Do you ever struggle to come up with meal ideas? We had a farm hand who worked with us for a few years in high school and then through college. When here, I always made him lunch, supper, and snacks. One day, he made the comment to my husband, “Doesn’t Miranda ever make leftovers?” My husband responded that it’s against the rules to feed our guests leftovers! However, that’s SO not true! I just prefer to repurpose the leftovers into something new. So that way, we’re not doubling up the same meal all the time. I really try to not let much food go to waste and this is a great way to manage that. So today, I’m sharing a variety of ways to use leftover pork chops.
Leftover Pork Chops? No Problem! Repurpose Them Into Something New
- Chop Them Up And Make Pork Fried Rice
- Cut Up And Add Them To Stir Fry
- Fry Up In The Morning And Add To A Biscuit For A Breakfast Sandwich
- Top With BBQ Sauce And Serve In A Tortilla With Shredded Lettuce And Cheese
- Make Pork Egg Rolls
- Chop Into Fine Pieces And Sprinkle Over Loaded Nachos
- Add To An Omelet
- Slice Up And Place In A Salad
- Ramen Pork Chops: Grab a package or two of ramen noodles. Pan fry thinly sliced pork chops along with onions, garlic, and slivered colored peppers. Stir in the cooked ramen noodles.
- Taco Pork Chops: Warm the meat back up, add taco seasoning, and serve in tortilla shells.
- Serve With White Rice & Soy Sauce
- Shredded Pork Chop Sandwich: Shred the leftover pork chops and toss into BBQ sauce. Top with coleslaw and serve on a kaiser roll.
- Make Pork Chop Burrito Bowls: Tacos-cube leftover pork chops, add a can of black beans + whatever spices you like (I usually do garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, etc.). Put in some corn tortillas with avocado or salsa/pico.
- Pork Chop Sandwiches With Mustard
- Tortilla Pork Chops: Fry pork chop leftovers with chopped cabbage, can or fresh diced tomatoes, salt, and pepper. A side of refried beans and warm tortillas.
- Hawaiian Style Tacos: Slice leftover meat thinly and add pineapple/mango salsa and cilantro to make tacos! Serve with a side of cilantro rice.
- Google “Pyttipanna”: Cut up potatoes, cut up the pork chops. Chop and fry some onions, mix all together with salt and pepper, fry a few eggs, serve with pickled beets.
- Sweat And Sour Pork
- Scalloped Potatoes And Pork: Bake them in some scallop potatoes and serve.
- Breakfast Sandwich: Pork chop and scrambled egg sandwiches. Serve on a bun.
- Egg Roll In A Bowl: Dice them up and use in an egg roll in a bowl.
- Pork-Chop Quesadillas
What’s your favorite way to spice up leftover pork chops?
And don’t forget to make some dessert! These 4 Minute Air Fryer Donuts are so quick and easy and always a hit!
Mia Rose says
October 9, 2018 at 6:14 pmI use left over pork frequently in stir fries or just along with a rice pilaf and veggies.
Ashley Chassereau Parks says
October 9, 2018 at 10:26 pmWe don’t eat pork, but I love the idea of using left overs in other meals. I haven’t tried to do that before, but it would definitely save some money! My mom likes pork chops… I’ll have to pass on the info.
Deborah D says
October 9, 2018 at 11:05 pmAll these sound delicious. I will try these when I have left over pork.
Linda Manns Linneman says
October 10, 2018 at 4:26 amGreat suggestions. For some reason I always have left overs and never know what to do with them. Thank you so much for sharing
Janet W. says
October 10, 2018 at 8:17 amI never know what to do with leftover pork chops. Thanks for the ideas!
rochelle haynes says
October 10, 2018 at 8:45 amI love pork chops thanks for the info
Lesley F says
October 10, 2018 at 8:54 amI like using leftover pork to make pork fried rice. It’s a family favorite
Tamra Phelps says
October 10, 2018 at 11:14 amI think the fried rice idea appeals to me the most. I love rice dishes. You could add chopped veggies and have a great stir-fry with rice. Yum.
gloria patterson says
October 10, 2018 at 6:43 pmYou guys must eat a lot of pork to have so many different ideals. I usually just fix 2 or 3 and eat as left overs. I do like the thin pork chops with biscuits. Do you ever fix pork chops in the air fryer?
Lynne B says
October 10, 2018 at 7:57 pmIf I’ve done it right, we don’t usually have leftovers. Stir fries are a great go-to for me.
ChristinaG says
October 11, 2018 at 7:19 amYou can stuff pork roast with cream chees and a little hot pepper so I bet you could serve cream cheese on the side so left over pork chops wouldn’t be so dry.
Dana Rodriguez says
October 11, 2018 at 9:41 amI only cook for two so we don’t have leftover pork chops but these are great ideas!
gala says
October 11, 2018 at 10:53 amI use left over pork frequently in soups
Mya Murphy says
October 11, 2018 at 3:34 pmYummmmo I love all your suggestions!! I’m especially going to try the Asian ones!!
Lisa says
October 11, 2018 at 10:23 pmWow, I never realized there were so many options. Going to have to try some of these.
ellen beck says
October 11, 2018 at 11:08 pmI reuse everything when we have leftovers. Pork chops usually are easily managed. I bet you could apply these same recipes to say a larger cut like a pork roast.
Lauryn R says
October 12, 2018 at 12:53 amWow, I am amazed that there are so many different ways to use leftover porkchops! Thank you so much for sharing all of these ideas!
Maryann D. says
October 12, 2018 at 10:14 amSuper ideas for left overs. I do like to come up with super dinner ideas like these.
Eileen Boyce says
October 12, 2018 at 2:30 pmI want to tr these different ideas, Sounds yummy.
Rebecca W says
October 12, 2018 at 3:50 pmI enjoy making egg roll in a bowl for my family since it is low carb. It’s so easy to throw in leftover pork and make a quick dinner!
Sarah L says
October 12, 2018 at 7:04 pmI like making pork fried rice.
Buddy Garrett says
October 12, 2018 at 9:52 pmI love all of the great suggestions. They would be great for a quick dinner.
Kelly Hanley says
October 14, 2018 at 2:33 pmThis looks oh so yummy!
Tracy Suzanne DeLoach says
October 14, 2018 at 10:07 pmThis is a great list. We eat pork chops often and I’ve never thought about making anything besides my usual recipe with them. Not that we have any leftovers, but now I may make a couple of extra ones so I can have them ready for a quick dinner the next night.
Amelia Bayless says
October 15, 2018 at 5:31 pmThank you for these ideas! I never know how to serve them leftover.
alice f. says
October 15, 2018 at 6:26 pmI love the idea of using left over pork chops in a fresh way in fried rice. There are so many great ideas in this article.
Melissa Storms says
October 16, 2018 at 9:16 pmI love the idea of pork ramen and adding leftover pork chops to pork fried rice. It is hard to reheat pork chops as leftover without them drying out but these recipes would definitely work for me and make good use of leftovers.
Dandi D says
October 20, 2018 at 10:55 pmWe often have leftover pork chops, so these are some great ideas!
Tatiana B says
October 22, 2018 at 3:28 pmI like repurposing leftovers too! I like the ideas for pork chops 🙂 I had a bunch of leftover mashed potatoes so I rolled them flat in a freezer bag and plan on using them to cover a shepherd’s pie this week 🙂
Nicole W says
October 23, 2018 at 9:07 amLove the idea of this post. I’m forever struggling with leftovers that I don’t know what to do with and am constantly looking for ideas for make-shift recipes. Thank you!
Mary Gardner says
October 23, 2018 at 1:00 pmI usually just chop them up and add them to scrambled eggs for breakfast and sometimes throw in a few vegetables as well.
kathy pease says
October 23, 2018 at 4:19 pmMy hubby loves me to heat it up in the crockpot and he loves to eat it with a side of apple sauce
Holly Thomas says
October 23, 2018 at 6:11 pmThis is great I never know what to do with leftover pork chops.
Laurie Nykaza says
October 23, 2018 at 11:11 pmWonderful ideas to use left over pork which we do eat often. I cant wait to try some of these for my family dinners
Trish F says
October 23, 2018 at 11:38 pmWhat great ideas, thrifty and useful. I will keep this in mind the next time I have leftover pork chops. Thanks!
Tracie Cooper says
October 27, 2018 at 9:00 pmWe love to make shredded pork tacos with our leftovers!
Linda Manns Linneman says
October 28, 2018 at 5:21 amWe seem to waste so much food. I do not like doing this at all. I really appreciate this great recipe. Thank you so much for sharing
Pat F says
November 2, 2018 at 4:13 pmSo many great ideas thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to try a few!
Rosie says
December 26, 2018 at 4:14 pmI typically get just enough, but these recipe sound so good I want to get extra next time to make sure there are leftovers!