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Miracle Leftover Chili

January 29, 2009 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

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Chili Recipe using leftovers

I find an odd pleasure in making a meal out of seemingly unrelated items. One night a week I have “Miracle Leftover Night”. Miracle leftover night is always more of spontaneous event rather than my usual premeditated dinners. Since it is based on whatever I have leftover, it is somewhat different every time I make it..

This is what I found in the refrigerator:

  • ~ 1 cup spaghetti sauce (all the noodles had been consumed)
  • ~ 1 1/2 cups of baked beans
  • 1 hamburger patty (all of the buns had been consumed)
  • ~ 1/2 cup of taco meat
  • ~ 1/2 cup of black beans
  • 1/2 med. onion
  • 1/2 bell pepper

I chopped up the hamburger patty, onion, and bell pepper. I placed all of the above ingredients into a large pot with 1/2 cup of water and cooked over medium heat.

In my cupboard I found:

  • 15 oz. can of kidney beans
  • 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes
  • homemade chipotle seasoning mix

You could also add:

  • Cooked Rice
  • Corn

I stirred in the above items to the pot without draining them first. I continued to cook over medium heat until the beans began to boil, them simmered on low until the flavors had blended.

This could easily have been done in a crock pot if I had thought about dinner a little sooner. I was telling a friend about my dinner and she said it sounded like Blizzard Chili. I had never heard of blizzard chili, but the idea is similar: make do with what you have on hand.

More Chili Recipes:

White Chili

Black Bean and Cauliflower Chili

Lentil and Cauliflower Chili

Slow Cooker White Chili

Ways to Use Leftover Chili:

Chili Pasta Bake

Chili Stuffed Potatoes

Chili Pie

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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