On the 8th day of fitness my trainer said to me...make your leftovers creative!

On the 8^th day of fitness my trainer said to me....make your leftovers creative!

Whilst my house rarely have leftovers when all the family are around, there is always an abundance of turkey and vegetables and maybe a few spuds!!! (The Smiths are good at food!) 

Boxing day for us usually consists of a beautiful ham joint and a white sauce and a few vegetables which means we’ve not even started on the leftovers of Christmas day.

Supper always consists of leftover meat and cheese and pickles and crisps! Often a nice bit of turkey is made into a sandwich for days after Christmas. Instead of filling up on bread by making a ‘leftover sandwich’ try a few of the following ideas.

Bubble and Squeak!

You get vegetables and protein in a tasty bowl of goodness minus the bread! Throw all the potatoes and veg and meat in a frying pan with a bit of coconut oil and the potato should hold it all together. Add some onion and season with salt and pepper. I would fry an egg to go with it!

Turkey Curry

Add some spices you enjoy in a pan with the turkey and some tinned tomatoes and boil some brown rice to go with it

Turkey and Leek Soup

·         700ml water

·         200g uncooked pearl barley

·         2 tablespoons olive oil

·         2 medium onions, chopped

·         1 large leek, chopped

·         500g turkey mince or turkey breast

·         4 pints beef stock

·         300ml Chinese rice wine

·         2 1/2 tablespoons ground coriander

·         freshly ground black pepper to taste

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 1 hour 45 mins

In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the barley. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Heat the olive oil in a stock pot over medium-high heat, and cook the onion and leeks until tender. Mix in the turkey and cook until heated through. Pour the beef stock into the pot and stir in the cooked barley. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Mix the rice wine into the soup and season with ground coriander. Continue cooking about 10 minutes. Season with pepper to serve. (Recipe courtesy of allrecipes.co.uk)

There are many creative things to do with your leftovers which doesn’t involved all of the bad things and not wasting a thing.

Enjoy guys….it’s nearly Christmas!!!!