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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Honey-mustard chicken pasta
- Ready in 20 mins
This tasty pasta dish is a great way of using up your leftover chicken
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Cold roast beef with beetroot salad & horseradish cream
- Ready in 20 mins
Turn your leftover sunday roast into this impressive Monday night salad
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Warm lentil salad with Serrano, chicken & rocket
- Ready in 15 mins
A filling rustic summer salad
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Greek lamb baguette
- Ready in 5 mins
Use up leftover meat from Sunday's roast in this colourful sandwich
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Easiest-ever bread pudding
By Good Food
- Ready in 45 mins
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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Raid-the-fridge rice
By Good Food
- Ready in 25 mins
Great for when all you have left in the fridge are the basics - bacon, mushrooms and a bit of cheese
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Barney's Monday night rice
By Good Food
- Ready in 35 mins
Throw together a tasty supper in less than thirty minutes with the Sunday roast leftovers
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Vietnamese turkey salad
- Ready in 15 mins
Use up leftover Christmas turkey and take refuge from the rich food with this fresh-tasting salad
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Garlicky tomato pasta
- Ready in 30 mins
Use your cupboard ingredients for a vegetarian treat for two
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Cheese, leek & potato tortilla
By Good Food
- Ready in 22 mins
A quick, thick Spanish omelette that's a brilliant way to use up leftover potatoes and cheese with eggs
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Salmon & Puy lentil salad with olive dressing
- Ready in 30 mins
Use up leftover poached salmon in this stylish main-meal salad with punchy dressing
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Clementine pork steaks
By Good Food
- Ready in 15 mins
A tasty pork one-pot full of fruity flavours. Try getting creative with your leftovers and replace the pork with turkey or ham
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Beef strips with crunchy Thai salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 11 mins
Swap your squashed sandwich for this crunchy salad, the perfect lunch made using leftovers
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Salsa chicken & cheese tortillas
- Ready in 16 mins
Frugal cooking, but packed with flavour - use up leftovers from roast chicken with these easy Mexican-style snacks
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Turkey tetrazzini
- Ready in 45 mins
Try this American pasta dish, with its creamy sauce it goes well with leftover turkey
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Tasty chicken noodles
- Ready in 23 mins
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 crunch salad
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
A crispy, fresh vegetarian salad to use up those winter vegetables
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Indian-spiced fish cakes
- Ready in 30 mins
Spice up leftover cooked salmon in these simple, freezable fishcakes with cooling raita
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Boxing Day soup
By Good Food
- Ready in 45 mins
Use up your leftover Christmas Day vegetables in this comforting winter soup
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