one slice of bread and place in a skillet or on a griddle, top with spaghetti sauce, cheese, pepperoni if you like, then top with another slice of buttered bread and cook til golden.
- 6. Add to soup: Spaghetti sauce tastes great in vegetable soup, or you could add to tomato soup or chili
- 7. Topper for Polenta: Bake your polenta according to the directions, once you take it out of the oven top with spaghetti sauce and parmesan cheese
- 8. Chicken Parmesan Enchiladas: Holy cow! In my research I stumbled across this idea and wondered where it had been all my life! It calls for rotisserie chicken, but you could use leftover chicken, canned chicken or even cut up chicken patties, nuggets or fingers!
- 9. Italian Sliders: Sliders with your choice of toppings and spaghetti sauce used as a condiment
- 10. Stirred into cooked rice as a side dish
Do you have any tried and true ways of using up leftover sauce? Share in the comments! Have a great weekend!
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