Leftovers recipes

easy leftovers recipes including budget leftovers ideas, and recipes for leftover roast chicken and leftover lamb recipes
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Chocolate Tiffin
This easy chocolate tiffin recipe is one of my all time favourite no bake slices. Made with Digestive biscuits (you can use your favourite leftover biscuits / cookies!), raisins, golden syrup and cocoa powder it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and is the perfect combination of crunchy and chewy, with a decent amount of chocolate thrown in too!
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Leftover Roast Potato Spanish Tortilla
Got leftover roast potatoes? This Spanish tortilla recipe is made from a handful of pantry ingredients and is a delicious lunch or brunch dish that can be served warm or cold!
Leftover Chicken Curry
This easy leftover chicken curry recipe with tomatoes, fragrant spices and creamy yogurt is a favourite family dinner to use up leftover roast chicken. On the table in 30 minutes, it’s quick to make and loved by kids.
Easy Strawberry Compote
Bursting with flavour, this strawberry compote is a great recipe for using up strawberries. It makes a delicious topping for ice cream, waffles, yogurt and pancakes, and freezes well too!
Coronation Chicken
Turn leftover roast chicken into this delicious chicken salad with a fruit curry yogurt dressing, crunchy almonds and fresh chives. This salad also makes a tasty sandwich filling!
Easy Chicken Naan
Ready in less than 10 minutes, this chicken naan recipe makes a delicious and healthy lunch or weeknight dinner from leftover cooked chicken. Leftover roast chicken is mixed in a creamy yogurt and mayonnaise dressing spiced with curry powder, then spooned onto warm naan bread and topped with baby spinach, cucumber and avocado. Quick, easy, and delicious!
Leftover Roast Potato Spanish Tortilla
Turn leftover roast potatoes into this easy Spanish tortilla and serve warm or cold for a simple but delicious lunch or brunch, or pack into a sandwich for the tastiest lunch on the run!
Homemade Vegetable Stock
Not only is making your own vegetable stock healthier than store bought, but it is a great way to use up those veggie scraps that would otherwise be thrown away. Make a batch and freeze for later to use in soups, sauces and risottos!
Cheese and Onion Rolls
These cheese and onion rolls with puff pastry are an easy recipe for leftover mashed potato that kids absolutely love (and adults too!). Quick and simple to make, they are a favourite in lunch boxes and great for picnics. They are budget friendly too.
Leftover Lamb Shepherd’s Pie
In this easy leftover lamb shepherd’s pie, leftover roast lamb is heated in a flavoursome gravy, topped with soft and fluffy mashed potato, and then baked in the oven until golden and crispy.
Leftover Lamb Pastitsio (Greek Pasta Bake)
Layers of rich lamb sauce, soft pasta and thick creamy béchamel are baked in the oven until golden to make this leftover lamb pastitsio. This delicious Greek pasta bake makes an easy dinner from leftover lamb the whole family will enjoy.
Torrijas – Spanish Style French Toast
Spanish Torrijas is a simple recipe that is often served in Spain for during Semana Santa also known as Holy Week in the week before Easter. Stale bread is soaked in orange and cinnamon spiced milk before being coated in beaten egg and fried in olive oil until crispy. Dusted with cinnamon sugar whilst warm, it is a delicious eggy bread/ French toast with creamy centres and crusty edges. It can be enjoyed warm or cold, for breakfast or dessert.
Leftover Lamb Shepherd’s Pie
Leftover roast lamb is mixed with vegetables and a flavoursome gravy then topped with fluffy mashed potatoes to create this comforting pie.
Banana Jam
If you are wanting to make something different to banana bread with overripe bananas, this banana jam is an easy recipe that has so many uses. With just 5 ingredients, this easy jam is delicious spread on pancakes or waffles, or spooned on top of yogurt.
Banana Waffles
These soft and fluffy banana waffles are a delicious and easy recipe for overripe and spotty bananas. They make a tasty brunch or breakfast as well as being a great addition to lunchboxes. They freeze well too!