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Leftover Mashed Potato Cups Recipe

leftovers, appetizersSheri SpalloneComment

Leftover Potatoes?  No Problem!  Here's a fun re-make that you could either serve as a side or serve it as an appetizer for guests (I've already mentioned my kids and leftovers...here's my sneaky solution).

Ingredients

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  • 2-3 cups Leftover Mashed Potatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) Cherchies Lem 'n Dill Herbed Butter Recipe (butter and Cherchies Lem 'n Dill Seasoning), melted
  • Leftover salami (or any kind of leftover deli meat, bacon, etc.), chopped
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, or montery jack, or perhaps a combination of both)
  • Cooking Spray
  • Mini muffin tins
  • Chopped scallions (optional)

Preparation

Preheat Oven to 350.  Spray Mini muffin tins with cooking spray, set aside.  In a medium bowl, mix together, potatoes, Cherchies Lem 'n Dill Butter, egg, and salami.

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Scoop spoonfuls of potato mixture into mini muffin tins.

Sprinkle cheese on top (you had me at cheese!) and bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool for 5 minutes.

Add scallions to make it pretty...and serve.  

Mashed potatoes, reconstituted.  Omg (sorry, I have two teenagers and a young adult...omg means Oh My Goodness... hee-hee...not!).  These are so cute!  Enjoy tricking your family!

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Sassy Chicken Tostada Recipe

entrees, leftoversSheri SpalloneComment
Sassy Chicken Tostada Recipe

Sassy Chicken Tostada Recipe

Leftovers get a bad rap, in my opinion, I get it, not everyone likes leftovers. I am a big fan of "waste not, want not" (OMG, I am starting to sound like my mother). Leftovers were foreign to me as a child, but now, as a mother of three, it makes perfect sense because you waste less, which saves money, and saving money is a good thing, right? (Don't tell my Mom she was onto something;). 

I learned early on when our children were younger that I needed a plan to disguise last night's dinner because it made me crazy to see food wasted. So to avoid wrinkled noses and wasted food, my claim to fame (in which I self-appointed myself, "Queen of Leftovers") is reconstituting leftovers into new masterpieces.  Trust me, your family will never know what hit them:)

These delicious Sassy Chicken Tostadas are an innovative by-product of leftover Sassy Chicken Skewers, with shredded chicken, Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning, Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend, refried beans, guacamole, cheese, and all kinds of yummy taco fixings piled on top of crispy corn tortillas. So, are you ready to turn last night’s leftover chicken into these tasty Tostadas?

Comment below and let us know how they turned out! As always, thank you for visiting. Come back again!

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Ingredients

  • Leftover Sassy Chicken Skewers, shredded

  • 1 can (15 oz. refried beans

  • 4 Corn tortillas

  • 1 cup canola oil for frying (optional)

  • 2 cups Shredded cheese (Cheddar or Montery Jack, or a combination of both), reserving 1/2 cup for garnish

  • 1 small jar of salsa (I used Cherchies Oh Sooo Simple Salsa...well, because it's leftover night)

  • Prepared Guacamole (I used Cherchies Guacamole Recipe)

  • Shredded lettuce

  • Sour cream (I typically use nonfat Greek yogurt as a substitution)

  • Lime'n "Cha" Sauce Recipe (below)

Lime'n "Cha" Sauce Recipe

Preparations

This step could be omitted, since frying is taboo to most, including myself, but life is short, and frying every once in a while...well, it's just better.  It adds a nice crunch to the tostada.  Heat oil in pan on low/medium heat.  One at a time, fry tortillas in oil for only a few seconds on each side.  The edges will start browning, and that will signal to you that it's time to flip.  Drain the tostadas on paper towels.  To soften refried beans, microwave the beans in a small bowl for 30 seconds, and spread over tostadas. Next add the chicken.

Turn oven on broil.  Add cheese, and broil until cheese melts (only a few minutes).  Ahhh "cheese, glorious cheese".   While tostadas are broiling, mix up the ingredients for the Lime'n "Cha" sauce.  I used a decorating tool I had on hand to drizzle on the sauce, but if you don't have one, don't fret, the ingredients can be placed in a small ziplock bag.  Snip off the corner of the bag, and you now have a disposable decorating bag.

Now start piling the rest of the ingredients, starting with the guacamole, then the salsa,  the lettuce, remaining cheese, and the sour cream.  Oh my!

Finally, the sauce.  Doesn't this look pretty?  Dig In!

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