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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Chicken and Rice Soup

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This chicken and rice soup recipe comes together quickly by using leftover chicken and rice. Chicken and Rice Soup is my favorite remedy for a cold. A bowl of soup, a cup of tea, and a good book makes a cold almost tolerable…almost. This recipe comes together quickly when you use leftover chicken and rice.Read More

Pink Bean and Ham Soup

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Pink Bean Soup is one of my favorites from my childhood. It is also quite frugal; the recipe calls for dried beans and is flavored with a leftover ham hock. If you have not used a leftover ham hock to make split pea or bean soup, you will be amazed at how much meat isRead More

Crock-Pot Split Pea Soup

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This Crock-Pot Split Pea Soup recipe is enhanced by the addition of sherry and ham. Whenever we have ham, I save the ham bone and freeze it. What looks like trash to some people is the perfect flavoring for Split Pea Soup. You would be surprised at how much meat is actually on that hamRead More

Tomato and Basil Soup

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I am overrun with fresh basil and I will soon have an overabundance of tomatoes. This soup recipe will help me eat into the excess produce. This is a very accommodating recipe so experiment with other herbs and spices growing in your garden. I have used both a pressure cooker* and a crock pot toRead More

Welcome. I'm Alea!

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.