Got leftover corned beef? Don’t toss it—let’s turn it into something new, from waffles to casseroles, spaghetti, rollups, cottage pie, pot pie, chowder, stromboli, frittata and more. I’ve put together 30 delicious recipes to make the most of what’s in your fridge.
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1. Corned Beef Egg Rolls
If you have leftover corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and cheese, that’s enough to make this recipe. Serve with creamy horseradish dip or mayo.
2. Corned Beef & Cabbage Calzones
It’s different from your usual calzone because it has poppy seeds to add crunch. And to make an excellent finish, cut your calzones in half and add egg and cheese slices on top of it for an absolute breakfast!
3. Corned Beef Cottage Pie
Use leftover corned beef roast or canned corned beef, either one makes a tasty casserole.
4. Leftover Corned Beef & Cabbage Soup
Just a tasty, hearty 30-minute soup using your dinner leftovers.
5. Corned Beef Sandwich
The layers of corned beef, mayo, pickles, coleslaw, and cheese with a drizzle of lemon juice make this sandwich overflowing with delicious flavor.
6. Corned Beef Omelet
A restaurant breakfast favorite you can recreate at home! To make this delectable, make corned beef hash and leave it in the skillet for a few minutes to get it crisp.
7. Corned Beef & Cabbage Chowder
This creamy and thick stew is all you need to warm up! Classic flavor transformed into a chowder soup base.
8. Corned Beef & Swiss Cheese Frittata
A baked egg dish using your corned beef leftovers and breakfast is done.
9. Leftover Corned Beef Mac & Cheese
If you’re a big fan of both mac and cheese and corned beef, this recipe combines them beautifully.
10. Corned Beef Stuffed Peppers
If you love stuffed peppers, these beefy beauties will go into your corned beef leftovers rotation.
Use canned corned beef for lots of tasty dishes too!
11. Corned Beef Pizza
A secret to using juicy CB&C leftovers in a new dish is to make sure you drain off the moisture, especially when adding to a pizza. You want to make sure the toppings have that roasted texture and flavor.
12. Corned Beef Cabbage Rolls
These rolls use cabbage leaves as a wrapper! Sauté your leftovers with rice with tomato sauce and bake.
13. Reuben Pinwheels
Just spread corned beef, cheese, sauerkraut, cream cheese, and thousand island dressing on top of flour tortillas, then roll it up and bake.
14. Creamy Corned Beef Casserole
Add your leftover corned beef, veggies, noodles, and cheese together in a casserole dish, then bake to perfection. Stretches the CB&C leftovers like crazy!
15. Corned Beef & Cabbage Quesadillas
Layer all the ingredients on top of your flour tortilla, toast it until golden brown and cut to your desired size.
16. Corned Beef Hash
My favorite use for corned beef leftovers: a classic hash! Toss diced potatoes, leftover corned beef, cabbage, and onion together, then salt and pepper to taste. Top with a sunny side up egg and parsley on top!
What goes good with homemade corned beef hash? Here’s the list!
17. Corned Beef Tacos
A corned beef roast is still a brisket at heart, so these corned beef brisket tacos make so much sense!
18. Corned Beef Hash Patties
If you love hash, you will love these patties, too! Combine leftover corned beef, mashed or boiled potatoes, eggs, scallions, and some bread crumbs to create these minis you can munch easily.
19. Leftover Corned Beef Hash Waffles
Your favorite hash with a different approach! Crush it all in a waffle maker and you get a crisp repurpose of your hash. The stack of waffles, sautéed savoy cabbage, fried eggs, and mustard sauce makes this a divine brunch to dig in.
20. Corned Beef & Brussels Spaghetti
Your spaghetti with a new look! It’s best to use whole wheat pasta to add nutty flavor and texture to this dish. With ice-cold beer to match it, you’re in for a good time!
21. Reuben Savory Bread Pudding
You can make a flavorful bread pudding using the same ingredients as the famous Reuben sandwich. Just combine it all in a casserole and bake! Top with cheese for a creamy texture, and dig in!
22. Corned Beef & Cabbage Pot Pies
Individual Pot Pies, anyone? Add all the leftovers to a deep pie pan, topped with puff pastry, then brush with egg wash.
23. Corned Beef Irish Nachos
It’s nachos without crispy tortilla chips! This recipe uses slices of potatoes lined at the bottom of your skillet, then topped with your favorite cheese, then have your leftover corned beef.
24. Crustless Reuben Quiche
A quiche recipe without a crust, great for low-carb diets. Combine all the ingredients in a pan, then bake for at least 30 mins until cooked through.
25. Leftover Corned Beef Hash Egg Bites
This is a fun recipe for bite-sized breakfast using leftover corned beef, silicon molds and your Instant Pot.
26. Twice-Baked Potatoes With Corned Beef
It’s an excellent way to make a light dinner or side! These baked potatoes stuffed with corned beef and cheddar cheese to make a flavorful dish that is moist inside and crispy outside.
27. Corned Beef & Cabbage Stromboli
It’s a nice-looking stromboli made out of your leftovers! Using whole-wheat pizza dough, pile all the ingredients and fold it on both sides inward, brush with egg wash, sprinkle with poppy seeds, then bake.
28. Corned Beef & Cabbage Turnovers
A bit of puff pastry and your CB&C leftovers, you’ve got hand pies here that transform yesterday’s meal into a good lunch today!
29. Corned Beef Sliders
Gooey Swiss and homemade Russian dressing and all that leftover corned beef are going to make excellent hot sliders the next day!
30. Corned Beef Fried Rice
Ooo a mostly traditional and easy fried rice you can make at home with your leftover corn beef. Great idea here!
The bottom line
Thank you to recipe artists around the world for these great recipes for meal inspiration when you have corned beef ready to go!
Just want some tips for reheating your corned beef roast?
