How can I reuse or recycle leftover chips?







What would you do with leftover chips?

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12 Responses to “How can I reuse or recycle leftover chips?”

  1. carol says:

    Mostly they wind up in the chicken coop, the hens love them. But in the past I have used then to layer in a casserole. A layer of fries, TVP/ veggie layer and top with some cheese. Bake 30 minutes or so.
    These are home made fries, don’t ever buy the fast food kind.

  2. Andrea says:

    There was a restaurant that I frequented in high school that served burritos stuffed with beef and french fries/tater tots. Sounds weird but it was so so good.

  3. Jack w says:

    If you absolutely need warmth rather than food, most all potato chips I have encountered burn for very long and at high temperatures, perfect for getting a larger fire going. I have used as little as half a handful to light kindling to log sized dry wood. Every camper should bring along a bag of leftover chips just in case!

  4. Anonymous says:

    I’d just put them in the fridge and microwave them later for a snack. Now, if I heated them in the oven instead, I’m sure they’d be much better, but I’m lazy. Not that I often have leftovers-when I get french fries, it’s usually a fairly small amount.
    I know you can make hash browns out of leftover baked or boiled potatos, maybe it’d work with the chips, too. Put in egg and cheese and what have you for a frittata sytle meal?

  5. Ana says:

    Don´t miss the simplest way: Spanish omelette. Just add eggs, toss in a hot frying pan (some oil, please) and make as slower as you can, before turning upside down.
    Que aproveche!

    • BoB Underwood says:

      Also great for leftover Chinese food!

      I call it Egg Foo Breakfast.

    • Gill says:

      Thank you thank you thank you!!!!! I’ve been searching ideas for ages, and even though our chooks would love them, I’d rather incorporate our leftover chips into tonights dinner, and a Spanish omelette sounds perfect!!

  6. deeby says:

    I always buy a large portion of chips and freeze what’s left over for another time. This way I can take just a handful out for each meal to make them go further (and supplement with bread and butter if necessary). Put the chips in a frying pan on a LOW heat with a sprinkle of oil so they don’t burn, and toss from time to time. You may find a lid will help.

  7. Frank says:

    I’m with Ana,
    The Spanish Tortilla (Omelette) is the best way to re-use chips.
    Fry some onions and peppers with it, mix it with eggs and a bit of milk, fry with olive oil and voila!!
    One of the easiest and yummiest Spanish dishes :)

  8. supergeeky says:

    I am Minnesotan so I tend to save them, store them in a bag in the freezer and make tater tot hotdish with it. You need a good 2 bags of tater tots so if you substitute some left over french fries in there you can use less tater tots. I sometimes just keep the bag going until I have enough for a whole batch. Sure, it might technically be tater tot hotdish but it tastes great! = D

  9. Forest Law says:

    I call this left-over hash. I usually make it when I have leftovers from one or more these ingredients.

    1. Fry up the french fries & any kind of meat, sausage/bacon/hotdogs (really any kind of left over meat).
    2. Remove from the pan,
    3. Add veggies such as onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, fry until golden.
    4. Add the french fry/meat back to the pan. Mix together.
    5. Add salt & pepper to taste.
    6. You may also wish to add some tomato sauce, and chilli powder.

    Serve immediately.

  10. Angela says:

    Old chips can be recycled into a great hotpot topping/crunchy potato side dish! Inspired by some of these suggestions, I just chopped up some leftover chips into smaller pieces, tossed them in a tiny bit of sunflower oil and bunged in a baking tray. They made lovely crunchy potato chunks, and you wouldn’t guess that they started off as chips! I served them with a mince & veggies mixture, so it was like a crunchy hotpot topping. It worked really well – I’ll definitely do it again, but next time would add maybe some finely sliced onion or a few cloves of garlic, and some herbs, and claim they are Spanish or French!

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