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Betwixtmas recipes

Betwixmas: that baffling time between Christmas and New Years when time stands still and food is the main focus. We’ve got plenty of ideas for using up any leftovers to ensure there’s minimum waste, but once the Christmas remainders are finished, you can try some low-fuss, high-comfort recipes.

Of course we have the iconic leftover sandwich to kick things off, but that’s not all. We have a leftovers stew with dumplings, leek and ham hock gratin, quick carbonara, beef bahn mi and more.

In need of more leftover inspo? Discover our guides to use up christmas pudding, blue cheese, ham, or sprouts.

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Turkey bruschetta with mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and basil

Bruschetta is given a Christmas twist in this leftover turkey recipe, dressed up with melted mozzarella, sun-dried cherry tomatoes and basil.

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Christmas leftovers

Christmas leftovers turkey toastie

Treat your leftovers to an air-fryer upgrade. This Christmas leftovers turkey toastie is crispy, cheesy and ready in just 10 mins.

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Christmas leftovers

Christmas leftovers stew with bread sauce dumplings

This versatile Christmas leftovers stew makes the most of leftover roast turkey, veg and pigs in blankets, turning them into a hearty dinner.

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Comfort food

Ottolenghi’s curried cauliflower cheese filo pie

Cauliflower cheese gets the Ottolenghi treatment in this delicious recipe for curried cauli-cheese filo pie. Comfort food at its finest.

Vegetarian

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Butter beans

Crisp and sticky kale and butter beans with balsamic vinegar

This hearty, textured winter side dish combines sticky balsamic kale with fluffy butter beans. Enjoy as a side or simply as a healthy vegan lunch!

Vegan

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Christmas leftovers

Leftover Christmas veggie traybake with cranberry and brie

Mix up some veggies, brie and cranberry sauce then bake in the oven for 15 mins to make the ultimate leftover Christmas veggie traybake.

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Celeriac

Curried celeriac, red cabbage, pear and walnut coleslaw

A brilliant coleslaw recipes - making it the perfect autumnal or winter seasonal dish, with celeriac, red cabbage, pear and walnut.

Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Christmas leftovers

Ultimate Christmas leftovers sandwich

Sighing at what's leftover from your Christmas feasting? This quick recipe makes ingenious use of the ends of the cheeseboard, odd nuggets of stuffing and even the last spoonfuls of gravy.

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Festive desserts

Coconut pavlova

This light-as-air coconut pavlova makes the perfect refreshing dessert for gatherings -especially when topped with passion fruit juice.

Dairy-free Gluten-free

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Christmas hams

Cola ham for Christmas

A modern take on a Christmas ham recipe, this sweet-savoury combo is sure to be a hit. The spiced sticky glaze makes it ever so moreish too.

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Nourishing winter

Bullshot beef pie with cauliflower cheese mash

Our bullshot beef pie pie is topped with a cheesy, cauliflower and potato mash, making it one of the most comforting pie recipes going.

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Christmas leftovers

Chocolate and marzipan croissants

Fill leftover croissants with chocolate, marzipan and amaretti for a decadent breakfast that's the perfect way to kick off Christmas Day.

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Christmas puddings

Paul A. Young’s Christmas pudding caramel

This caramel sauce recipe, created by Paul A Young is simple to make and a great way to use up leftover Christmas pudding.

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Cauliflower

Individual stilton cauliflower cheeses

Our individual stilton cauliflower cheese recipe is the perfect way to use up anylft leftover stilton cheese you have lying around.

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Carbonaras

Quick ham carbonara

Use leftover ham in this quick and wickedly decadent carbonara recipe. The dish takes just 15 minutes to make and, we guarantee, even quicker to devour.