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Leftover ideas | Meat and vegetables

Honey mustard roast beef
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If you haven't had turkey this year or have cooked lots of different meats, you can use up any leftovers with these recipes:

Beef:
Beef salad nicoise
Sizzling greens with crispy beef

Ham:
Split pea and ham soup
Use leftover ham in this tasty asparagus, ham and walnut wrap recipe

Duck:
Swap the duck in this warm crispy duck and noodle salad for the leftover duck
Use cold leftover duck for this duck and orange spiced leek dish

Chicken:
Leftover chicken works well in this Oriental chicken salad
and
spicy chicken noodles dish

Sprouts:
Got lots of raw or cooked sprouts to use up? Try:

Bacon with sprout bubble and squeak
Shallot and sprout bubble and squeak cakes
Overcooked your sprouts? Don't waste them, use them in this Brussels sprout masala dish

Potatoes:
Use leftover roast potatoes in these:

Bombay potato
Fiery potatoes patatas bravas
Potato and pepper tortilla
Fried corned beef hash

For leftover mash potatoes try:
Egg and bacon potato cakes
Bubble and squeak

Cranberries:
If you've got fresh cranberries left over here are two great recipes:

Pork, chestnut stuffing and chipolatas
Apricot and cranberry chutney

For baby:
Turkey puree baby food
Chicken puree baby food
Potato puree baby food
broccoli puree baby food
Pork or beef puree baby food
Pea puree baby food


By Jennifer Shepherd

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  • CAROLE JONES, posted 1 year ago

    wHERE IS THE RECIPE OF THE PUFF PASTRY PIE MADE WITH TURKEY AN LEEKS ON LAST NIGHTS SHOW

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