30 Two-For-One Dinner Recipes
Turn last night's haddock dinner into a tasty pasta dish the next day! (Photo: Sian Richards)
This set of paired quick weeknight dinner recipes allows you to prep a little extra tonight and savour the leftovers tomorrow in a new and exciting way—a delicious way to save time!
Night One: Smoky Braised Lentils With Halloumi
Braised vegetables and warm, fried cheese are a perfect match. Add some dark leafy kale, and it’s a hearty, vegetable-rich dinner plate. Get this smoky braised lentils with halloumi recipe.
Night Two: Lentil Cakes In A Pita With Harissa Yogurt
Turn last night's lentils into a delicious, protein-packed pita dinner. Get this lentil cakes in a pita with harissa yogurt recipe.
Night One: Poached Ginger Chicken With Udon Noodles
Savoury chicken, bok choy and udon noodles=a 35-minute dinner! Get our poached ginger chicken with udon noodles recipe.
Night Two: Sesame Chicken Congee
Then, make this savoury rice porridge with the leftovers! Get our sesame chicken congee recipe.
Night One: Seared Flank Steak with Chimichurri & Grilled Corn
Make this delicious flank steak with chimichurri sauce and transform the leftovers into tacos! Get our seared flank steak with chimichurri and grilled corn recipe.
Night Two: Chimichurri Steak Tacos
Make these with the leftovers! Get our chimichurri steak tacos recipe.
Night One: Roasted Trout With Farro And Swiss Chard
Save the extra farro and roasted trout for a healthy grain bowl the next day. Get our roasted trout with farro and swiss chard recipe.
Night Two: Trout Grain Bowl
A hearty and healthy grain bowl rich in fibre and protein. You can even use the leftover farro and cooked trout from yesterday's dinner to make this and save time! Or sub in your own cooked grain and protein. Get this trout grain bowl recipe.
Night One: Baked Salmon & Rice Bowls With Togarashi
Make two salmon fillets tonight and save one to make salmon burgers tomorrow. Get our baked salmon and rice bowls with togarashi recipe.
Night Two: Salmon Burgers
Use the extra salmon fillet for this salmon burgers recipe.
Night One: Haddock With Tomatoes, Olives And Feta
Save your extra fillets and tomato relish, because tomorrow’s pasta night, and these pre-prepped ingredients (a.k.a. leftovers) mean it’s on the table in just over 20 minutes. Get the haddock with tomatoes, olives and feta recipe.
Night Two: Haddock Fettuccine
That’s right, the leftover haddock gets turned into a beautiful tomato fettuccine. Secret ingredient: White wine. (It adds an instant flavour boost to this pasta sauce.) Get the haddock fettucine recipe.
Night One: Lentil Bolognese
Tonight it’s hearty vegetarian bolognese, and the best part is, you can’t even tell the difference. Get the lentil bolognese recipe.
Night Two: Lentil Ragu Over Polenta
Do more with those lentil leftovers! Heat up last night’s bolognese, cook up some creamy polenta, and voila! Lentil ragu. Get the lentil ragu over polenta recipe.
Night One: Cauliflower Tacos
Roast extra cauliflower for these gluten-free tacos, and you can whirl up a cozy favourite tomorrow. Get this cauliflower tacos recipe.
Night Two: Roasted Cauliflower Soup
It’s soup season! This recipe takes yesterday’s leftovers and—with a few extra ingredients—turns them into a delicious soup. Get the roasted cauliflower soup recipe.
Night One: Caprese Grilled Portobellos With Zucchini Salad
Make this delicious and filling meal tonight, save some grilled veggies to make salad the next day. Get our caprese grilled portobellos with zucchini salad recipe.
Night Two: Mushroom, Zucchini & Tomato Pasta Salad
We love an easy pasta salad! Get this mushroom, zucchini and tomato pasta salad recipe.
Night One: Pomegranate Beef Lettuce Wraps
Cook a big batch of ground beef tonight for these scrumptious wraps, then keep a bit for a new recipe tomorrow (pizza!) Get the pomegranate and spice beef wraps recipe.
Night Two: Turkish-Style Naan Pizza
It’s pizza! The secret ingredient (aside from the leftovers) is pomegranate molasses. Can’t find it? Adding easy-to-find pomegranate juice and simmering gently adds a similar sweet-tart flavour. Get the Turkish-style naan pizza recipe.
Night One: Portobello Mushroom Fajitas
A vegetarian fajita that pulls double duty (grill extra mushrooms to add to tomorrow’s dinner bowl). Get this Portobello mushroom fajitas recipe.
Night Two: Mushroom Rice Bowl
Yesterday’s leftover’s get this meal on the table in no time. And a healthy rice bowl is just the thing. Get the mushroom rice bowl recipe.
Night One: Trout With Arugula Relish
Fresh tout gets topped with a simple arugula, garlic and lemon zest relish for a simple meal rich in flavour. And did we mention that extra trout makes fabulous tacos? Get the trout with arugula relish recipe.
Night Two: Crunchy Fish Tacos With Trout
Enjoy the leftovers in tacos the next day. Get this crunchy trout tacos recipe.
Night One: Sheet Pan Cornbread With Pulled Chicken
No matter the season, this delicious sheet pan dinner will put you in a summer state of mind. Get this sheet pan cornbread with bbq pulled chicken recipe.
Night Two: Cornbread Panzanella Salad With Peaches, Chicken And Tomatoes
Use the leftovers to make this easy salad the next. Get our cornbread panzanella salad recipe.
Night One: Chicken And Kale Sauté On Rice
This easy rice bowl is topped with chicken and kale, and seasoned with chili flakes for a kick of spice. Get our chicken and kale sauté on rice recipe.
Night Two: Thai Chicken Rice Noodle Rolls
These tasty rolls are both impressive and easy—make them with the leftovers from yesterday's chicken dinner (recipe linked below.) Get our Thai chicken rice noodle rolls recipe.
Night One: Big Batch Moroccan Chili
Two recipes in one, this 45-minute chili is a speedy weeknight dish that doubles as a comforting Moroccan shepherd's pie with just two extra ingredients. Get our big-batch Moroccan chili recipe.
Night Two: Moroccan Shepherd's Pie
Turn leftover chili into a clever, couscous-crusted shepherd's pie. Get our Moroccan shepherd's pie recipe.
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