Leftovers Recipes - Reduce your food waste with our ultimate guide to using up your leftover food. Whether it's leftover roast meat, stew or vegetables we've loads of money saving recipes.
Updated: May 2026 If you’re trying to save money on groceries, reduce food waste and make family meals stretch further, learning how to use up leftovers properly is honestly one of the best kitchen habits you can build. This ultimate leftover food guide is packed with practical ideas for turning leftover ingredients into easy meals...
Updated: April 2026 These super quick vegetable pasties are an easy vegetarian pasty recipe made with potatoes, peas and Cheddar cheese wrapped in golden pastry. They’re filled with potatoes, onion, peas and mature Cheddar cheese, all wrapped in golden, flaky shortcrust pastry. The filling is simple, comforting and full of flavour, making these pasties perfect...
Updated: April 2026 Looking for easy ways to use up leftover stew? Instead of letting it sit in the fridge, leftover stew can easily be turned into a completely new meal with just a few extra ingredients. Whether you have leftover beef stew, chicken casserole, lamb stew or vegetable stew, there are loads of simple...
Oh my goodness, you have to try my bubble and squeak recipe - it's so tasty! Honestly, I always make extra mashed potatoes just so I can enjoy bubble & squeak with a fried egg on top the next day. It's one of my favourite leftovers dishes! It’s super simple, but if you can make...
Wondering what to make with leftover roast beef? We've got 10 delicious, money-saving, easy recipes for leftover roast beef that'll really make you LOVE your leftovers! One of the easiest ways to save money on food and waste less is by loving your leftovers! And learning how to turn them into whole new meals. Using...
It's easy to love your leftovers with this cold roast beef sandwich! The perfect recipe for leftover roast beef. If you've made a Sunday roast and you've got leftover roast beef in the fridge, making a really tasty sandwich is a great way to squeeze another meal out of the beef joint. I usually serve...
Don’t let that leftover roast lamb go to waste! Here’s our FAVOURITE leftover lamb recipes to help you make the most of your Easter feast! Easter lamb roast dinner is a total seasonal treat. Plates piled high with delicious garlicky roast lamb, lemony roast potatoes, spring greens and herby asparagus. But… there’s no way all...
Leftover Turkey Biryani is a quick and easy family meal that uses up leftover turkey - so it's a great meal to make with the leftover turkey from Christmas. Our cheat recipe for leftover turkey biryani is a totally delicious one-pot meal you can make using leftover turkey or chicken. And... we'll even give you...
This beef fried rice recipe is one of the quickest ways to turn leftover roast beef into a proper weeknight dinner. Ready in around 20 minutes, it’s filling, budget-friendly and perfect for using up Sunday roast leftovers. If you’re wondering what to do with leftover roast beef, this easy Chinese-style beef fried rice is a...
Totally delicious leftover brisket recipes. Turn that leftover brisket into a mouthwateringly good meal. Money saving recipes you'll LOVE! Cooking up a delicious one pot brisket is a great recipe for feeding a family. It's a cheaper cut of meat and cooking it in the slow cooker really ensures it comes out tender, tasty and...
Love your leftovers with our delicious and easy lamb pilaf, made using a couple of handfuls of leftover roast lamb making it the perfect dinner for Monday night. It's a quick and simple one pan recipe that tastes great! Lamb Pilaf Ingredients Get more quick and easy meals here How To Make Lamb Pilaf Browse all our meat...
Bolognese Sloppy Joes are probably the BEST WAY EVER to use up leftover bolognese sauce! In fact you'll make bolognese just for the leftovers! I make no apologies for stuffing spaghetti bolognese into bread rolls, it tastes good, especially with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. It's a great way to use up leftover bolognese sauce...
Use the leftover roast chicken from Sunday dinner to whip up this tasty, flavour packed pesto chicken salad sandwich for Monday lunchtime. A delicious combo of pesto, creamy mayonnaise and roast chicken tossed together and packed into a sandwich with Italian style salad leaves. We quite like a little side of Yushoi Snapea rice sticks,...
One of the easiest ways to use up leftover roast chicken is to make our easy Coronation Chicken Sandwich. Great for packed lunches on a Monday. This is one of our favourite leftover roast chicken recipes. It's super simple, completely delicious and a great way to turn the Sunday dinner leftovers into lunch for Monday....
Give your roast beef leftovers a light and spicy make over with our mouthwateringly good spicy roast beef and mango salad. It's quick to make, delicious to eat and thriftily uses up your leftovers. We fry up the beef with a splash of chilli infused olive oil and sweet sticky honey to give it a...
An easy leftover chicken salad with fresh crunchy vegetables and zingy spicy dressing. It's a mouthwateringly good way of using up your leftovers - if you've no leftover chicken then just cook and shred a chicken breast Love Your Leftovers! Turning leftover roast chicken from Sunday into an amazing spicy roast chicken salad for Monday is...
Our Thai beef noodle salad is so good I never want eating it to end! It's incredibly easy to make and if you like your food spicy then this is for you. Packed with fresh, fragrant flavours and made using leftover roast beef and raw veggies it's a great midweek meal option. My kids are happy...
Our robust Italian chicken soup is the perfect winter warmer. Rich, delicious and packed with Italian flavours. Made using leftover roast chicken. Take out your biggest saucepan, add finely chopped onions, garlic, leeks, celery, carrots and peppers and sauté for 10 minutes until they're softening. Add chopped tomatoes, the fresh or dried Italian herbs, your...
Turkey and cranberry panini is a quick and easy lunch recipe and great for using up leftover turkey. Just split the panini and layer the bottom half of the panini with a smattering of mayonnaise, layer on the thinly sliced turkey, top with spoonfuls of cranberry sauce and finally top with sliced cheese. Put the...
Our really easy and totally yummy beef noodle soup was created as part of the Sainsbury’s Love your Leftovers challenge. The original challenge was to make a roast beef dinner and then use up the leftovers to create new meals. Loving your leftovers slashes your weekly shopping bill, stops you wasting food and saves time...
Our spicy chicken couscous is really economical and really yummy. Using leftover roast chicken from the Sunday roast this would make a great take to work lunch or quick and easy supper for a Monday. To make up the spicy chicken couscous firstly cook the couscous as per the packet instructions, no need to use chicken...
Love chicken fajitas? Love crispy skinned hot fluffy baked potatoes? Then this super easy weeknight dinner of chicken fajita baked potatoes is for you! This is such an easy family dinner recipe and mouthwateringly tasty! Oven baked jacket potatoes topped with lightly spiced chicken, grated Cheddar cheese and generous spoonfuls of guacamole, sour cream and...
Looking for a delicious leftover roast beef recipe that doesn’t feel like leftovers at all? This Italian style beef stew with leftover roast beef is cosy, rich and packed with flavour. It’s one of those wholesome, easy dinners that tastes like you’ve been simmering it all day… but actually comes together in about 30 minutes. Honestly, this...