Leftover roast beef is too good to throw away, even when leftovers are not a family favorite. It is also too good to slather with mayo and eat between two slices of bread. Try these easy ways to use leftover roast beef, and turn ordinary cold meat into an extraordinary meal that everyone will love. Chances are they will not realize it was made with anything left from the day before.
Extra Easy Italian Beef Sandwiches with Juicy Peppers
Leftover roast beef can be used to make extra easy Italian beef sandwiches with juicy banana pepper rings. If the leftover roast beef is already sliced, and if it is tender, leave it as is. Otherwise, shred it using two forks. Place it in a crock pot along with juice from mild pepper rings. Add Italian spice mix to taste. Allow the roast beef to heat thoroughly. About a half hour before it is done, stir in mild pepper rings. Serve the meat and pepper mixture on Italian rolls. This is a great way to use leftover roast beef. When cooked in the juice from mild pepper rings, it tastes like restaurant-style Italian beef sandwiches.
Tasty Leftover Barbecue Beef on Crusty Rolls
Barbecue sandwiches can be made with tasty precooked roast beef. Simply combine shredded leftover roast with a favorite variety of barbecue sauce. Sloppy Joe sandwich sauce is not required. Add enough barbecue sauce to make the meat adequately moist. Add finely chopped green peppers and sweet white onions, if desired. These are ingredients found in sloppy Joe sauce, but in minuscule amounts. These barbecue sandwiches make with tasty leftover roast beef and slathered in barbecue sauce with fresh peppers and onions will taste great. Serve the leftover meat mixture on crusty rolls. They are sure to be a big hit, and no one will realize they were made with leftover roast.
Easy Beans, Bacon and Beef
Leftover roast beef is great for more than just hot sandwiches. It can be used to make a full meal with a variety of beans, crisp crumbled bacon, onion, and more. Combine a twenty-eight ounce can of home style baked beans with a sixteen-ounce can of drained kidney beans and a sixteen-ounce can of drained baby Lima beans. Next fry twelve slices of bacon until it they are crisp. Saute a large chopped onion and a clove of minced garlic in the bacon grease. Drain and crumble the bacon, and mix it with the beans, drained onion and garlic, one-half cup of brown sugar, and three-fourths of a cup of ketchup. Stir in leftover roast beef that has been finely shredded. Place the mixture into a baking dish, and bake it for approximately forty-five minutes at 350 degrees or until it is heated through and bubbly. This is a complete meal in a dish, and anyone that loves beans will enjoy this dish made with leftover beef and a number of other tasty ingredients. Chances are, nothing will be leftover!
