Make the Most of Leftovers: Creativity in Your Kitchen

In Spain and around the world, food waste is a real problem: tons of perfectly usable food are thrown away every year. Using leftovers is a way to save money, take care of the planet, and test your culinary creativity. Turn what's left over into delicious new recipes and keep it out of the trash!

• Stew Croquettes: Mix stew leftovers with béchamel, bread, and fry.
• Baked Pasta: Use cooked pasta, sauce, and vegetables for a baked gratin.
• Roasted Vegetable Omelette: Beat eggs with leftover vegetables and set in a pan.
• Quick Empanadas: Fill with leftover meat or fish and bake with puff pastry.

• Plan your menu thinking of second lives for your dishes.
• Combine textures and flavors: yesterday's rice can be a base for a poke bowl, meat for tacos.
• Add sauces or fresh herbs to spark up leftovers.
• If you doubt freshness, better not risk it!

• Make "energy balls" with leftover nuts, cereals, and honey.
• Use peels and skins for broths and soup bases.
• Prepare express breakfasts with stale bread: French toast or crumbs.
• Let the children participate by creating the weekly "leftovers plate"!