Turn your leftovers into something delicious
Posted 6 months ago
Thu 21 Mar, 2024 12:03 AM
A great recipe for using up your most common leftover foods
Our Climate Champions asked you on Instagram what foods you have problems with using up.
The most popular culprits found lurking in your kitchens were:
- Bagels
- Bread
- Herbs
- Salad bags
- Fruit - bananas, pears, apples, avocado
- Vegetables - onions, carrots, bell peppers, spring onions, mushrooms, celery, spinach
- Milk
- Grated cheese/cheese slices
- Left over baked beans
- Eggs
- Pesto
- Pasta sauce
- Wraps
So seeing as it's Food Waste Action Week, here's a recipe idea that uses up a lot of those leftovers...
One pan Ratatouille and eggs
Ingredients:
Herbs, salad bag, onions, carrots, cheese, baked beans, bell pepper, spring onions, mushrooms, celery, eggs, pesto, pasta sauce, spinach and wraps.
Store cupboard: seasoning to taste, chilli, garlic, 400g chopped tomatoes
Method:
- Preheat oven at 200˚C, 180˚C (fan) or gas 6
- Peel and dice 2 onions and 2 carrots
- Wash and dice some celery
- Fry all three in a pan on the hob with some vegetable oil, until they soften
- Add garlic (fresh or dried)
- Prepare and dice fresh peppers
- Prepare and slice mushrooms
- Add the mushrooms and peppers to the pan
- Add a tablespoon of pesto paste
- Add the left over pasta sauce. If you do not have allot also add a tin of tomatoes
- Add left over baked beans and mix everything together
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, and add a tablespoon of vinegar and a pinch of sugar (optional)
- Place washed left over spinach in the base of an oven proof dish
- Spoon over the tomato and vegetable mix
- Make 4 wells in the tomato mix and crack your raw eggs into it
- Sprinkle the dish with cheese (whatever you have)
- Bake for 12 -15 mins depending on how you like your eggs
- Garnish with fresh herbs and finely diced spring onions
Serve piping hot with a side salad and tortilla wraps.