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    Home » Recipes » Plan a New Years Eve Party from Leftovers

    Plan a New Years Eve Party from Leftovers

    Last Updated November 9, 2022. Originally Posted December 30, 2013 By Maggie Unzueta

    This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    New Years Eve Appetizers steve ball tops, quesadillas and peanut butter puding

    What do you have in your cupboard? I have so many leftovers especially from Christmas. What’s worse is that whenever I go shopping, I just pick up stuff. I see great prices, and it goes home with me. I should take a picture of all the random stuff I have. LOL. I came up with several appetizers for a New Years Eve party using leftovers and a few store bought favorites.

    Stove top balls #shop

    I LOVE Stove Top. It’s one of my childhood favorites. My mom is Mexican. She never made her own stuffing. Instead, she used Stove Top. It just wouldn’t be the Holidays without it. You can usually find a good deal around this time. Using sausage leftovers, I made this.

    Stove Top Balls

    Ingredients:
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    ½ lb sausage
    ¼ onion
    1 celery stick
    2 cups Stove Top cooked
    1 egg
    Directions:
    In a pan, heat oil and add sausage. Cook for 2 minutes, breaking it up. Add onion and celery. Cook for another 2 minutes or until the sausage is fully cooked. Let cool and mix with Stove Top and egg. Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Make 1-inch balls and place on a greased pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Note: If the mixture is too wet, add some bread crumbs in order to form the balls.

    Quesadillas with avocado and salsa

    We always make tamales and a few gallons of salsa for Christmas. I used the salsa leftovers and made quesadillas. YUM! They’re easy to make, and everyone (including the kids) will love them. Pro tip: Buy the extra large flour tortillas to make more quesadillas in less time. You can make your own salsa, or this is a good store-bought salsa.

    Quesadillas

    Ingredients:
    1 cup Kraft Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
    Flour tortillas
    Salsa
    Avocados
    Directions:
    In a pan, place flour tortilla, top with cheese, add another tortilla. Cook on each side for one minute. Cut into wedges.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Pudding with Toasted Coconut
    Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and kids. Enough said. I always have creamy peanut butter on hand. Jell-O too because it’s so easy to make. It’s also sugar-free, and I really like that especially because of all my diabetic relatives. Love easy dessert recipes, and this one takes only a few minutes.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Pudding Topped with Toasted Coconut

    Ingredients:
    Jell-O Pudding Chocolate
    2 cups milk
    2 tablespoons Planters Peanut Butter
    Bakers Coconut
    Directions:
    In a stock pot, add milk and chocolate and stir until it begins to boil. Add peanut butter and continue stirring until thickens. Serve into individual cups. In a pan, add coconut and stir frequently until fragrant and toated. About 2 minutes.

    Classic Ground Beef Taquitos and Salsa

    Classic Ground Beef Taquitos

    Got leftover ground beef? And leftover salsa? These come together fast and are a HUGE crowd pleaser. Get the Recipe

    Mexican Fried Mac n Cheese Balls

    Fried Mac and Cheese

    If you have little ones running around, you might have mac and cheese. This is not only a great way to use up leftovers, but they’re super cheap. Get the Recipe.

    BBQ Chicken sandwich sliders on a plate

    BBQ Chicken Sliders

    These sliders are super duper easy-to-make. Either use leftover chicken or buy a store-bought rotisserie chicken. Add a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce. You can even leave the slider buns on the counter next to a slow cooker for your guests to serve themselves. Love easy recipes! Get the full recipe

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    About Maggie Unzueta

    Maggie Unzueta is the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer, videographer, and creator of In Mama Maggie's Kitchen. She has been developing easy and authentic Mexican food, Mexican-inspired recipes, and traveling tips since 2010. From family recipes to her extensive travels throughout Mexico, she brings traditional Mexican flavors from South of the Border and into your kitchen. Maggie has been featured in notable culinary websites and other media outlets. For more details, check out her About page.

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