Boxing Day recipes
Whether it's a stunning ham centrepiece or a miracle meal of leftovers you're after, we've got a a selection of Boxing Day recipes to feed family and friends.
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Christmas sausage & veg tortilla
- Ready in 35 mins
Turn your leftovers into a fantastic family supper with this hearty baked omelette with chipolatas
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Turkey cacciatore with a twist
- Ready in 1 hr
This tasty Italian cheese and tomato bake is a fab way to use up leftover meat and a true family favourite
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Marzipan Eccles tarts
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
This fun spin on the traditional Lancashire fruit cakes uses leftover marzipan to make irresistible individual pies
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Leftover turkey casserole
- Ready in 40 mins
This one pot stew uses up all your roast dinner leftovers in one go and has a great honey mustard tang
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Boxing Day soup
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- Ready in 45 mins
Use up your leftover Christmas Day vegetables in this comforting winter soup
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Grilled ham, egg & spiced oven chips
- Ready in 55 mins
Use up the leftovers from a delicious home-cooked ham with this simple but classic supper
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Turkey & parsnip curry
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- Ready in 50 mins
This post-Christmas curry is full of flavour and so easy to make - even better, it's all cooked in one pan, so there's very little washing up
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Cranberry mince pies
- Ready in 35 mins
Gordon Ramsay's cranberry mince pies provide the all-important finishing touch to your celebration feast
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Ginger beer & tangerine glazed ham
- Ready in 4 hrs 30 mins
This warming ginger beer-spiced ham is great for Christmas entertaining as it's simple to prepare ahead of time
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Bubble & squeak cakes
- Ready in 30 mins
Gordon Ramsay's scrumptious potato cakes are perfect for serving with your Boxing Day ham
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Cauliflower & carrot salad
- Ready in 15 mins
Keep this healthy salad in the fridge to serve with cold meats or cheese
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Christmas pudding strudel
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- Ready in 35 mins
Give your Christmas pud leftovers a second life with this easy strudel recipe
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Perky turkey soup
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- Ready in 35 mins
A warming winter treat, this spicy turkey soup is a great use of Christmas leftovers - happy Boxing Day!
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Oven-baked rösti cake
- Ready in 1 hr 50 mins
Grate potatoes into a hash brown-style patty and cook in the oven for a convenient and tasty side dish
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Maple & mustard glazed ham
- Ready in 3 hrs 10 mins
Gordon Ramsay’s succulent maple-glazed ham is perfect for a Boxing Day feast
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Pear, date & walnut salad with creamy Stilton dressing
- Ready in 30 mins
Gary Rhodes' perfect starter for a Boxing day lunch, made with lots of leftovers from the day before
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Sparkling lemon & amaretti ice
- Ready in 4 hrs 45 mins
This decadent dessert with its creamy cheesecake flavour can be frozen complete with its topping, leaving you more time to spend with friends during the festive season
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Christmas pear & chocolate tiramisu trifle
- Ready in 3 hrs
The perfect end to a Boxing Day banquet, John Torode's dessert combines an Italian classic with British seasonal fruit
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Honeyed carrot salad
- Ready in 17 mins
Gordon Ramsay's carrot salad is the perfect accompaniment to your Boxing Day feast.
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Iced Christmas-pudding mousse
- Ready in 45 mins
Gary Rhodes' recipe is a great way to use up leftover Christmas pud - whilst adding a special twist
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Fragrant mango & apple chutney
- Ready in 2 hrs
The perfect gift or an essential Boxing Day condiment. You won't want your turkey leftovers to ever run out while this is in the fridge
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15-minute mix & match salad
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- Ready in 15 mins
This no-cook salad is a great way to use up leftover veg and ready quick as a flash - perfect for Boxing Day
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Turkey & ham salad
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- Ready in 15 mins
A sweet, low fat salad great for using up festive leftovers. Make it different with our tip to make it meat-free
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Classic potato salad
- Ready in 40 mins
Team with Christmas leftovers or summer BBQ favourites. Either way, Matt Tebbutt's Classic potato salad is hard resist
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Crunchy winter salad
- Ready in 15 mins
Here's a seasonal, vegetarian salad which will complement any festive menu perfectly
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Winter leaf & parsnip salad with walnuts
- Ready in 40 mins
John Torode's bitter leaf salad and vinaigrette are a good foil to a creamy tart or rich ham
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Warm cauliflower salad
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- Ready in 50 mins
Cauliflower is often overlooked, but try it roasted in this winter salad for a plateful of crunchy goodness
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Sticky treacle-glazed ham
- Ready in 3 hrs 20 mins
James uses the steam-roast method to cook his Christmas ham, so you don't need an enormous pan to boil it in
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Leftover veg & orange cake
- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
A novel way to use up root vegetables is to bake up a sweet, moist sponge with citrus flavours
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Kohlrabi & celery remoulade
- Ready in 40 mins
Look out for this pale green veg says Matt Tebbutt, it makes a nice change from celeriac in this recipe
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Clementine, celery & pecorino salad
- Ready in 30 mins
Chef Matt Tebbutt creates a fresh, crunchy winter salad that's made extra special with spiced, toasted almonds
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Pineapple, fig & ginger chutney
- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
The pineapple flavour really comes through in this tangy chutney, making it a perfect accompaniment for ham and all your festive cold meats and cheeses
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Sticky marmalade ham
- Ready in 6 hrs 15 mins
A Christmas classic from John Torode that will have all your guests wanting more
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Celeriac coleslaw
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- Ready in 15 mins
This large, knobbly root vegetable is lovely raw as well as cooked, and wonderful in this French-style coleslaw
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Gordon's honey glazed ham
- Ready in 4 hrs
Superchef Gordon Ramsay has created the perfect glaze to make his ham a seasonal must-have
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Christmas slaw
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- Ready in 15 mins
A nutty winter salad which is superhealthy, quick to prepare and perfect with leftover turkey or ham
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Balsamic pickled shallots
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
Perfect partners for a creamy blue cheese
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Gordon's eggs Benedict
- Ready in 20 mins
Gordon Ramsay's breakfast classic is the ideal way to begin an indulgent weekend
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Baked ham with brown sugar & mustard glaze
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- Ready in 3 hrs 45 mins
Served hot or cold, this delicious cut of pork with a sugar glaze is best sliced into thick pieces
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Chestnut & cranberry roll
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
Forget fiddly stuffing balls, this clever roll tastes delicious, plus its practical shape makes it ultra-simple to slice
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Lamb with Christmas spices
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
Keep this in the freezer ready for dinner parties and serve it with rice and salad or crunchy potatoes and vegetables
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Ham, cheese & mushroom turnovers
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- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
A puff pastry turnover is always a good way of using leftovers - adapt the recipe to whatever cheese you've got
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Ham with boozy cranberry & mushroom sauce
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An easy and decadent way to use up leftover Christmas ham
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Spiced parsnip & ham soup
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- Ready in 25 mins
Use up your Christmas roast leftovers in this creamy soup
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Cheeseboard pasta bake
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This simple and satisfying meal tastes as good as it looks - and uses up any leftovers from your Christmas cheeseboard
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Roast fillet of beef with mushroom stuffing
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
Serve up a spectacular centrepiece of roast beef with a rich stuffing, and a clever twist on Yorkshire puddings
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