1Breadcrumbs
Will Dickey2Croutons
Caitlin Bensel
Let’s be honest, the way to make a salad exciting is to add some croutons. Skip using store-bought versions on classics like Caesar salad and make your own. They’re actually better with day-old bread!
Get the Caesar Salad recipe.
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
3Bread Pudding
Caitlin Bensel
Do you consider bread pudding a dessert or a breakfast? Well, it’s whatever you want it to be! And this sweet treat does wonders on stale bread because the custard soaks in and makes the pieces all fluffy once baked.
Get the Eggnog Bread Pudding recipe.
4Meatloaf
Gordon Sawyer
Classic meatloaf requires slices of bread to be soaked in milk before combining them with the meat. Using slightly stale bread works well in this case since it will rehydrate. Then wrap it all in bacon and add a sweet, tangy sauce!
Get Ree’s Favorite Meatloaf recipe.
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
5Stuffing
David Malosh6Panzanella
Ralph Smith
The key to making a classic Italian panzanella is to use very crusty stale bread. That’s because it needs to stand up to a nice heavy soaking of dressing and tomatoes. It’ll get softer but still stay in tact.
Get Ree’s Grilled Shrimp Panzanella recipe.
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
7Strata
Bridget Edwards
If you’ve never had a strata, think of it as a savory bread pudding served for breakfast. And there are so many fun flavor combinations to keep everyone satisfied! Either way, they all need some stale bread to soak up the eggy custard.
Get the Strata recipe.
8French Onion Soup
Will Dickey
Wanna get a little fancy with that day-old baguette? Toast it up and let it soak in all that cheese and soupy goodness of this classic recipe. You could also do this with other crouton-friendly sips like tomato soup.
Get Ree’s French Onion Soup recipe.
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
9French Toast
Ralph Smith10Apple Betty
Hector Manuel Sanchez
Did you think breadcrumbs were just for savory dishes? Think again! Combine them with sweet apples and bake them off for this rustic dessert that begs for a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Get Ree’s Apple Betty recipe.
SHOP ICE CREAM SCOOPS
Watch Next
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below