To help you with this, we’ve rounded up some recipes that will give you some inspiration for using up Christmas leftovers.
5 recipes to use up your Christmas leftovers
Toasted Christmas leftover wrap
YouTuber My Fussy Eater (Ciara Attwell) shared a way you can use up your leftovers in a simple tortilla wrap.
Ingredients:
Tortilla wrap
Chutney or similar sauce
Turkey/other cooked meats
Brie/other leftover cheese
Lightly toast the folded wrap containing all the ingredients in a frying pan and you’ve got yourself a different take on a Christmas leftover lunch.
Turkey curry
This super-easy turkey curry could be your next family favourite.
The recipe serves four, has a preparation time of just 10 minutes and only takes 30 minutes to cook.
Ingredients:
Dash of olive oil
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
Can of chopped tomatoes
1/2 tablespoon of curry powder
1 chicken stock cube
1 tablespoon of plain flour
Leftover cooked turkey
Salt and pepper
Freshly chopped coriander (optional)
Sweet and sour turkey
Why not give your leftover turkey an extra bit of flavour with this sweet-and-sour recipe from Kitchen Sanctuary? Here’s what you’ll need.
Ingredients:
400g leftover cooked turkey – shredded or chopped into cubes/pieces
2 tbsp cornflour or cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion – peeled and chopped into large chunks
1 red pepper – chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 green pepper – chopped into 1-inch pieces
2 cloves of garlic – peeled and chopped/crushed
1 tsp minced ginger
150 ml tomato ketchup
2 tbsp malt vinegar
6 tbsp dark brown muscovado sugar
425g canned pineapple chunks in juice
Boiled or fried rice
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Christmas leftover salad
Jamie Oliver teamed up with Tesco to share this Christmas leftover salad recipe that has an Indonesian-inspired dressing.
He explained it’s a great one to do if your fridge is full of leftovers and it’s versatile as the celebrity chef says you can add any crunchy leftover vegetables to it.
Here are the ingredients he decided to use:
320 red or white cabbage
1 cucumber
2 carrots
1 bunch of fresh mint (or basil, coriander or parsley)
2 limes
4 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
A bit of water (if needed)
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Leftover turkey soup
If, after all the Christmas celebrations, you want to take a break from cooking, this recipe could be ideal for you, as it can be cooked in a slow cooker or the oven if you wish.
The Gluten Free Blogger shared this recipe so you can make it gluten-free if you’d like.
Ingredients:
Onion
Celery
Carrots
Garlic
Olive oil (optional if you’d like to fry vegetables before cooking)
Chicken stock
Dried herbs
Shredded turkey
Orzo, rice or quinoa
Leftover crumbled stuffing (optional for sprinkling on top as you serve)
What do you do with your Christmas leftovers? Let us know in the comments below.
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