This creation was inspired by using up leftovers of a fabulous pulled pork recipe that I’m sharing with you today. In fact, today is all about celebrating how to utilize leftovers- specifically for today the pulled pork, but I’ll tell you about some other ideas too. My friend Nick Evans from the fabulous blog- Macheesmo– wrote a book called, “Love Your Leftovers.” It’s a book that is perfect for large families or busy families or people who just like to plan out their dinners ahead of time.
His book is based on the idea of creating one foundation dish (like pulled pork or salmon or black beans or roast chicken). Once you have that dish made, Nick shows you how to repurpose the leftovers with 8 to 10 creative recipes. He shares tips about meal planning, as well as an index for 30-minute meals. It’s a smart way of cooking as it saves money and time. I chose Nick’s awesome Slow Cooker Pork recipe from the book (shared below), and we decided to make these Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps with it (though some of my family opted to pile it onto buns instead). The recipe for pulled pork makes a lot (that’s the idea!), so here are the recipes in the book that are shared for leftover ideas with the pulled pork: Carnitas Tacos, Pulled Pork BBQ Pizza, Banh Mi, Pork Polenta Pie, Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese El Cubano Sandwich, and Snap Pea and Pork Stir Fry. Honey Bourbon BBQ Sauce and Sriracha Slaw recipes are also shared (since those are good accompaniments to the pork). Pretty cool, huh? We loved the pulled pork- it came out perfecto. And it was delicious served as a lettuce wrap or on a bun. Check out the book- Love Your Leftovers– I am really impressed with it, and it makes the headache of preparing dinner a whole lot easier!
