Got Leftover Sausages sitting in the fridge doing a whole lot of nothing?
Don’t you hate it when you throw a whole packet of sausages in the freezer without breaking them up, then realising you have to cool the whole lot at once to stop being wasteful!
I do this all the time and I really should know better!
But if you do this too – here is my secret. 20 Meal Ideas Using Leftover Sausages. Now you might even deliberately cook too many sausages to make these yummy and kid-friendly meal ideas!
1. Turn Leftover Sausages into Curried Sausages
Delicious Curried Sausages for when you need cheap but yummy savoury dish but don’t want to spend all day cooking. Though they’re irresistible enough to eat on their own, serve them over rice with some steamed veggies for one of the most flavorful and kid-friendly meals out there.
Recipe for Curried Sausage
2. Use them to Make Frugal Sausage Casserole
I couldn’t resist the opportunity to experiment with Honey-flavoured sausages in my cooking and I highly recommend using them in my recipe for Frugal Sausage Casserole. They taste so good! If you’re looking for a low-cost alternative then thin beef sausages are just as tasty and can be frozen too.
Recipe for Frugal Sausage Casserole
3. Add Leftover Sausages to Fried Rice
If you have some leftover sausages from the barbecue last night – and don’t want to waste them – then chop them up and add them to a simple Fried Rice recipe! If you fry up the sausages pieces first – they caramelize all over and it adds loads of flavour!
Recipe for Fried Rice
4. Cut up Your Sausages and Add to a Risotto
Risotto is so good in Winter, we make it a lot as it is so filling. But instead of using your usual different types of protein, add your chopped up leftover sausages. The kids will devour it!
Any sort of Risotto that would go with sausage meat will work.
Recipe for Bacon Risotto
5. Chop Them Up and Add Them to a Pasta Bake
Pasta is so frugal – everyone always has pasta in the pantry. Grab our recipe for Leftover Pasta Bake and then add some chopped leftover sausages in there and prepare to be the most popular parent ever!
Recipe for Leftover Pasta Bake
6. Sausages and Onion Gravy Mini Pies
If you got on the pie maker bandwagon – then you will love this idea! Mix your leftover sausages with some gravy and onions if you like, then plonk them in a baking tray and top with mashed potato and cheese, or otherwise pop the mix into your pie maker with some puff pastry. Delicious!
Recipe for Slow Cooker Sausages in Onion Gravy
7. Turn Them Into a Delicious Coconut Curry
This Sausage Curry is delicious – and although the recipe says to use raw sausages, you can just add chopped up leftover sausages as a substitute. This curry is very mild – so perfect for the kids.
Recipe for Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Sausages
Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Sausages
8. Wrap them in Pastry to Make ‘Cheaters’ Sausage Rolls
This is a meal I had regularly as a kid! Mum would take sausages (cooked or leftover) and wrap them in a quarter square of puff pastry. Just delicious – even better cold the next day!
Recipe for Sausages in Pastry
‘Cheaters’ Sausage Rolls
9. Stuff Them and Make Stuffed Sausages
Split open your leftover sausages and fill them with things like mashed potato, cheese, onion, garlic or even bacon rashers.
Recipe for Stuffed Sausages
10. Use them Instead of Mince in Mince and Noodle Stir Fry
Mince and Noodle Stir Fry is a simple and frugal meal perfect for kids on weeknights when you don’t want to spend ages cooking. But if you have leftover sausages in the fridge, substitute the mince for the sausages – just chop them up nice and finely first!
Recipe for Mince and Noodle Stir Fry
Mince and Noodle Stir Fry
11. Add them to Fully Loaded Baked Potatoes
Baked Potatoes is another good weeknight dinner that is really easy because you can use anything leftover you have in the fridge to top a delicious and simple baked potato. Including leftover sausages, and cheese, yum!
Recipe for Fully Loaded Baked Potatoes
Fully Loaded Baked Potatoes
12. Turn them Into Sausage Egg Muffins
If you are a fan of Sausage and Egg Muffins, you can make them easily at home using leftover sausages in place of the burger pattie.
Delicious...