Chicken & egg-fried rice

This thrifty Asian-inspired one pot uses up leftover rice and chicken, plus it contains child-friendly mild spice and plenty of vegetables

Beef noodle salad with stem ginger dressing

Mix leftover roast beef with noodles, peanuts, sugar snap peas and radishes for this zingy cold salad

Halloween pumpkin cake

Like carrot cake? Then try using up your leftover pumpkin in this clever traybake for Halloween

Oriental duck salad

Pep up your salad recipes with this luxury combination of rocket and Chinese dressing

Brandy pudding

This pud is impressive, delicious and makes a great light alternative dessert to a traditional Christmas pudding

Egg-free cheese & bacon quiche

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Good Food’s Shopping coordinator, Sarah Sysum, shares her tried-and-tested egg-free quiche recipe

15-minute mix & match salad

This no-cook salad is a great way to use up leftover veg and ready quick as a flash – perfect for Boxing Day

Pea & broad bean hummus with goat’s cheese & sourdough

Any leftover hummus from this summery lunch dish will keep well covered in the fridge for up to three days and makes a great snack with toasted pittas

Cobb salad with buttermilk ranch dressing

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Get three of your five-a-day from this chicken and bacon salad, which can be adapted to use leftover turkey and is packed with protein and vitamins

Winter cobb salad

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Use up leftover chicken from your Sunday roast in this satisfying salad

Broccoli soup with cheese toasties

Use up any leftover cheese – blue, cheddar, red leicester… – in these melty baked sandwiches with soup

Christmas pudding ice cream

Use up leftover Christmas pudding in this tasty frozen treat from BBC Good Food reader Jo Langley