Christmas leftover recipes

Christmas Leftovers | Leftover turkey recipes

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Got loads of food left over from the big day? There's no need to waste it - make the most of your leftover turkey, sprouts, potatoes, cranberries and booze with our easy, no-fuss recipes. And the best thing about using up leftovers is that you'll save money too!

Remember to read our food safety guide at the end, which will give you tips on storing, re-heating and eating leftovers safely to avoid the risk of food poisoning.

Cook up a quick dish with any leftover turkey, chicken, or potatoes, using these recipes:
Warm chicken, potato and pepper salad
Roast chicken and pepper pasta
Use turkey in place of salmon for this salmon tagliatelle dish
Turkey and cranberry jacket potato

How to use up leftover...

Turkey:
Turkey, leek and mushroom pie
Xmas turkey frittata Video recipe!
Rosemary Conley's turkey stir-fry Low-fat!
Turkey and asparagus risotto
Turkey and vegetable curry
Turkey rice noodles
Spiced rice noodles
Spiced turkey stew
Smoky turkey fajitas
Turkey and potato pan fry

Top tip: Make up a turkey stock by placing the turkey bones in a large saucepan with a stick of celery, carrot, half an onion and any dried herbs you might have in your cupboard, cover with water, season and bring to the boil then simmer until condensed for 1hr - 2hrs 30 mins (the longer the better). Strain the stock, then use to make the following dishes by swapping stock made with cubes for your fresh stock. You can keep the stock in the fridge for up to two days or freeze for two months

Individual turkey and stilton pies
10-minute turkey with peas and leeks (Pictured)
Chicken hotpot

By Jennifer Shepherd