Recipe Rescue: Turn Your Leftovers into Something Delicious
No waste, all taste—every time.
At Happy Scraps, we see potential in every squishy tomato, every lonely half-carrot, and every crusty bread end. Rescuing food isn't just about keeping it out of landfill, it's about celebrating what we have and turning it into something delicious.
Here are a few of our go-to flexible, waste-busting recipes you can make from bits and bobs in your fridge or pantry:
🥕 Veggie Fritters
A fridge clean-out miracle.
Grate any hard veggies (like carrot, potato, zucchini, parsnip), chop up soft ones (like spinach, corn, leftover roast veg), and mix with:
2 cups of veg
1 cup flour (gluten-free works too)
2 eggs
Salt, pepper, herbs, onion or garlic if you've got it
Pan-fry until golden. Serve with chutney, yoghurt or whatever’s hanging out in your fridge door. They freeze well, too!
🍚 Leftover Fried Rice
Cold rice + whatever you've got = dinner sorted.
Sauté onion, garlic or spring onion in a hot pan, toss in chopped leftover veg or protein, and add your cold rice.
Splash in soy sauce, sesame oil, or a bit of vinegar for zing.
Top with a fried egg if you're feeling fancy.
🌮 Leftover Roast Tacos
Got a bit of leftover roast meat or veg? Shred it up, toss with some spices or sauce, and wrap it in a tortilla or lettuce leaf.
Top with chopped herbs, pickled onion, or a dollop of yoghurt. Fast, flexible, and endlessly tasty.
🍞 Bread Rescue Pudding
Old bread? Don’t bin it—bake it!
Tear stale bread into a dish, pour over a mix of:
2 eggs
1.5 cups milk
A bit of sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla
Add fruit (fresh, frozen, or stewed), let it soak, then bake until golden. It’s humble, homey, and incredible with a drizzle of cream.
🍲 Soup from Scraps
Keep a container in your freezer for onion skins, celery tops, carrot ends, herb stalks, etc.
When it’s full, simmer it all down into a rich veggie stock.
Blend with roast veg, lentils or beans for a hearty soup that costs next to nothing and feels like a warm hug.
Waste less. Cook more. Love your food.
These recipes aren’t just good for your wallet—they’re good for the planet, too. And if you’re short on time or ingredients?
That’s what our $5 take-home meals are for. Rescued, ready, and made with love.
