24 Ways To Stretch Leftover Vegetables, Fruits, And Other Perishables

Keep it simple (tomatoes, olive oil, salt) or add extras (garlic, herbs, Parm) if you have them.

Recipe: Pasta Sauce Made from Cherry or Grape Tomatoes

Roast partial heads or even stray cloves, depending on what you have left. (If you go for the former, plant them in a muffin tin so they stay upright in the oven.)

Because you never know when the craving will strike. (When it does, just add tequila and sweetener — and you're good to go!)

If you're feeling fancy, brush the dough with egg wash to make it bake up extra golden-brown.

Totally fine if they're a little wilted or droopy — you won't be able to tell once everything gets pureed.

Easiest-ever stirfry! A little salty, a little sweet, a little sour.

Drop them into dishes that call for oil as the first step — like stews, soups, or roasts.

Eggs + flour bind the mixture, so this works with any chopped veg: broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, peppers, corn, etc. Then pair the fritters with a creamy dip!

All you need is berries + lemon juice + sugar. Then use the jam to top toast or waffles, or swirl it into yogurt.

Then drop them into recipes that call for a bit of liquid to add flavor at the end, like pasta sauces. Or use them to speed up the process when cooking down lots of greens.

You likely have all the pickling ingredients in your pantry already.

If you have popsicle molds, even better. If not, paper cups are great.

For the pizza base, try premade or homemade dough, English muffins, or naan. Just about any toppings work too: crumbled sausage, olives, peppers, etc.

This single-serve version is cooked in the microwave — but you could also scale it up or simmer it on the stovetop.

It's packed with protein and comes together in just a few minutes.

In this case: sundried tomatoes and canned white beans. If you're not into kale, swap in spinach, broccolini, or cabbage.