Do not let your leftovers go to waste when you can transform them into a tasty meal in minutes.

Meat
Instead of adding all your meat to a stew, keep some aside to prevent wastage and make a soup from the rest.
Pasta and grains
Don't mix all of the pasta when making mac and cheese if you know it is going to be too much, keep excess pasta and use it for a bowl of Minestrone soup.
Potatoes
Potatoes such as a mash can be used in soups for flavouring and thickening.
Raw vegetables
Raw vegetable offcuts can be stored and used as the base for your soup.
Leftover stew
The leftover stew can be reused, by adding more liquid and veggies to the mix or as a start to a soup.