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Leftovers Recipes

Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey, Avocado & Swiss Panini

November 26, 2008

It’s Part 2 of my Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwiches series! Grilled on ciabatta and dressed with a sundried tomato mayo, my Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey, Avocado & Swiss Panini transform your leftover turkey from “Thanksgiving traditional” to “club chic” (Get it? Club!). Even if your turkey comes out a little on the dry side (it can happen [...]

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Turkey, Cranberry & Havarti Panini (My 50th!)

November 25, 2008

It’s my 50th sandwich – woo hoo! The people have spoken and Turkey, Cranberry & Havarti Panini it is. Excellent choice, folks! It’s the cranberry sauce that really make this one “taste like Thanksgiving”. The buttery flavor of the Havarti is an excellent complement to the sweet-tartness of the cranberries. I grilled the sandwich on [...]

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Chipotle Chicken (No-Flip!) Quesadilla

October 25, 2008

My husband tends to be more of an “appreciator” of food rather than a “creator”, but if there’s one thing he likes to make it’s quesadillas. And he’ll make them out of anything. Leftover hamburger in the fridge? It goes in a quesadilla. One more spoonful of peanut butter left in the jar? Peanut butter [...]

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Chicken-Grape Salad & Gruyere Panini

August 1, 2008

Like that of many other time-strapped folks, my current weeknight dinner strategy is to cook just a few times a week and repurpose the leftovers in between. I was on Day 3 of my five pounds of Chicken Marbella (which is amazing, by the way – I highly recommend Elise’s recipe!) today when I decided [...]

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Ham & Brie Panini Recipe

April 3, 2008

I used to dread leftovers, but now that I make panini on a regular basis I actually now look forward to them! After a wonderful feast of a roast and veggies, all you need to do is add some good bread and perhaps some cheese and condiments from the pantry and you’ve got the makings [...]

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Chicken, Hummus & Red Pepper Flatbread Panini Recipe

April 3, 2008

Don’t you love those versatile ready-made pizza crusts? Perfectly pre-baked and seasoned discs ready for your chosen toppings. Well, they’re good for more than just pizza – try them as flatbread for panini! In this quick-and-easy Chicken, Hummus & Red Pepper Flatbread Panini recipe, leftover roasted chicken makes a delicious encore with crisp, toasted flatbread, [...]

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Chicken, Pancetta & Swiss Panini Recipe

March 24, 2008

I love to roast a chicken on the weekends, and with just two of us (who eat solids) in the house, there are always a lot of leftovers. Fortunately, panini were tailor-made for leftovers. I pulled together this even-better-the-next-day sandwich with ingredients I had in my pantry – challah bread, roasted garlic aioli, pancetta, swiss [...]

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