Leftovers recipes
Whether it's meat from your Sunday roast or veggies from your box, we've some cunning money-saving ways to help you use up your leftover ingredients.
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Chicken, ham, leek & roast potato pie
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- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
This bake is a great way to use up leftover roast potatoes or gammon and can be made-ahead and frozen for convenience
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Prawn & cod cakes
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Make the most of leftover mash with these superhealthy fishcakes
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Roast chicken risotto
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Use up left over roast chicken by adding it to a creamy, rich risotto
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Marmalade & whisky bread & butter pudding
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The ultimate grown-up comfort food, use leftover fruit bread or even croissants instead of the bread if you prefer
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Cherry tomato & ham bread & butter bake
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Quick and easy to prepare, this dish makes a great family dinner to use up leftover bread
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Versatile veg soup
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A basic soup recipe that can be adapted to whatever needs using up from the fridge
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Stilton on toast with pickled pears
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Take plain old cheese on toast to a new level with this clever idea
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Ham, leek & potato pie
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Use up leftover ham in this family dish - add some celery sticks or other veg to the sauce too, if you like
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Cheeseboard & onion tart
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Use up remnants of cheese in this delicious tart - a mixture of blue, creamy and cheddar works well
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Bubble & squeak cakes with tomato salsa
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You can make these cakes from scratch or use up cooked leftovers from a roast
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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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Creamy ham & mushroom pasta bake
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Use up the leftovers in your fridge with this hearty family supper dish
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Sherried turkey & ham bake
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This warming bake, rich with sherry and mustard, will use up the Christmas leftovers
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Ham, cheese & mushroom turnovers
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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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Brie bruschetta with tomato, herbs & Serrano ham
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These make a great lunch to use up leftover cheese
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Turkey & ham salad
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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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Ham & leek cobbler
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Use up a leftover chunk of ham in this healthy, but hearty, family supper
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Spring onion, Wensleydale & ham pastries
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This is a much lighter version of a cheese and onion pasty - fresh, tangy flavour
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Coronation turkey
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When the main event is over, get creative with your leftover turkey, ready in just 20 minutes
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Leek, potato & ham flip-over pie
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This warming winter recipe is a great way to use up the Christmas leftovers, and so easy to make. Perfect for Boxing Day
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Turkey & tarragon pot pies
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Turn leftover turkey into a hearty pie with this simple festive recipe
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Barney's Monday night rice
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Throw together a tasty supper in less than thirty minutes with the Sunday roast leftovers
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Bread pudding
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This simple bake is lovely with tea, or custard or ice cream for dessert
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Salmon & Puy lentil salad with olive dressing
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Use up leftover poached salmon in this stylish main-meal salad with punchy dressing
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Warm lentil salad with Serrano, chicken & rocket
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A filling rustic summer salad
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Roast chicken soup
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Use up leftover chicken in this rustic soup with garlic cream and cheesy scones on the side
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Honey-mustard chicken pasta
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This tasty pasta dish is a great way of using up your leftover chicken
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Cheese, leek & potato tortilla
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A quick, thick Spanish omelette that's a brilliant way to use up leftover potatoes and cheese with eggs
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Fast-fix fried rice
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A great way to use leftovers, this is a super-speedy one-pan supper
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Spanish chicken pie
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Roasted peppers, olives and paprika give this bake tons of flavour. It's a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken too
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Easiest-ever bread pudding
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The ultimate in quick comfort food - only five minutes to prepare, perfect to pop in the oven before the main course
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Tasty chicken noodles
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This recipe is easily doubled to serve four if you have plenty of leftover chicken; if you have less, bump up the protein with a handful of cashews
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Winter pilaf
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A quick midweek meal that will help you use up leftover turkey, goose or duck, nuts and even a dollop of cranberry sauce
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Indian-spiced fish cakes
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Spice up leftover cooked salmon in these simple, freezable fishcakes with cooling raita
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Raid-the-fridge rice
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Great for when all you have left in the fridge are the basics - bacon, mushrooms and a bit of cheese
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Bubble & squeak
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Bubble & squeak should be on everyone's radar come Christmas time - it's a great way of using up leftover mash, sprouts and cabbage
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Smoked salmon carbonara
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If you've got leftover smoked salmon trimmings, use them up in this creamy, indulgent pasta dish
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Tuna tartare fishcakes
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Leftovers and storecupboard ingredients make the simplest of midweek suppers
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Duck & spring onion noodles
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An indulgent combination of noodles, duck and Chinese vegetables that's on the table in less than half an hour
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Roast root vegetable & green lentil soup
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This earthy soup is dead cheap to make - you could even use leftover veg from your Sunday roast
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Winter cobb salad
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Use up leftover chicken from your Sunday roast in this satisfying salad
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Broccoli soup with cheese toasties
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Use up any leftover cheese - blue, Cheddar, Red Leicester... - in these melty baked sandwiches with soup
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Spiced bubble & squeak cakes with raita
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Designed to use up cooked veg, you can mix and match whatever you have leftover, and still make a fab supper
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Herb, basmati & chicken salad
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Use up leftover roast or poached chicken in this low-fat main course salad
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Greek lamb baguette
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Use up leftover meat from Sunday's roast in this colourful sandwich
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Roast beef, mustard & watercress sandwiches
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Peppery watercress with cold roast beef must be one of the greatest sandwiches
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Cold roast beef with beetroot salad & horseradish cream
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Turn your leftover sunday roast into this impressive Monday night salad
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