2 For 1 Meals: This Chili Rocks

Leftover Lunches: Last night’s leftovers are transformed into four individual repasts, tailored for common lunch locales. Whether sitting in a backpack at school, chilling in the office fridge, staying home, or traveling with you, there’s a leftover nosh with your name on it!

You’ll need to have a few extra ingredients on hand:
frozen corn $.60
canned pinto beans $.30
frozen peas and carrots $.80
curry powder $.10
refrigerated biscuit dough $2.30 (for a can of 8)
butter lettuce leaves $2.00

Lunch at the Office:
All you need to make this meal work is a microwave and your appetite.
Southwestern Style Chili-bowl: Stir thawed frozen corn, canned pinto beans and a splash of stock into cold leftover chili. Reheat in microwave for 3-5 minutes on medium power to take the chill off. Stir and finish heating for 1-2 minutes on med-high. Sprinkle with leftover slaw and shredded cheddar.

Lunch at Home:
If you work from home, you’ll want to take a longish lunch break to prepare and crisp up these savory pockets.
Meat Samosas: Stir thawed, frozen peas and carrots, leftover chopped French fries and a dash of curry powder into leftover chili. Roll refrigerated biscuit dough into 6-inch rounds. Place a spoonful of cold chili mixture on one side of each round and fold the other side over top. Seal pocket by pinching seam together between fingers and bake at 375 until heated through and golden, 15-20 minutes.

Brown Bag Lunch:
With no refrigeration or cooking paraphernalia, it can be tricky to keep bagged lunches fresh (literally and figuratively.) This paper sack is fully stocked, cooling unit included.
Frozen Chocolate Pudding Cup: Fill a small container with leftover pudding and freeze. Pudding cup will thaw into a frosty treat by lunchtime and meanwhile, it doubles as freezer pack, keeping perishables cool with no extra cost or space.
Beefy Lettuce Wraps: Roll leftover chili and slaw in butter lettuce leaves and secure with toothpicks.
Cheesy Potato Bites with Ketchup Dipping Sauce: Mash leftover French fries with leftover cheese sauce and enough broth to make a mixture the consistency of mashed potatoes. Form into thin, 1-inch patties and fry in butter until golden. Pack with prepared ketchup dipping sauce.

Afternoon Snack:
Baked before bed and tossed into a ziplock, these portable, utensil-free treats evoke a leisurely afternoon repast, even if they’re scarfed down on the way to soccer practice!
Tea Time Chocolate Croissants: Roll 4 pieces of refrigerated biscuit dough into 6-inch rounds and place a spoonful of leftover pudding in the center of the round. Fold each side of the dough over the chocolate to overlap. Brush pastries with leftover half and half and bake at 375 degrees until puffed and golden, 15-20 minutes.