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Are you struggling to make the most of your Christmas leftovers? Don’t let those delicious bits of turkey, ham, or chicken go to waste. While freezing leftovers is a great option, we have all had things get buried in the freezer and forgotten until they are well past their best. With these easy and delicious Christmas Leftovers Recipes, you can turn every last morsel into a meal everyone will love. No more leftover fatigue—just simple, tasty dishes the whole family will love.
It’s easy to use up the first of the Christmas leftovers. There’s the long looked forward to Christmas night turkey sandwich, the grilled ham and cheese sandwich, or a Ploughman’s platter with slices of meat, cheese and chutney. However, when the lovely thick slices of cold cuts are gone, what to do with the little bits and pieces that are left behind? My Christmas Leftovers Recipes offers some great options.
Christmas Leftovers Recipes
Use up leftover turkey, ham or both in this Easy and Delicious Christmas Leftovers Dish.
It’s easy to whip up my Wonderful Leftovers Casserole using a package of ready made stuffing. It’s also a great way to use up your own homemade stuffing provided you have cooled it quickly and refrigerated it promptly after the main feast. This recipe is an excellent way to use up leftover vegetables too.
You can make stir fries with leftover meat, provided you are careful to add it at the very last minute so it just heats through and doesn’t overcook. My easy recipe for Leftover Turkey and Almond Stir Fry shows you how!
Christmas Leftover Recipes – Salad Options
I could not make a list of Christmas Leftovers Recipes without providing some salad options!
Use leftover turkey instead of chicken in my tasty Coronation Chicken Salad.
Stir some leftover turkey or ham through My Mom’s Homemade Coleslaw. Or serve this scrumptious salad as a side dish with your leftover creations.
You can also use turkey in almost any salad recipe that calls for chicken, including my Healthy Chicken Salad with Salsa and Quinoa.
More Ideas for How to Use Leftover Ham
Stir finely chopped leftover ham through scrambled eggs or use it in omelettes.
Add leftover ham to pasta casseroles and bakes.
Crockpot Ham and Bean Soup from Moore or Less Cooking
More Ideas for How To Use Leftover Turkey or Chicken
Fry up some onions and peppers, add steamed couscous and leftover turkey and heat through for a delicious warm salad.
Use leftover chicken or turkey in my Quick and Easy Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup.
Add leftover chicken, turkey or ham to pasta casseroles and bakes like Spaghetti Casserole or Chicken Stroganoff Pasta Bake.
My family, friends and I love these Christmas Leftover Recipes so much that I always buy a little extra just to be sure we will have plenty to enjoy after the main event. I hope you will feel the same way after you try them!
What a beautiful collection of recipes using Christmas leftovers April! Each one looks absolutely mouthwatering! Spreading around lots of foodie love for you!
Thank you so much, Linda and thank you for sharing too 🙂
Every recipe looks delish. Love using up leftovers! 🙂 Pinned and more.
Thank you so much, KC 🙂
I have my eye on the 1st recipe – would be great as I will have some ham leftover in a few days !
I hope you and your family enjoy it as much as we do, Linda 🙂
These are all wonderful ideas. Many times I will make soup or stew with holiday leftover. This gives me some new ideas
Thank you, Nicky! I like to make soups and stews with leftovers too 🙂
All of these look delicious!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you and fun and Happy New Year!
Thank you so much, MJ! Wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 🙂
Great leftover turky recipes and ideas April. Love them all and my favorite is the coronation chicken, salad sounds really so tasty. I hope you had a geat and fun new year’s eve with your family and loved ones!
Thank you, Hadia! Happy New Year to you and your family 🙂
That stir fry is calling my name!
Thanks for sharing, April. Happy New Year!
Thank you, Michelle 🙂 Happy New Year!
Hi April,
What a wonderful collection of Leftover Recipes, I will certainly be putting these to work in the future. Thanks so much for starting 2015 with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week.
Happy New Year!
Miz Helen
I’m so glad you like them, Miz Helen! Happy New Year and hope you have a great week too 🙂
Thank you for this! When I asked someone what we should cook for the holiday, her reply was “It’s a tradition to cook a lot of food.” So yes, we’ll have plenty of holiday leftovers to try some of these ideas. 🙂
I’m glad you like them, Christine 🙂
What great ideas for leftovers! That casserole in particular looks divine. I would even use some fresh turkey to throw that baby together! 😉
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Thank you, Luci! I’ve been known to do that too – or even cook up chicken breasts just so I can make that recipe 🙂
Those all look so yummy. I can’t wait for the leftovers so that I can try those great recipes! Merry Christmas!
Thank you, Heidi! Merry Christmas!
I’m all about making my leftovers fun! I can’t wait for all the holiday eats!
Me too, Carmy! I’m getting excited already 🙂
Great ideas! I’m always looking for new ways to use up leftovers, especially around the holidays.
Thank you, Ali 🙂
These look so good!! I love finding new ways to use up leftovers, it seems like my fridge is stuffed full right now!
Thank you, Vera! There’s definitely lots of ideas here 🙂
Woo hoo! Thank you so much for this! I have a metric ton of leftovers, and now they’re going to be made into delicious nom noms! Yay!
So glad I could help, Jennifer 🙂 Thank you!
April, I’m delighted to have rediscovered your awesome collection of recipes using Christmas leftovers which I know will be appreciated by many. Spread a bunch of foodie love…. Happy New Year my friend!
Thank you so much, Linda, and thank you for sharing too, my friend! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Good ideas for leftovers! I like putting some leftovers over fresh rice – great way to put a meal together.
Thank you! And I agree, Marysa, rice is a natural for giving new life to leftovers!
I can just send you my husband, then you won’t have leftovers to worry about. LOL 😉
LOL 🙂
I think maybe I like some of these leftover ideas more than the main dish! Coronation Chicken is an all-time favourite of mine and I can never get enough cold ham. Last night I stir-fried some pork and it came out well; wish I had thought to add almonds, as you suggested, though!
Thank you, Pauline 🙂 If I’m honest, I think I look forward more to the leftovers than the main holiday meals too!
Congratulations!
Your post was featured on Full Plate Thursday,461. Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us !
Miz Helen
Thank you so much, Miz Helen!