The famous question of "What to do with leftovers?"

I am fortunate enough to be apart of a Facebook mothers group that has some VERY wise mommas. Of course, the question of what to do with leftovers came to light... here are some wise comments I thought I would share...

"You can freeze cooked lasagna. Just save it for next week!"

" Freeze or put into muffin tins top with extra cheese and cook that up!

A lot of other dishes and salads etc to use leftovers I just wrap up in tortilla and drench in hot sauce lol."

"can I just say -first world problems. Take it to share with a coworker maybe or anything to avoid just tossing perfectly good food."

" We make dinner Monday through Thursday, or Friday and eat leftovers on the weekends. Anything that isn't eaten by then either gets frozen or eaten on Monday or until it's gone. We waste very little food at my house. If it's something we have a lot of that we know won't get eaten we freeze it right away."

" We roast a chkn on Sunday, use it throughout the week, and turn the carcass into broth for soup... We only cook meals, maybe every other night during the week and rotate for lunches/ other dinners. I'd freeze the lasagna in serving amounts for "emergency" lunches."

"I roasted a chicken and used part to make burritos for the freezer for days we don't have enough leftovers for lunch or just want a fast dinner. The the rest of the chicken we ate with a fresh veggie and baked potatoes and then ate the rest for lunch. I guess my point is maybe make something simple for the initial meal that you can transform into something totally different later. I've also used left over chicken to make Giada's baked chicken and kale risotto, it's so yummy!"

"I was going to suggest a meal exchange! I did that weekly when my kids were little and it meant only cooking once or twice per week"

"I make tacos one night then use the leftover meat for chili another night. Spaghetti sauce I reuse for pizza later in the week. Roast chicken i pick all the leftover meat off and either freeze it, use it in a casserole or chicken salad for lunches later in the week. Just some ideas to help you out."

"Over time I've learned aprox what amount my family will eat in one night. I tend to double the amount on nights I cook things like lasagna, casseroles, spaghetti, chili, enchiladas etc. and freeze the other half for a quick meal on another night. This way we rarely have leftovers and on nights I don't want to cook I'm all set! For soups, I freeze flat in a gallon ziplock for easy dethaw. Casseroles get frozen in small metal tins from dollar tree."