Although the 4th of July was technically yesterday, let’s be honest… you have been invited to multiple BBQs on Saturday and Sunday too. When the 4th falls on the Friday or a Monday, the holiday becomes a grueling, three day marathon of charred meat and tepid beer consumption.
After a weekend such as this, you’re bound to have a plethora of leftovers. When I BBQ, I usually cook off all my hamburger meat, even if people stop eating them, because I’d rather have them in my refrigerator cooked than raw. Although the last thing I want to see on Monday is another hamburger, it’s really easy to change them around and use them to make new dishes so that they don’t go to waste (and so that I can indulge my laziness by already having part of my dinner cooked).
Here are five ways to utilize leftover, already grilled burgers:
1. Chop them up and add them to pasta sauce.
2. Cover them with a cheese of your choice and some chopped herbs, wrap them in puff pastry (available in the frozen section) and bake them until golden brown.
3. For a really easy chili, empty 1 can of diced tomatoes and 2 cans of beans (I like black beans) into a pot. Add a tablespoon of chili powder, a teaspoon of garlic powder, some black pepper and salt to taste. Add 3-4 crumbled hamburgers, heat it up and let the flavors all meld. Serve with shredded cheese on top and crusty bread.
4. Crumble a few hamburgers into a skillet and heat them up with a little olive oil and a package of taco seasoning. If you have any leftover veggies, like tomatoes, lettuce, and onions, dice those, add some tortillas and have a taco party.
5. Put single hamburgers in individual freezer bags and freeze them. They’ll keep for about four months. That way, if you want a fast, easy meal one night, you can just grab one and heat it up in the microwave or oven, and you don’t have to chip one off a huge frozen chunk of fused hamburgers.
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