You may be feeling less than inspired about those leftover tortillas, mashed potatoes, or that garlic bread. I am also guilty of overbuying “pick of the season” corn. Those sweet potatoes, which seemed like good idea at the time, need to be used up. Here are 11 fun ways to use up leftover starchy foods.
Your refrigerator will thank you for making the space, too.1. Sweet potato haupia pie
This sweet potato pie recipe uses Okinawan sweet potatoes, which are naturally sweet, so you can cut back a little on the sugar if you’d like. The Okinawan potatoes also make the bars a pretty purple color, so it’s a showy, yet homey, dessert. When you chill the bars, the haupia “sets” into a firm layer so these pie slices can be easily cut.
2. Mashed potato cinnamon rolls
Adding mashed potatoes to rolled dough results in super soft, tender rolls with more body. While that’s one great use, imagine what happens when you add leftover mashed potatoes to cinnamon rolls. They are completely irresistible.
3. Brown rice salad
Always on the lookout for work lunch ideas, this brown rice salad with avocado made me stop in my tracks. It’s worth your time to cook extra rice just so you can make this. I like to drizzle the tiniest bit of sesame oil into it. As the recipe mentions, you can add in a leftover protein, too.
4. White rice balls
These arancini (rice balls) with marinara are…
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