The best recipes in my opinion are the ones that either get eaten the first time around, or lead to easy leftover combinations. I hate to see food go to waste, and unfortunately when you're cooking for only 1 or 2 people that can happen quite often. You make something that tastes great the first time, and the second time, but by days 3 and up you are sick of it. So it sits in the back of the fridge, hidden by water bottles and fresher produce until you clean out your fridge tri-monthly and get grossed out by the mold and bacteria on it. Therefore I try to cook things which easily lend themselves to meal makovers to dress up the leftovers and make it feel like a whole new meal. So I took some macaroni & cheese I'd made earlier, leftover chicken, and
bruchetta topping (since the bread was now mush) and mixed it up for a super-easy, quick & healthy lunch.
Less wasted food = more money in your pocket = win-win.
Ingredients:
2 diced roma tomatoes
1/4 white onion, diced small
3-4 oz cooked chicken breast (or meat of choice, or no meat if you prefer)
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Microwave on high 1-2 minutes. You can sprinkle with extra cheese, or add any kind of cooked veggies you like. Enjoy!
Labels: cheese, chicken, comfort food, easy, fast, leftovers, lunch, microwave, multiple meals, tomatoes
