What’s the best shortcut to delicious homecooked meals? A fridge full of leftovers! Stored properly, tasty tidbits like yesterday’s Success® Rice, are the quickest route to making easy dinner recipes with leftovers.
When we say leftovers, we don’t mean that you have to eat the same dish for dinner five days in a row. Instead, get creative and, with a few additional pantry ingredients, some fresh produce, and the right techniques, turn leftovers into something new, each and every day! A great way to reduce food waste, dining on revamped leftovers is also budget-friendly and a simple way to cut down on your time in the kitchen. Prep once and eat well multiple times? Count us in!
Armed with the right recipes, tips and tricks, learn to transform yesterday’s excess into fresh and tasty dinners. Made with Success® rice, quinoa, and more, easy recipes for leftovers are right around the corner!
Cheesy Italian Leftover Rice Bake
Beyond leftover Success® boil-in-bag white rice, this comfort-food favorite is an ideal home for leftover vegetables and protein, from chicken to steak or seafood. Switch up the ingredients — but not the focus on leftovers — and surprise the family every time you make this comforting layered casserole.
Lime Ginger Shrimp Fried Rice
When making fried rice, leftover rice is best! Test that theory with this citrusy, sweet and savory dish topped with succulent seasoned shrimp. Not only does using day-old rice speed up the process to make this complete dinner, it also yields the best texture in the final dish.
Kale and Quinoa Salad with Chicken
When prepping Success® boil-in-bag tri-color quinoa, make extra and you’ll have plenty left over for this energizing recipe. A delectable combination of quinoa, kale, leftover rotisserie chicken and bright lemon-Dijon vinaigrette, this also gets a generous garnish of almonds, cranberries and goat cheese. In all, it’s a dish that’s loaded with colors, textures and a variety of bold flavors.
Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup
An ingredient that adds heft and flavor to any meal, leftover Success® boil-in-bag white rice is particularly soothing in this creamy take on traditional chicken soup. When the wind picks up and skies are gray, there’s no better feeling than melting into this steaming bowl of comfort.
Quinoa Burrito Salad Bowl
Deconstructed but not devoid of flavor, this stacked burrito bowl can be topped any way you like! Start with leftover Success® boil-in-bag tri-color quinoa or rice, then delve deep into the fridge to see what you have on hand. Whether you opt for last night’s grilled chicken or ground beef, flavorful roasted veggies, salad or slaw, there’s no wrong way to top this tempting bowl.
Bourbon-Glazed Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowl
Topped with glazed, sweet and tender sweet potatoes, crisp spinach and creamy avocado, Success® boil-in-bag tri-color quinoa is a warming dish you’ll gladly welcome any day of the week. Speed up this supper with leftover quinoa reheated in the microwave or gently on the stove.
One Pot Chili with Rice
Satisfying and speedy, this warm bowl of comfort comes together even faster when you have leftover Success® boil-in-bag white rice on hand. In fact, no matter which type of Success® Rice you have in the fridge, reheat it using one of our preferred methods and use it to sop up every tasty morsel of this delightful dish.
Mediterranean Chicken and Rice Pita Bowl Recipe
Served in an edible bowl, this exciting dish never fails to turn heads! Simply sauté last night’s leftover white rice with aromatics, shredded chicken and a heap of spices, and you’ll have a fragrant meal that feels as fancy and fun as takeout.
Quinoa Minestrone Soup
A cool weather must-have, this stimulating soup relies on sautéed pancetta, a bounty of vegetables, broth, beans and Success® boil-in-bag tri-color quinoa for its bold layers of flavor. Comforting and rich, ideal for lunch or dinner, this recipe will be playing on repeat in your kitchen until temperatures rise.
Biko (Filipino Sticky Rice Cake)
A sweet way to repurpose leftover Success® boil-in-bag jasmine rice, this recipe yields a sticky, tropical sweet treat that few can resist. Will you suddenly start making more rice than you need just so you have an excuse to make this the next day? Only time will tell.
Faced with a fridge full of leftovers? Give them the ultimate glow-up, with recipes that are simple, satisfying and always deliver delicious results. Feed your cravings — whatever they are — with made over leftovers and Success® Rice!