by Texas Homesteader ~
With planned leftovers you cook lots of a main ingredient to incorporate into future meals. It really simplifies things in the kitchen! Recently I cooked up a huge pork roast in a slow cooker. Come see the many dishes I have planned with that one roast.
by Texas Homesteader ~
Do you hate to waste money on hard, stale taco shells? If you’ve got plain corn tortillas you can easily make them into the crispy taco shells you love. Check out this Homestead Hack for making your own lightly crispy (aka: not shatter-hard) taco shells.
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Tortilla pizza bakes fast – only about 5 minutes in my standard air-assisted oven. So pizza night just got quicker! 
by Texas Homesteader ~
Leftover meatloaf can be so versatile. I turned plain leftover meatloaf into something new and delicious – beef quesadillas!
It made a lot – enough for supper and lunches the next day too. And since I was using leftover food, it was almost free.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I found six different ways to enjoy that whole chicken I cooked. I was surprised at how many times that one bird could feed us using the leftover chicken. We’ve really gotten a lot of mileage with different meals out of this one bird. Check it out!
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There’s not a much better comfort food than homemade Chicken & Dumplings. This is a favored old-fashioned recipe in my Homestead kitchen and the ultimate comfort food. Check it out!
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Looking for a fast supper idea? Chicken Pot Pie from scratch is super fast when you use leftover chicken.
I made the pie crusts & cream of chicken soup from scratch too but you can use purchased crust & soup instead if you like. Fast, easy & DELICIOUS!
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A dear friend told me about dehydrating tomato puree (sometimes seasoned) into a leather. WHAT?? Tomato leather??
Yes, tomato leather can be used to simplify your pizza night. Just plop a tomato leather on top of your crust and start adding fillings. The leather rehydrates as the pizza cooks. Oh yeah, I’ve gotta try this!
