We’ve put together 10 top tips to use up your leftovers in other ways you may not have considered.We’ve put together 10 top tips to use up your leftovers in other ways you may not have considered.
We’ve put together 10 top tips to use up your leftovers in other ways you may not have considered.

10 top tips for using up your Christmas dinner leftovers

After stuffing yourself with a huge festive feast, you might find yourself left with huge amounts of leftover food – because, let’s face it, most of us are guilty of making far too much food on Christmas Day.
By Gary Flockhart
Published 24th Dec 2022, 20:54 BST

Instead of resigning yourself to eating the same leftovers for the rest of the week, we’ve put together 10 top tips to use up your Christmas leftovers in ways you may not have considered.

While brussels sprouts might not be the most popular thing on our plates, they're actually incredibly good for us, so you might want to try and figure out a way to use them up this Christmas. Try whipping yourself up a superfood smoothie by blitzing together brussels sprouts, a banana, kale, water and some lemon juice.

5. Brussels sprouts superfood smoothie

While brussels sprouts might not be the most popular thing on our plates, they're actually incredibly good for us, so you might want to try and figure out a way to use them up this Christmas. Try whipping yourself up a superfood smoothie by blitzing together brussels sprouts, a banana, kale, water and some lemon juice. Photo: Shutterstock

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Soup is a game changing recipe for when you’ve got ingredients to use up, such as leftovers. No matter what meat or veggies you have lying around after Christmas, you’ll be able to whip up an amazing soup.

6. Leftover soup

Soup is a game changing recipe for when you’ve got ingredients to use up, such as leftovers. No matter what meat or veggies you have lying around after Christmas, you’ll be able to whip up an amazing soup. Photo: Shutterstock

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If you’ve got some leftover mashed potatoes that you don’t know what to do with, the good news is that you’re already halfway to making your own gnocchi at home. Gnocchi is a type of Italian dumpling made from potato, and it's delicious. To make it, all you’ll need is your mashed potatoes, eggs, flour and salt. Once you’ve got a dough, cut into shapes and boil until they float. From there, top with whatever sauce you like and dinner is done.

7. Turn mashed potatoes into gnocchi

If you’ve got some leftover mashed potatoes that you don’t know what to do with, the good news is that you’re already halfway to making your own gnocchi at home. Gnocchi is a type of Italian dumpling made from potato, and it's delicious. To make it, all you’ll need is your mashed potatoes, eggs, flour and salt. Once you’ve got a dough, cut into shapes and boil until they float. From there, top with whatever sauce you like and dinner is done. Photo: Shutterstock

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If you’re faced with an abundance of food you don’t know what to do with, you can’t go wrong with incorporating it all into a hearty dish of bubble and squeak. Mash up leftover potatoes, add your leftover vegetables and meat, season nicely and press your mixture into a lightly oiled muffin tin. Bake for around 40 minutes at 180C, or until golden and crispy.

8. Bubble and squeak

If you’re faced with an abundance of food you don’t know what to do with, you can’t go wrong with incorporating it all into a hearty dish of bubble and squeak. Mash up leftover potatoes, add your leftover vegetables and meat, season nicely and press your mixture into a lightly oiled muffin tin. Bake for around 40 minutes at 180C, or until golden and crispy. Photo: Shutterstock

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