Leftover Night

I love taking 6 different things in my fridge and making a meal out of them. My friend calls it "Musgo Night", as in everything must go. I think that's brilliant.

I had...
-leftover shredded spicy pork
-empanada wrappers
-coconut lime sauce
-cilantro lime rice
-pineapple corn jalapeno relish
-grilled pesto chicken
-cilantro pesto
-spaghetti noodles

I defrosted a pack of Goya empanada wrappers and filled them with the shredded pork. Of course I fried them. Every time I bake empanadas it's just not as good.

Deep fry action shot! Have I mentioned that I use my little Le Crueset pot for just about everything? It's perfect for deep frying because you can use a small amount of oil and it doesn't spatter.

I had some leftover grilled pesto chicken. Basically I took chicken thighs, pounded the crap out of them, basted them with cilantro pesto I made last weekend and grilled them. I've been making salads and sandwiches with it all week long. So tonight I just boiled spaghetti noodles, added the grilled chicken and another spoonful of pesto and tossed it together with a little bit more Parmesan.

I also had about 12 butterfly Market Day shrimp, so I just popped those in the oven with some coconut lime sauce to drizzle on when they were cooked all the way. I made the coconut lime sauce by simmering some coconut milk, 3 tbsp of powdered sugar and lime juice for about 10 minutes, then adding about 1.5 tsp of corn starch mixed with 3 tbsp of cold water at the end and simmering for 5 more minutes. Tastes like candy. I figured these would go well with my leftover cilantro lime rice I'd made for taco night this past Monday.

A very strange combination, but everything tasted really good together!