Leftover cheese recipes
We know ‘leftover cheese’ is something of a mythical concept, but on the odd occasion you do have it, don’t let it go to waste. Whether you need inspo for blue cheese, cheddar or brie, we’ve got you covered with our leftover cheese recipes.
If you need some specific inspiration, check out our guides for leftover stilton, goat’s cheese, blue cheese, roquefort and cheddar.
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Christmas air fryer recipes
Air fryer mini stilton-rarebit scones with onion chutney
Preparing Christmas canapés like these stilton scones in advance, then cooking them in the air fryer for a few minutes, is a lifesaver.
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Brioche
Nicola Lamb’s olive oil brioche with brie, roasted grapes, honey and thyme
These glorious brioche buns have a savoury hit from melted brie, balanced with a sweet-sharpness from vinegar-roasted red grapes and honey.
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Squash
Squash, sausage and goat’s cheese pasta rotolo
Rolled lasagne sheets filled with roasted squash, sausages and sage are baked, standing upright in a pool of passata to create a lovely crispy topping in this pasta dish.
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Goat's cheese
Whipped goat’s cheese with hot honey
Whipped goat's cheese drizzled with chilli and garlic-infused honey makes an easy dip or sharing starter. Serve with breadsticks or crudités.
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Puff pastry
Jerusalem artichoke and goat’s cheese puff pastry tart
Creamy leeks, nutty jerusalem artichokes and soft goat’s cheese all sing of autumn in this quick and comforting puff pastry tart recipe.
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Beetroot
Beetroot and brie buckwheat galettes
Buckwheat galettes are a northern French stalwart: speedy, deliciously savoury and ready for any filling, like creamy brie and sweet beetroot.
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Figs
Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets
These fig and goats cheese tartlets are a twist on cheesecake, featuring oats and seeds in the crunchy base and a lightly sweetened goat’s cheese on top.
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20-minute dinners
Marmite and cheddar bubble and squeak
We’ve taken bubble and squeak up a notch with cheese and a little Marmite for umami. Perfect for brunch or dinner, topped with a fried egg.
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Christmas starters
Marinated goat’s cheese salad
Infusing creamy, soft goat’s cheese with aromatic fennel seeds, rosemary and chilli is a simple way to turn an already tasty treat into something even better.
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Puff pastry
Goat’s cheese, squash and mushroom pithivier
This mushroom pithivier cleverly combines a roundel of squash with roast mushroom and hazelnut duxelles, plus an oozing goat’s cheese centre.
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Roast potatoes
The Skint Roofer’s stilton roast potatoes
These crowd-pleasing stilton roast potatoes from Ian Bursnall (AKA the Skint Roofer) won’t cost an arm and a leg and taste incredible!
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Picnic
Ainsley Harriott’s butternut squash, stilton and pecan pastry rolls
Ainsley Harriott's puff pastry rolls are filled with a delicious combo of sweet butternut squash, earthy sage and sharp blue cheese.
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Chicken pies
Chicken pot pie with cheddar pastry
Debora Robertson's chicken pot pie is packed with chicken, pearl onions and lardons in a rich, aromatic sauce. Top with cheddar pastry.
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Biscuits
Seeded stilton biscuits
Give cheese biscuits a festive twist with blue cheese. Our seeded stilton biscuits make the perfect Christmas nibble to serve with fizz.
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Sausage rolls
Pork cheddar and onion sausage rolls
Is the sausage roll the key part of any picnic? These pork cheddar and onion sausage rolls sausage rolls combine sweet relish with savoury cheddar.
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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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