Night Elf Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I bought a roast beef that is too big for one dinner. We usually have a little leftover that I put inside crescent rolls as filling for a second dinner. But this time I'll have over a pound left. What should I do with it? I'm thinking of freezing it to use next week, but I'd rather use it up this week. What would you do with a pound of roast beef? It has to be something simple because I'm not a great cook. I can't do complicated recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Cream sauce (use a can of cream of mushroom or celery soup if you can't do this), chopped roast beef, frozen vegetables, serve over any starch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Chop some up into a salad. Add some cheese and you have a chef's salad. Roast beef sandwiches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I bought a roast beef that is too big for one dinner. We usually have a little leftover that I put inside crescent rolls as filling for a second dinner. But this time I'll have over a pound left. What should I do with it? I'm thinking of freezing it to use next week, but I'd rather use it up this week. What would you do with a pound of roast beef? It has to be something simple because I'm not a great cook. I can't do complicated recipes. Can you shred it and mix with barbecue sauce? Or even if you can't shred it, still mix with barbecue sauce. :lol: Or sauté some onions and peppers and make Philly cheesesteaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Sandwiches Loaded Baked Potatoes Soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 cold sliced roast is great with some hot veggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Okay, these are some great ideas. They all sound good. I'll run them by DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I usually just make new gravy (water, beef boullion cubes, wondra to thicken) and as it is boiling throw bite size pieces of the roast beef into it to reheat. I serve over egg noodles. Good for lunch or dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Things we do with leftover roast beef. 1. Bar-b-que - shred and warm up with bar-b-que sauce. If you have a lot, serve on buns. If just a little, serve on baked potatoes. 2. Roast Beef Hash - dice up meat, dice up potatoes, maybe carrots too if you like them. Cook diced potatoes in butter/olive oil mixture until starting to brown, then add a little more butter/olive oil and dump in meat. Finish warming together. If the potatoes/carrots are already cooked (leftover from when I cooked them in the crockpot with the roast), just dice them up and cook at the same time as the roast beef. 3. Nachos - shred, mix with a little enchilada sauce, and warm up. Spread your chips on a baking sheet, top with cheese, beans, whatever, and add beef to top. I broil them for maybe 2-3 minutes. Watch because they will burn quickly. 4. Roast beef sandwiches. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Hash. Fry sliced raw potatoes with onions and carrots. Add in roast beef when gne veggies are done. Serve with eggs and or applesauce . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Open faced hot roast beef sandwiches. Buy some bread and some gravy fron the store. You can even buy mashed potatoes. At dinner, slice the roast beef very thinly and pile on. Eat with a knife and fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Cottage pie. It exists to use up leftover roast beef and while some recipes look like they have loads of ingredients it's really basic like onions and carrots normally and nothing long or complicated. You just top it with mashed potato and bake it. Here is a simple recipe, just replace mince with the leftover beef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Were having this wonderful leftover tonight.... take some peppers and onions and cut them up...cook them with butter and Worsterchire (I can never spell this correctly) sauce until tender shred the roast beef and warm pull out tortillas and put peppers, onions, shredded roast beef and cheese --fold and cook until everything is nice and hot and melted. dip them in homemade ranch dressing...to die for!! I make two roast now just to have leftovers! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 My mother sometimes makes something called Pytt i panna, which is like a Swedish version of hash, made with leftovers. I don't have her recipe though, and this is one of the only ones I can find online: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/pytt-y-panna-little-pieces-in-a-pan/#VIqctC0FxMdRIW5b.97 But of all the meat listed in that recipe, the only meat she ever uses is leftover roast beef, shredded. And she doesn't put a raw quail egg on top! ha, I think that's just Jamie Oliver's version. Actually, she doesn't make a dressing either. Her recipe is pretty basic. However, we do like it with a regular ol' poached chicken egg on top. I must say I keep thinking of your crescent rolls stuffed with pieces of roast beef. That sounds really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 French dip sandwiches. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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