Cooking for 2 can be hard. Often times I'm left with leftovers that are un-interesting on their own and end up going to waste (which I abhor). So, recently I've been trying to plan out several days worth of dinners in advance wherein the recipes use the leftovers from a previous night in some way. Here is an example "Chain":

• Night 1: Whole Rotisserie Chicken (store-bought, hard to beat), Baby Red Potatoes, salad

• Night 2: Tacos (Ground Beef or Turkey), with a can of beans, and a 12oz package of Yellow Rice. Lettuce and tomato from previous night used as toppings.

• Night 3: Ghetto Paella with some of the leftover chicken (good use for the dark meat or breast meat), also using the leftover yellow rice, and for bonus points, use a chicken stock made from the carcass of the chicken.

• Night 4: Chili, whatever recipe, use the rest of the ground beef (you could either cook all the beef on night 2 and use taco-seasoned beef, or keep half of the beef un-cooked). Also, I typically make some cornbread and some steamed broccoli.

• Night 5: Pulled chicken sandwiches with the rest of the chicken. Home-fries from any potatoes left.

• Night 6: C-C-C-Combo Breaker

I've found that taking this approach allows me to do the vast majority of my grocery shopping once per week and also greatly reduces the amount of wasted food.

What "chains" do you make?