The Christmas leftovers ideas thread

jackomdj

I love the leftovers, we get a large turkey and always do (on purpose) too much potato and veg.

We have turkey sandwiches in the evening. Next day we do bubble and squeak. Then we do a big stew which lasts a couple of days.

katkin

I've been reading recipes for what looks like a French puff pastry pie - a pithivier. But fancier!

Looks ideal for savoury Xmas leftovers.

JIL

Sainsburys used to do a Scottish dish, I may have got this wrong called rumbledethumps, it was gorgeous.
It was a bit like bubble and squeak but it had cheese in it. I will try to find a recipe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/rumbledethumps_87486

katkin

I've boxed and frozen a few Xmas dinner meals for later, but have a lot of stuffing left. This year I did a sausagemeat, sage and onion on. It's very rich, fatty and sagey.

What else can I do with it as I don't fancy making a puff pie pastry thing with it. I've kept out some turkey, still have the ham on the go and the usual ingredients in fridge / cupboards.

Any ideas?

building_with_lego

katkin wrote: »

I've boxed and frozen a few Xmas dinner meals for later, but have a lot of stuffing left. This year I did a sausagemeat, sage and onion on. It's very rich, fatty and sagey.

What else can I do with it as I don't fancy making a puff pie pastry thing with it. I've kept out some turkey, still have the ham on the go and the usual ingredients in fridge / cupboards.

Any ideas?

Mix with breadcrumbs/ egg/ spring onions/ grated carrot/ mince if you have it and bake gently into a meatloaf thing. Eat hot with chips and ketchup or cold in sarnies or with coleslaw. Yum!

katkin

Thanks that's a great idea.

I'd thought of rolling it into meatballs to have with tomato sauce and pasta but it is very sagey!

Lynplatinum

Hiya
this was our family invention today:

toast spread with tomato sauce topped with turkey; a poached egg and wilted spinach for lunch

surprisingly yummy!!! honest!

so that 3 meals (Christmas lunch; stir fry for main meal; toast thing for lunch) out of one £10.99 turkey from L!dil!

Pie with roux sauce and soup planned plus freezing stock etc tonight! (because we will have had enough of turkey after tomorrow but it will make meals in January!!)
Frugaling onwards