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• Leftover bacon and quinoa stir-fry
• Pesto chicken pasta
• Vegetable spicy rice and fried bread
• Toastie
• Potlette
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• Anyway frittata
• Leftover lime loaf
• Chilli con carne (using leftover bolognese)
• Irish scone bread
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