Are you looking to stretch your grocery budget? These leftover pot roast recipes will stretch one roast into several meals, without getting bored of the same leftovers.
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Leftover Pot Roast Recipes
In this economy, it is important to use up everything that you have. Many people waste a lot of food, just by throwing it away when they are tired of eating it. Sometimes you put it away in the freezer, with good intentions of using it later….but I prefer to use it up right away, if possible.
This is an example of what I recently did with a family size roast. We butcher our own beef and I usually get my roasts cut to 2-3 pounds each, so that is the size roast that I used. It was a nice, meaty roast, not a bone in one. We stretched this roast to be 3 different (and delicious!) meals.
Day 1 – French Dip Sandwiches
Put the roast in the crockpot (frozen) in the morning with plenty of water and seasonings (I use a steak seasoning blend). Cook the roast all day and that evening on low so it’s nice and tender.
–If you haven’t done a roast in the crockpot before you may want to check out this article on making Shredded Beef.
For our first meal, we enjoyed the shredded roast on buns and used the broth that the roast simmered in for dipping (french dip sandwiches). Serve alongside some fresh vegetables orHomemade Tater Tots.
Save all of the leftover broth and beef to be used in meals for the next few days.
Day 2 – Beef and Vegetable Soup
For our second day of roast, I used the crockpot and made a beef/vegetable/noodle soup.
I used approximately 1/2 of the beef that was left and added in some vegetables, beef broth, seasoning and water. Let everything cook together on low, all day in the crockpot. About an hour before serving it, I added in some small alphabet noodles that I had on hand.
For my vegetables, I used one small summer squash (leftover from garden), fresh mushrooms, carrots, leeks, onion, celery, and potatoes. You can use any combination of vegetables that you like or have on hand.
–If you happen to have lots of summer squash on hand, shred up the extras while you are making this dinner and either make Cheddar Yellow Squash Biscuits for a side or Yellow Squash Chocolate Doughnuts for dessert.
Day 3 – Chinese Shredded Beef
For our third day of roast, I’m making Shredded Beef. This is a recipe that I got from an old friend and it is a great way to serve up the leftover shredded beef with a Chinese twist.
Mix together the following ingredients in a saucepan until boiling:
- 2 T. sugar
- 4 T. soy sauce
- 4 tsp. minced green onion
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- dash of pepper
- 2 T. sesame seeds
- 1 T. cooking sherry
- 1 T. sesame oil
(I added in about 1/4 – 1/2 cup beef broth also, as I had more than 1 lb. of meat)
Then add in 1 lb. of the leftover cooked meat (roast).Cook until the meat is warmed through and serve over rice.
–Make this meal even easier by using Cook Ahead Freezer Rice
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Chinese Shredded Beef
Ingredients
- 2T.sugar
- 4T.soy sauce
- 4tsp.minced green onion
- 2tsp.minced garlic
- dash of pepper
- 2T.sesame seeds
- 1T.cooking sherry
- 1T.sesame oil
- 1lbcooked meatpot roast
Instructions
Mix together the following all of the ingredients, except the roast, in a saucepan until boiling.
Then add in 1 lb. of the leftover cooked meat (roast)
Cook until the meat is warmed through and serve over rice.
Hopefully, this will give you some ideas on how to stretch a roast the next time you cook one up!
After serving these meals for three nights in a row, we still had enough leftover of the soup and Chinese Beef and Rice meal to enjoy for lunches for two days!
More Ideas for Leftovers
Looking for more creative ways to stretch your grocery budget? Check out these ideas for using leftovers:
Creative Ways to Use Leftovers
No Food Waste: How to Use All of Your Food Scraps
Must Try Cheap and Easy Recipes With Ground Beef
How to Cook a Whole Chicken Easily and What to Do With It
Turkey and Feta Quesadillas Using Leftover Turkey
Stretching a Buck Lasagna
Money Saving Meals With Dried Beans
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What’s your favorite way to use leftover pot roast?
This post with Leftover Roast Beef Recipes was originally published on Little House Living in November 2011. It has been updated as of November 2019.
