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Christmas leftover recipes

Continue the Christmas feasting and make the most of your delicious leftovers by transforming them into hearty mains and beautiful brunches. Our inventive and simple leftover recipes ensure nothing goes to waste.

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Warm up with this rich recipe, made with crumbled stilton, floury potatoes and sweet caramelised onions
Cheese, potato and onion soup with crispy sage
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Use up leftover sprouts in this easy cheesy dinner – perfectly designed for Boxing Day
Crispy sprout and chestnut baked crêpes
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This hearty pie is packed with leftover turkey and creamy cannellini beans
Turkey and cannellini pie
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A French-style twist on Christmas Day leftovers, this turkey croque monsieur is the ultimate Boxing Day sandwich
Turkey croque monsieur
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Put leftover Christmas pudding to good use with this comforting festive crumble. Filled with apples, pears and juicy blackberries, Christmas pudding is stirred through the crumble topping for an extra fruity
Christmas pudding crumble
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Transform your Christmas leftovers into a North African-inspired turkey stew, filled with spicy chorizo, chickpeas and olives.
Spicy North African turkey stew
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This Mexican-inspired recipe lets you get creative with leftover Christmas turkey
Mexican turkey pie
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There's nothing like a creamy, hearty mac and cheese to tuck into on a cold night and this delicious pasta recipe has the brilliant addition of leftover ham, bringing both texture and flavour
Leftover ham and leek mac and cheese
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Patatas bravas
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No tapas feast is complete without some spicy patatas bravas. In our version, roast potatoes are coated in a smoky tomato sauce with garlic, chilli and rosemary
  • Serves 6
  • 35 mins
  • 313 calories
Leftover ham and leek mac and cheese
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There's nothing like a creamy, hearty mac and cheese to tuck into on a cold night and this delicious pasta recipe has the brilliant addition of leftover ham, bringing both texture and flavour
  • Serves 4
  • 65 mins
  • 704 calories
Christmas leftover veg korma
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Enjoy a festive twist on a traditional Indian korma by adding your leftover Christmas veg to the pot.
  • Serves 4
  • 40 mins
  • 807 calories
Chinese spiced gammon
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Transform your Christmas leftovers into an aromatic spiced gammon dish, fragrant with ginger, Chinese five-spice and citrus.
  • Serves 4
  • 25 mins
  • 435 calories
Christmas pudding crumble
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Put leftover Christmas pudding to good use with this comforting festive crumble. Filled with apples, pears and juicy blackberries, Christmas pudding is stirred through the crumble topping for an extra fruity
  • Serves 4
  • 50 mins
  • 524 calories
Jamie's one-pan turkey pasta
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Jamie says: “This recipe uses up leftover turkey in a comforting yet low-prep pasta dish, all made in one pan and ready in 20 minutes!"
  • Serves 2
  • 20 mins
  • 614 calories
Fishcakes
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This is a great way of using up leftover mash. Although this recipe calls for haddock, you can make it with whatever white fish (or salmon) you like. To jazz it up, add a little of whatever you fancy – cooked spinach and capers make a nice addition.
  • Serves 2
  • 10 mins prep and 20 mins to cook, plus chilling
  • 796 calories
Garlic and herb turkey crown with confit legs
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Get ready for the most indulgent way to prepare your turkey centrepiece – preparing confit drumsticks ensures juicy and tender meat
  • Serves 6
  • Takes 5 hrs plus cooling
  • 665 calories
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