Stumped for creative lunches? Put your leftover meatballs to work by enjoying them with pitas and salted yoghurt. You’ll be looking forward to it all day!

SERVES 1 // COOKING TIME 5 min

INGREDIENTS
½ cup plain yoghurt
½ tsp salt
6 meatballs
Pomegranate rubies
Rocket
2 mini pitas, toasted

METHOD
1. Mix the yoghurt and salt.
2. Top the yoghurt with meatballs, pomegranate and rocket. Serve with pitas.

Recipe & styling: Jana du Plessis
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

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We are back with another Sunday lunch leftovers meal to die for! Whether you had a roast or a braai this weekend, use up any leftovers you have in our meaty nachos! And if you just want nachos, feel free to cook up some protein just for the sake of them.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 35 min

INGREDIENTS
3 tbsp olive oil
1 yellow pepper, diced
400g tin Mexican-style tomatoes
400g tin kidney beans
1 cup leftover meat, chopped
125g nachos
1 cup grated cheddar
½ cup sour cream
1 avo
1 lime
Salt and pepper
2 spring onions, sliced
1 tomato, diced
Handful coriander

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Fry the pepper in oil for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans and meat. Cook for 10 minutes, then season.
3. Place the nachos on an ovenproof platter, top with tomato mix, cheese and sour cream. Bake until the cheese is golden.
4. For guacamole, mash the avo with a squeeze of lime juice, salt and pepper.
5. For the salsa, mix the spring onions and tomato.
6. Serve nachos topped with guacamole, salsa, coriander and a squeeze of lime juice.

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Whether you have meat left over from today’s family roast or from your quick midweek cook, you can whip up this fried rice in a flash to ensure nothing goes to waste.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 10 min

INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 cups cooked white rice
2 cups meat
2 spring onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 eggs

METHOD
1. Mix together the soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and lemon juice.
2. Heat some oil up in a wok, add the rice and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3. Add the meat, spring onions and garlic, and fry for 3 minutes. Add the sauce and mix.
4. Push the rice to one side and add the eggs. Cook for 10 seconds and then swirl to mix in with the rice. Cook for 1 minute.

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