suggested by Deena716. Props be to her.
Sometimes,
one of the most frightening things you can do is open your refrigerator.
Opening
some of those plastic containers without proper protection, including (but not
limited to) plastic gloves, respirators, goggles, and a full biochemical
warfare suit, can result in anything from nauseating smells and loss of
appetite to a full-blown mutant broccoli monster attack.
So, natch,
I’m gonna go through a few ways to use some of those tidbits up, jazz ‘em up,
and provide some helpful tips on chowing down on your leftovers before they
turn into a 1950’s B-movie cast member.
Hambooger Helper
So, this
one’s actually pretty easy. According to
the website, there are 27 varieties of Hamburger Helper currently in
circulation. It’s easy to get rid of
these morsels, since they all taste like the same thing – salty goopy crap
grown-up Chef Boyardee. Which means you
can do pretty much anything with it to resuscitate it or stretch it out
again. Here are some of my quick fixes.
·
spread
butter/margarine on a hoagie roll, add garlic powder, and grill in a skillet
until golden brown. Smother the whole
thing with Hambooger Helper that’s been zapped in microwave and eat it
open-faced, or go greedy and eat it like a fancified sloppy joe.
·
Add
the leftovers (nuked to heat through, of course) to a pot of Kraft Side Dish (I
refuse to call it “dinner” on principle).
Seriously. This works with any
flavor of Double H and also makes your Side Dish last for a little more than
two servings. ‘Cuz we all know they’re
smoking Skittles when they make those serving sizes.
·
stir
it in to your leftover mashed potatoes and pretend it’s a Wawa bowl top
it off with shredded cheese before zapping it in the nuker.
Leftover Cooked Chicken
How directly
the hell did you manage to wind up with leftovers of this? I could go on a completely separate diatribe
on this topic. Matter of fact, I think I
will in the next installment of The Snarky Eyebrow. Look for the fancy link here when it’s
posted.
Kraft Side Dish
Even
though I mentioned it above, this deserves its own special segment. This has got to be the easiest leftover to
work with since plain white rice. You
can literally put almost anything
into Kraft Side Dish. Except toes. Don’t ask, just trust me. Frozen peas & carrots? A can of tuna? Congratulations, you just made ghetto Tuna
Casserole. Leftover lunch meat? No problem.
Seriously,
you can even skip the heating-up step and crumble it over a green salad in place
of cheese. Before you look at me like
I’m crazy, try it. Soon you’ll be
telling your friends to stop looking at you
like you’re crazy.
(That’s
best with Italian dressing, by the way.)
Personal
favorite add-ins:
- can of tuna (with or without
peas & carrots)
- quartered pepperoni slices
- MOAR CHEEZ
- Lay’s original potato chips
(trust me)
Or if
you’re willing to do a little more work, you can mix it well with leftover hash
browns, smoosh it by hand to form patties, and fry ‘em up on a griddle to make
your own cheesy tots.
Have a
suggestion for a topic? Something
unidentifiable in the back of your fridge?
Submit it in the comments below, and I promise I won’t ignore it. But only because I have no life to speak
of.
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