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"Using leftover chicken makes this ecomical and easy! Just saw this on Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian Episode: Cost-Cutting Comfort and it looks so good, and something I might make for my kids, or for me making it vegetarian!"

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, fresh ground black pepper...

"My favorite way to use leftover turkey. Must give credit where due....this is my modification to one of Emeril's recipes - his was to boil a turkey specifically for gumbo - mine is to use up those leftovers!"

Ingredients: turkey meat, turkey broth...

"I've searched for this recipe for several years, ever since I worked at the Red Hot & Blue restaurant in Savannah, GA. I FINALLY managed to get ahold of the store manual's recipe, and this is scaled down from it. It will still make a fair amount, about 12 servings...but once you try it, you'll be grateful for that extra, cause it..."

Ingredients: Red Bliss potatoes, eggs...

"VERY INEXPENSIVE.... AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS....PREPARES IN 20 MINUTES!
My sister makes this amazing recipe for large and small crowds. For such a simple dish, it always impresses. My husband does not like black beans... but he ate this to be polite and LOVES it now! My children were forced to try it and now ask for it by name."

Ingredients: corn tortillas, dried basil...

"This is a very rich, creamy, and indulgent dish. Perfect for leftover ham. This can be frozen for a quick weeknight treat. Can substitute chicken or turkey"

Ingredients: colby-monterey jack cheese, pepper...

"Boneless center cut pork chops cooking in a citrusy sauce. Suprizingly easy and done in under 45 minutes! I like this recipe because it is quick and the kids gobble it up. The sauce is really good and can be poured over rice as a side dish too. I found the base of this recipe 15 years ago when I first started to cook. I have added to it and made..."

Ingredients: cream of mushroom soup, onions...

"I had some leftover Ham from our 2011 Christmas Dinner,and needed a different way to serve it.O.k. I hear some of you saying " It's the same way to make M & C with ham. " .But I think some of the ingredients in the sauce might not be what you expect.So, give it a try and tell me what you think. Submitted to Food.com ( a.k.a. "..."

Ingredients: chicken bouillon powder, cooked ham...

"Leftover sauce and spaghetti? No problem! Nobody complains about leftovers in my house. This will not last! I use the pre-shredded Italian cheese mix from the grocery for an easy prep."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, spaghetti noodles...

"A "health-conscious" recipe using blended cottage cheese to bring a creamier consistency to this normally-rich dish."

Ingredients: cooking spray, fresh ground black pepper...

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: Being a former cook in restaurants, you learn to utilize everything. One time we had frozen hash brown, left over baked potatoes & mashed potatoes. I came up with a similar recipe using them. I still make huge pans of them when I cater & get raves about them.

Having Simply Potatoes..."

Ingredients: alfredo sauce, fresh mushrooms...

"Good down home comfort food! If you like one pot meals you should enjoy this. Creamy and easy to make a ton on a budget, what more could you ask for?"

Ingredients: cream of mushroom soup, cooked rice...

"I had leftovers from Bill Knapp's Au Gratin Potatoes,and didn't just want to heat them up and use them as the same side dish. So, I cooked up ground beef with onions,and seasonings. Added some leftover veggies and came up with what I think turned out to be a pretty good recipe. Submitted to Food.com (a.k.a. " ZAAR " )on January 3rd.2012"

Ingredients: au gratin potatoes, lima beans...

"I love my leftovers. I go out of my way to make too much so I have thigns for future meals and to play around with. I think Thanksgiving is the Alpha and Omega of holidays for leftovers. I came up with this recipe as an easy meal that uses leftover prepared ingredients. It can also be adjust to meet your tastes. Just remember that the potates are..."

Ingredients: eggs, fried onions...

"I wanted something different for breakfast for the kids and was out of cereal. a look in the fridge and steak and baked potatoes from last nights dinner inspired this recipe. You can stretch this to serve many by adjusting ingredients chopping and slicing to stretch further. Add more or remove something to suit your preferences! Serve with some toast..."

Ingredients: pepper, white button mushrooms...