Anything gets tiresome day after day of the same old dish.
Here are tantalizing ideas for using leftover brisket in ways you may not have thought of.
Love cooking brisket but hate the monotony of eating it for days afterward?
Victor Protasio
We’re here for you!
Cooking brisketis often an all-day event, requiring cooking at a low temperature for a long time.
Besides, brisket doesn’t exactly come in one- or two-serving portions.
Greg DuPree
Everyone knows that brisket tastes better left over, anyway.
Quick Brisket Bolognese
Pasta night comes together quickly when the meat is already cooked and tender.
Use this recipe as a guide for making a flavorful bolognese: an Italian-style, tomato-based, meat sauce.
Grace Elkus
Instead of the cook-the-ground sirloin-and-pork step, add your already-cooked brisket.
You’re left with a meaty sauce suitable for just about any pasta.Mangia!
Single-Serve Nacho Cups
Slow-cooked meat is the perfect filling for a variety of Mexican dishes.
Greg DuPree
It joinspatatas bravas-inspired potatoes, crisped up for maximum deliciousness, as well as manchego cheese and paprika-spiked aioli.
Finely chopped brisket can seamlessly replace Italian sausage in this recipe.
Thanks to store-bought wonton wrappers, making these little Asian-inspired gems is easier than it looks.
Greg DuPree
Brisket Fried Rice
Cara Cormack
Fried rice is a perfect vehicle for using up leftovers.
Other shortcuts include using a package of frozen mixed vegetables and a box of instant mashed potatoes.
The result is a hearty meat-and-potatoes dish ready in less than 20 minutes.
Hector M. Sanchez
Grandma Pie With Brisket and Pink Sauce
Brisket on pizza?
Brisket instead of pepperoni in this recipe would make anynonnaproud.
If you want, double-down on the brisket and skip the eggs for a meat-and-potatoes dish that’s cheesyandeasy-peasy.
Cara Cormack
Three-Cheese Brisket Calzones
Why isn’t a brisket calzone already a thing?
Just replace the salami in this recipe with leftover brisket in its three-cheese-and-spinach filling.
Shortcuts ofstore-bought doughand jarred marinara (for dipping) make preparing these calzones a breeze.
Marcus Nilsson
Cheesy Baked Beans and Tomatoes
No need to substitute anything for anything in this one-pot recipe.
But tacos don’t live by meat alone.
Don’t forget to serve with crusty bread!
Jen Causey
Leftover brisket can easily take over for Italian sausage in this recipe.
Beef and Bok Choy Stir-Fry
Stir-fry is a great vehicle for leftover brisket.
In this recipe, use it to replace thinly sliced flank steak.
Greg DuPree
Sheet Pan Frito Pie
This sheet-pan appetizer or game-day offering is a touchdown with leftover brisket.
William Meppem
Kan Kanbayashi
Victor Protasio
Natasia Hanratty
Gentl & Hyers
Roland Bello
Jen Causey
Victor Protasio
Quentin Bacon
Jose Picayo
Greg DuPree
Caitlin Bensel
Jennifer Causey
