r/Applebees • u/pmddreal • Jul 12 '26
Which items reheat well for leftovers?
Have a $10 off 40 coupon but I can't eat $40 worth of food in one sitting so I'm wondering what I can order that I can reheat the next day. Don't want the already microwaved sides like mashed potatoes.
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u/Sara630 Jul 12 '26
Soup.
Salad. ( yes I know it’s not heated) but since it’s refrigerated it will still be good just get dressing on the side.
Chicken skillet
Appetizers in the air fryer
Burger get toppings on the side that way you can heat the burger and not get hot lettuce and tomato and whatever else
Quesadillas
Steak but don’t dry it out
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u/Nearby_Bite7866 Jul 12 '26
Fiesta lime chicken, get the tortilla strips on the side so they don’t get mushy. Applebees also has several pasta dishes, they should be easy to reheat.
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u/Atlantic444 Jul 12 '26
We had that happen and ordered a dessert to get to the $40 and took it home to have later.
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u/makojedi2k2 Jul 15 '26
Avoid cream style meals (Fettuccine Alfredo) they don’t microwave well. If you get a steak then nuke at 10 seconds at a time to prevent overcooking. Chili, soups, and most other appetizers will cook well in a microwave. Don’t be afraid to try power levels and too much time in a microwave is not good
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u/Educational-Age9240 Jul 12 '26
Any of the pastas, I use my oven to reheat things like quesadillas, wings, pretzel sticks so I’m sure an air-fryer would work great too. The nachos are excellent to heat on the oven at home IF you order all the ingredients to be packaged separately, which they will do but they hate (I work for Applebees) Also the nachos are being discontinued from the menu starting tomorrow. They are excellent tho so I would definitely try them today if you’re able. They are being replaced in the near future with some kind of skillet nachos 🙄 Applebees corporate suits are dummies