Full of contrasting textures and flavours, this is one of those recipes that the whole family will love – it works really well with cooked chicken too.

Pretty much anything that’s close to its use-by date can be transformed under the guise of a Spanish omelette. You can include cooked potatoes, cooked vegetables such as peas, leeks, carrots, courgettes, onions etc, that last rasher of bacon and cheese that’s going hard around the edges.

This is a neat little dish for being creative with your leftovers. You can have them hot or cook them the night before to take cold to work for lunch. For best results keep your leftover veg in the fridge with your roast until you need them for this recipe.

This delicious vegetarian dish is a great one to have on standby in the freezer and is a good vegetarian option for the main Christmas meal.

This simple dish for one uses up tiny bits of leftover veg and cooked meat. It can even be stored in the fridge for lunch the next day.

Pretty much any leftover veggies can be added to this curry, and it's also great for reheating for lunch the next day.

Paella is a great vehicle for using up any leftover cooked meat or sausage that you’ve got in your fridge.

Often served with gravy, this traditional Dutch recipe is now our firm favourite when it comes to rustling up dinner using only one pot.

New recipes don’t always mean starting from scratch with a set of pristine ingredients. This delicious soup is a brilliant example of that - give it a go.

A tasty way to use up those leftover sprouts at Christmas.