Hawker Noodles

Hokkien noodles
Chopped cooked chicken (or leftover BBQ chook)
Cubed potato, cooked.
Chopped tomato.
Sliced onion.
Spring onion.
Lettuce & lime to garnish.

Fry onion & noodles until hot. Add other ingredients and sauces - tomato, sweet chilli and soy. Cook an egg through it (optional). Top with lettuce & lime.

Result: 4.5
Preparation: about 15 mins with pre-cooked chicken.

Asparagus Risotto

Risotto rice, sauteed with finely chopped onion and bacon. Slowly add wine and hot chicken stock over about 20 mins, constantly stirring, until cooked. Add asparagus and chopped spinach in last 5 mins. Season with salt & pepper, cream and parmesan.

Result: 4

Preparation: easy and quick, but requires constant attention.

Combination Leftovers Soup

1 block Cam's chicken stock
Spring onion, sliced, including green bit
End bit of coriander, washed
1 star anise

Boil all of these together for about 20 mins to infuse. Remove star anise and coriander.

Add in:
- chopped leftover chicken
- chopped leftover lamb
- green beans
- celery

and add near the end,
- bok choy
- red capsicum

Season with soy sauce and sesame oil. Serve over cooked rice noodles and top with chopped coriander.

Result: 3.5

Preparation: easy, and uses up leftover cold meat.

Quick chicken curry

Chicken thighs, diced.
Onion, sliced.
Zucchini, in pieces.
Capsicum, sliced.
Tin of tomatoes.
Spices - coriander, cumin, turmeric (powdered).

Fry up then add in tomatoes. Serve with yoghurt + cucumber, chutney and pappadums.

Result: 3.5

Preparation: quick and easy.

Corned Beef Hash

Leftover corned beef (home-made or sliced), chopped
Onion, finely chopped
Zucchini, chopped into thin sticks
Red capsicum, chopped into thin sticks
Fry all of these up together

Then mix in
Potatoes, chopped, boiled and mashed
Salt & Pepper
One egg

Drop large spoonfuls of mixture into hot non-stick pan with canola oil. Fry until crispy. May be a bit hard to flip but doesn't really matter. Serve with egg mayonnaise.

Result: 4 (4.5 for taste, -0.5 for presentation)

Preparation: very quick and easy, and uses up leftovers

Tofu with Bean Sauce

Firm tofu, cubed.
Eggplant, in thin strips.
Onion, finely sliced.
Spinach (or other vegetable).

Stirfry the lot. Sauce with soy bean paste (Chinese style), light soy, sugar, and thicken sauce with cornflour. Serve with rice or noodles.

Result: 3

Preparation: very quick