When I look in my fridge on Saturday morning I see a lot of almost empty tupperware. Ground turkey/beef meals never leave leftovers but chicken does. My mother in law calls it "manners". If there is one left of something and nobody eats it, "manners" get it.
With that in mind, maybe I should start calling this "Manners Soup" because all I do is take the 2 or 3 pieces of leftover chicken and add any remaining containers of rice or pasta into a pot on the stove, cover & simmer on low into a soup. Sometimes there is enough to have for a whole dinner, sometimes it is only enough for my growing 7 year old's lunch. Adding some frozen vegetables adds flavor & content all the while not wasting any food and cleaning out your fridge.
Basically, I don't see how you can't start doing this.
It's healthy, easy, cleaning out the fridge and not wasting money or time. And if you're the type of family that cleans on Saturdays and splits chores, ANYONE can do this. I "okay" or "nix" anything my future chef wants to add to the pot. Once he's done with the food, I add the water, bouillon if needed and turn it on so he isn't burned.
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