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What to do with leftover cooked vegetables?

Name: Veg & cheese quesadillas
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 tortilla wraps; 200g cooked veg; 75g cheese

Cooked carrots, sprouts or cabbage from yesterday's dinner can be the star of today's.

Leftover veg fritters Veg & cheese quesadillas

1. Leftover veg fritters

⏲ 20 mins🍽 Serves 3♻ Uses up leftovers

Ingredients

300g cooked veg, chopped
100g plain flour
1 egg
100ml milk

Method

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Whisk the flour, egg and milk into a thick batter.
Fold in the veg and season.
Fry spoonfuls for 3 minutes per side.

2. Veg & cheese quesadillas

⏲ 10 mins🍽 Serves 2♻ Uses up leftovers

Ingredients

4 tortilla wraps
200g cooked veg
75g cheese

Method

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Scatter the veg and cheese over 2 wraps and top with the others.
Toast in a dry pan for 2–3 minutes per side.
Cut into wedges.

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